Tomatoes, potatoes (but not sweet potato), eggplants, sweet and hot peppers (but not black pepper), and chili-based spices (including paprika) all come from plants which are members of the nightshade family. You may recognize several “superfoods” in this list of nightshades. However, nightshade vegetables are eliminated initially on the Autoimmune Protocol because, in addition to … Continue reading The WHYs behind the Autoimmune Protocol: Nightshades