Why is it that we are not allowed to have red wine vinegar? I have found many brands that do not have sugar in it. I tried apple cider and my stomach can not tolerate it.

We can have it as long as it falls under the 0/0/0 (zero carb, zero fat, zero sugar) requirement.

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That is not true - per the Phase 1 protocol balsamic vinegar and red wine vinegar are NOT allowed.

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/4360561-post9.html

Red wine vinegar has a lower acidity than apple cider vinegar, which is going to have a different effect on the body's pH level. Yes, in small amounts the difference may be negligible if the only thing you're looking at is the vinegar condiments - but this diet is crafted to work as a whole.

I was told by my coach that the alcohol in red wine vinegar is the reason we cannot have it.

I was also told the alcohol and the ph was the reason. I love balsamic and red wine vinegar and really pushed for the reasons. It makes sense. I've grown to like the apple cider ...

The PH makes sense. I don't think the alcohol content of most vinegars varies too much though - vinegar is made by fermenting something into alcohol, then fermenting it again and diluting the end product with water until it's about 5% acidity.

Once again coaches stating different things, my coach said that we couldn't have redwine vinegar or balsamic vinegar because of the sugar content, but if I wanted to use redwine vinegar to find one that had zero sugar/carbs.

That makes sense for balsamic, there's about 2g carbs from sugar in that kind of vinegar. Red Wine vinegar has no sugar.