Acid / Alkaline and No-No Foods
| Alkaline Creating Foods | Acid Causing Foods | |
| Baked Goods | Rice Cakes, Brown Rice Crackers or Chips, Corn Chips, Popcorn, Yeast-free Sprouted Grain Bread or Tortillas. | All Wheat and Rye Processed Breads, Rolls, Muffins, Crackers. Anything with Baker's Yeast or Gluten. |
| Cereals | Rice Bran, Oat Bran, and Puffed Rice. | Oatmeal, and all Cereals that contain Malt or Sugars. |
| Dairy | Unsweetened Soy or Almond Milk, Yogurt (plain), Cooked Eggs, Raw Cottage Cheese, Clarified Butter, 100% Cold Pressed Olive Oil, Sesame or Safflower Oil, Almond or Cashew Butter. | Milk, Buttermilk, Sour Cream, Raw Eggs, Cream Cheese, Whipped Cream, Ice Cream, Cheese made from mold, Cottage Cheese, Ricotta. All margarines, Shortenings and Imitation Spreads. |
| Drinks | Water, Vegetable Juice, Lemon and Lime Juice, and Herb Teas in moderation. | Alcohol, Cider, Soda, anything with Malt or Yeast, Fruit Juice, caffeinated/decaffeinated Coffees and Teas. |
| Meats | Hormone Free Red Meat (in moderation), Fish, Free Range Chicken and Turkey | All Processed, Smoked and Packaged Meats, and any meats raised using hormones. |
| Pasta / Potatoes | Soba, Buckwheat, Spelt, White, Red and Sweet potatoes | All Pasta that contain Wheat, Potato Skins. |
| Rice / Nuts / Misc. | Brown Rice, Buckwheat, Millet Quinoa. All Nuts and Seeds in Moderation> | Peanuts and Pistachio Nuts. Wheat, Rye, Barley, Bulgar, Oats and White Rice. All Mushrooms |
| Sweeteners | 100% Pure Vegetable Glycerin, Stevia. | All Sugars and Sweeteners, Corn and Maple Syrup, Honey and Molasses |
| Vegetables | Peeled Carrots and Beets, Beans, Peas, Squash (in moderations), All Dark Green and Yellow Vegetables. Fresh Tomatoes. | Unpeeled Carrots and Cooked Beets. Canned Tomatoes and Tomato Pastes Containing Citric Acid. |
The following restrictions apply to the 14 Day Diet only. Remember that when the initial 14 days are complete, reintroduce these food slowly. We also recommend that organic products be used.
No-No's:
- No Bread
- No Potatoes
- No Grains
- No Milk
- No Fruit
Avoid:
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Sugar and Sugar-containing food
Sugar and quick acting carbohydrates including sucrose, fructose, maltose, lactose, glycogen, glucos, sorbitol, galatose, monosaccharides and polysaccharides. Also avoid honey, molasses, maple syrop or other sugars. -
Yeast, Bread and Pastries
Raised baked goods, including breads, rolls, cakes and pastries containing yeasts, marmite, vegemite and promite. -
Alcoholic Beverages
Avoid all of them. -
Condiments, Sauces and Vinegar-containing foods
Mustard, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, pickles, olives, horseradish, fruit, mince tamari and miso. Also avoid sprouts. Vinegar of all kinds and vinegar-containing foods, such as mayonnaise and salad dressing. (Freshly squeezed lemon juice may be substituted.) -
Processed and Smoked Meats
Pickled and smoked meat and fish including sausages, hot dogs, corned beef, bacon and ham -
Dried and Candied Fruit
Raisins, apricots, dates, rpunes, figs, apples, pineapples and papaya -
Leftovers
Molds grow in left over food unless it's promptly and properly refrigerated. -
Fruit Juices
Either canned or bottled frozen including: orange, grape, apple or any other fruit juice. -
Coffee and Tea
Regular coffee and teas of all sorts -
Melons
Watermelons, honeydew melons, and especially cantaloupe (rock melon) -
Edible Fungi
All types of mushrooms -
Cheeses
All cheeses and cheese containing snacks. Also buttermilk, sour cream and sour milk products. -
Yeasts
Bakers yeast and all foods whose preparation depends on yeasts -
Vitamins and Minerals
Make sure these are yeast free. -
Nuts
Peanuts and pistachios and their products usually contain mold.