Healthy Foods
The following lists of desirable and prohibited foods are not 100% complete; however, they serve as a great guideline.
Desirable Foods
Eat a variety of the following foods:
- Almonds
- Amaranth
- Anise
- Asparagus
- Apples
- Apricots
- Artichoke
- Arugula
- Avocado
- Banana
- Bay leaves
- Beets
- Black Beans
- Blueberries
- Broccoli
- Brown Rice Flour
- Brussel Sprouts
- Buckwheat
- Cabbage
- Cacao Powder
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chards
- Cherries
- Chicken
- Chicory
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Coconut
- Collards
- Coriander
- Corn
- Cottage Cheese
- Cranberries
- Cucumbers
- Currants
- Dandelion Greens
- Dark Chocolate
- Dill
- Eggplant
- Eggs (Farm Fresh)
- Endives
- Escarole
- Fennel
- Figs
- Fish
- Flax oil, organic
- Garbanzo Beans
- Garlic
- Grapefruit
- Grapes (Red or Purple)
- Green Beans
- Green Pepper
- Honey
- Horseradish
- Juices
- Kale
- Kefir
- Kidney Beans
- Kiwi
- Leeks
- Lemons
- Lentils
- Lettuce
- Lima Beans
- Marjoram
- Mangoes
- Melons
- Millet Flour
- Mushrooms
- Navy Beans
- Oatmeal
- Onions
- Oranges
- Parsley
- Parsley Root
- Parsnips
- Peaches
- Peas
- Pears
- Peppers (Red, Green, and Yellow)
- Pineapple
- Plums
- Pomegranate
- Potatoes
- Pumpkin
- Quinoa
- Radishes
- Raspberries
- Red Cabbage
- Rhubarb
- Romaine
- Rosemary
- Rye bread
- Sage
- Saffron
- Scallions
- Seaweed
- Sorrel
- Soy
- Spinach
- Sprouts
- Squash
- Starfruit
- Strawberries
- Sweet Potatoes
- Swiss Chard
- Tangerines
- Tarragon
- Thyme
- Tomatoes
- Turkey
- Turnip Greens
- Vinegar
- Walnuts
- Watercress
- Whole Grains
- Yams
- Yogurt
- Zucchini
Prohibited Foods
Here is an excellent article about the top five foods that cause inflammation, so you should avoid them!
Eliminate the following foods:
- Alcohol
- Animal Fats
- Black Tea and Non-Herbal Teas
- Butter
- Cake
- Candy
- Chocolate (other than Dark)
- Cocoa
- Coffee
- Fluorine
- Frozen Foods
- Hydrogenated Oils
- Olean, Olestra or other “fat substitutes”
- Pork
- Ice Cream
- Margarine
- Oils and Fats
- Processed Foods
- Preserved Foods
- Protein Powders
- Red Meat
- Sodium
- White Flour
- White Sugar