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