Meats and Poultry | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Lamb Mutton Rabbit Turkey |
Liver Pheasant |
Bacon Beef Beef, ground Buffalo Chicken Cornish Hens Duck Goose Ham Heart Partridge Pork Veal Venison Quail |
Seafood | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Albacore (tuna) Cod Grouper Hake Mackerel Mahimahi Monkfish Ocean Perch Pickerel Pike Porgy Rainbow Trout Red Snapper Sailfish Salmon Sardine Sea Trout Shad Snail Sturgeon |
Abalone Bluefish Carp Catfish Herring (fresh) Mussels Scallop Shark Silver Perch Smelt Snapper Sole Squid (calamari) Swordfish Tilefish Weakfish White perch Whitefish Yellow perch |
Anchovy Barracuda Beluga Bluegill bass Clam Conch Crab Crayfish Eel Flounder Frog Gray Sole Haddock Halibut Herring (pickled) Lobster Lox (smoked salmon) Octopus Oysters Sea bass Shrimp Striped bass Turtle Yellowtail |
Dairy and Eggs | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Cottage Cheese Farmer Feta Goat cheese Goat milk Kefir Mozzarella Ricotta Sour cream (non-fat) |
Casein Cheddar Colby Cream cheese Edam Emmenthal Gouda Gruyere Jarlsburg Monterey Jack Munster Neufchatel Skim or 2% milk Soy cheese Soy milk String cheese Swiss Whey |
American cheese Blue cheese Brie Butter Buttermilk Camembert Ice cream Parmesan Provolone Sherbet Whole milk |
Oils and Fats | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Olive Oil | Canola oil Cod liver oil Linseed (flaxseed) oil Peanut oil |
Corn oil Cottonseed oil Safflower oil Sesame oil Sunflower oil |
Nuts and Seeds | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Nuts, Chestnuts Peanuts Peanut butter Walnuts |
Almond butter Nuts, almonds Nuts, Brazil Nuts, cashews Nuts, hickory Nuts, litchi Nuts, macadamia Nuts, Pignola (pine) Nuts, pistachio |
Nuts, filberts Poppy seeds Pumpkin seeds Sesame butter (tahini) Sesame seeds Sunflower butter Sunflower seeds |
Beans and Legumes | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Beans, navy Beans, pinto Beans, red Beans, red soy Lentils, green |
Beans, broad Beans, cannelloni Beans, copper Beans, norther Beans, green Beans, jicama Beans, snap Beans, string Beans, tamarind Beans, white Lentils, domestic Lentils, red Peas, green Peas, pods |
Beans, aduke Beans, azuki Beans, black Beans, garbonzo Beans, kidney Beans, lima Peas, black-eyed |
Cereals | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Millet Oat Bran Oatmeal Rice, puffed Rice, bran Spelt |
Amaranth Barley Cream of rice Cream of wheat Familia Granola Grape nuts Seven-grain Shredded wheat Soy flakes Soy granules Wheat bran Wheat germ |
Buckwheat Cornflakes Cornmeal Kamut Kasha |
Breads and Muffins | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Brown rice bread Essene Bread Ezekial Bread Fin crisp Millet Rice cakes 100% Rye bread Rye crisps Rye vita Soy flour Sprouted wheat bread Wasa bread |
Bagels, wheat Durum wheat Gluten-free bread High-protein bread Ideal Flat Bread Matzos, wheat Multi-grain bread Oat bran muffins Pumpernickel Spelt bread Wheat bran muffins Whole wheat bread |
Corn muffins |
Grains and Pasta | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Flour, oat Flour, rice Flour, rye Flour, sprouted wheat Rice, basmati Rice, brown Rice, white Rice, wild |
Couscous Flour, barley Flour, bulgur wheat Flour, Durum wheat Flour, gluten Flour, graham Flour, spelt Flour, white Flour, whole wheat Pasta, semolina Pasta, spinach Quinoa |
Buckwheat, (kasha) Pasta, artichoke Noodles, soba |
Vegetables | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Beet leaves Beets Broccoli Cauliflower Celery Collard greens Cucumber Dandelion Eggplant Garlic Kale Mustard greens Parsley Parsnips Potatoes, Sweet Sprouts, alfalfa Tempeh Tofu Yams, all types |
Arugual Asparagus Bamboo shoots Bok choy Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, red Cabbage, white Caraway Carrots Chervil Chicory Coriander Daikon radish Endive Escarole Fennel Fiddlehead ferns Ginger Horseradish Kohlrabi Leek Lettuce, Bibb Lettuce, Boston Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, mesclun Lettuce, romaine Mushrooms, domestic Mushrooms, enoki Mushrooms, Portobello Mushrooms, tree Mushrooms, oyster Okra Olives, green Olives, Greek Olives, Spanish Onions, green Onions, red Onions, Spanish Onions, yellow Potatoes, red Potatoes, white Pumpkin Radicchio Rappini Rutabaga Scallion Seaweed Shallots Snow peas Spinach Sprouts, Brussels Squash, all types Swiss chard Tomato Turnips Water chestnut Watercress Zucchini |
Artichoke, domestic Artichoke, Jerusalem Avocado Corn, white Corn, yellow Lima beans Mushroom abalone Mushroom, Shitake Olives, black Peppers, green Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, red Peppers, yellow Radishes Sprouts, mung Sprouts, radish |
Fruits | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Cherries Cranberries Figs, dried Figs, fresh Gooseberries Grapes, black Grapes, concord Grapes, green Grapes, red Grapefruit Kiwi Lemons Loganberries Pineapple Plums, dark Plums, green Plums, red |
Apples Apricots Blackberries Blueberries Boysenberries Currants, black Currants, red Dates Elderberries Kumquat Limes Melon, canang Melon, cantaloupe Melon, casab Melon, Christmas Melon, Crenshaw Melon, honeydew Melon, musk Melon, Spanish Melon, Watermelon Nectarines Papayas Peaches Pears Plantains Prunes Raisins Raspberries Strawberries Tangerines |
Bananas Coconuts Guava Mangoes Oranges Persimmons Pomegranates Prickly pear Rhubarb Starfruit (carambola) |
Juices and Fluids | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Cabbage Carrot Celery Cherry, black Cranberry Grape Papaya |
Apple Apple Cider Apricot Cucumber Grapefruit Pineapple Prune Water (with lemon) Vegetable juice (corresponding with highlighted vegetables) |
Orange |
Spices | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Curry Garlic Horseradish Miso Parsley |
Agar Arrowroot Basil Bay leaf Bergamot Brown rice syrup Cardamom Carob Chervil Chives Chocolate Cinnamon Clove Coriander Cream of tarter Cumin Dill Dulse Honey Kelp Maple syrup Marjoram Mint Molasses Mustard (dry) Nutmeg Paprika Peppermint Pimiento Rice syrup Rosemary Saffron Sage Salt Savory Soy sauce Spearmint Sugar, brown Sugar, white Tamari Tamarind Tarragon Thyme Tumeric Vanilla Wintergreen |
Allspice Almond extract Anise Barley malt Capers Cornstarch Corn syrup Gelatin, plain Pepper, black ground Pepper, cayenne Pepper, peppercorn Pepper, red flakes Pepper, red flakes Tapioca Vinegar, apple cider Vinegar, balsamic Vinegar, red wine Vinegar, white |
Condiments | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
— | Jam (from acceptable fruits) Jelly (from acceptable fruits) Mayonnaise Mustard Salad dressing (lowfat from acceptable ingredients) |
Ketchup Pickles, dill Pickles, kosher Pickles, sour Pickles, sweet Relish Worcestershire sauce |
Herbal Teas | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Alfalfa Burdock Chamomile Echinacea Ginger Ginseng Green tea Hawthorn Licorice root Rose hips Strawberry leaf |
Catnip Cayenne Chickweed Dandelion Dong quai Elder Goldenseal Horehound Mulberry Parsley Peppermint Raspberry leaf Sage Saint-John’s-wort Sarsaparilla Slippery Elm Spearmint Thyme Valerian Vervain White birch White oak bark Yarrow Yellow dock |
Aloe Coltsfoot Corn silk Fenugreek Gentian Hops Linden Mullein Red clover Rhubarb Senna Shepherd’s purse Skullcap |
Miscellaneous Beverages | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Coffee, decaf Coffee, regular Tea, green Water |
Beer Seltzer water Soda, club Wine, red Wine, white |
Liquor, distilled Soda, cola Soda, diet Soda, other Tea, black decaf Tea, black regular |