Meats and Poultry | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Lamb Mutton Rabbit Venison |
Beef Beef, ground Buffalo Liver Pheasant Turkey Veal |
Bacon Chicken Cornish Hens Duck Goose Ham Heart Partridge Pork Quail |
Seafood | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Cod Flounder Grouper Haddock Hake Halibut Mackerel Mahimahi Monkfish Ocean Perch Pickerel Pike Porgy Salmon Sardine Sea Trout Shad Sole Sturgeon Sturgeon Eggs (Caviar) |
Abalone Albacore (Tuna) Anchovy Carp Catfish Herring (fresh) Herring (pickled) Rainbow trout Red Snapper Sailfish Scallop Shark Silver Perch Smelt Squid (calamari) Swordfish Tilefish Weakfish White perch Whitefish Yellow perch |
Anchovy Barracuda Beluga Bluegill bass Clam Conch Crab Crayfish Eel Frog Lobster Lox (smoked salmon) Mussels Octopus Sea bass Shrimp Snail Striped bass Turtle Yellowtail |
Dairy and Eggs | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Cottage Cheese Farmer Feta Goat cheese Goat milk Kefir Mozzarella Ricotta Skim or 2% milk Yogurt Yogurt with fruit Yogurt, frozen |
Brie Butter Buttermilk Camembert Casein Cheddar Colby Cream cheese Edam Emmenthal Gouda Gruyere Jarlsburg Monterey Jack Munster Neufchatel Parmesan Provolone Sherbet Soy cheese Soy milk Swiss Whey Whole milk |
American cheese Blue cheese Ice cream String cheese |
Oils and Fats | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Olive Oil | Cod liver oil Linseed (flaxseed) oil |
Canola oil Corn oil Cottonseed oil Peanut oil Safflower oil Sesame oil Sunflower oil |
Nuts and Seeds | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
— | Almonds Almond butter Brazil nuts Chestnuts Hickory Litchi Macadamia Pecans Walnuts |
Cashew Filberts Pignola (Pine) Peanuts Peanut butter Pistachios Poppy seeds Pumpkin seeds Sesame butter (tahini) Sunflower butter Sunflower seeds |
Beans and Legumes | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Kidney Lima Navy Red Soy |
Beans, broad Beans, cannelloni Beans, copper Beans, fava Beans, green Beans, jicama Beans, northern Beans, red Beans, snap Beans, string Beans, tamarind Beans, white Beans, green Beans, pod |
Beans, aduke Beans, azuki Beans, black Beans, garbonzo Beans, pinto Lentils, domestic Lentils, green Lentils, red Peas, black-eyed |
Cereals | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Millet Oat Bran Oatmeal Rice, puffed Rice, bran Spelt |
Cream of rice Familia Farina Granola Grape nuts |
Amaranth Barley Buckwheat Cornflakes Cornmeal Cream of wheat Kamut Kasha Rye Seven-grain Shredded wheat Wheat bran Wheat germ |
Breads and Muffins | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Brown rice bread Essene Bread Ezekial Bread Fin crisp Millet Rice cakes Wasa bread |
Gluten-free bread High-protein no-wheat bread Ideal Flat bread Oat bran muffins Pumpernickel Spelt bread Soy flour bread |
Bagels, wheat Corn muffins Durum wheat Multi-grain bread 100% Rye bread Rye crisp Rye vita Wheat bran muffins Whole wheat bread |
Grains and Pasta | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Flour, oat Flour, rice |
Flour, graham Flour, spelt Flour, white Pasta, semolina Pasta, spinach Quinoa Rice, basmati Rice, brown Rice, white |
Buckwheat, (kasha) Couscous Flour, barley Flour, bulgur wheat Flour, durum wheat Flour, gluten Flour, rye Flour, whole wheat Pasta, artichoke Noodles, soba Rice, wild |
Vegetables | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Beets Beet leaves Broccoli Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, red Cabbage, white Carrots Cauliflower Collard greens Eggplant Kale Lima Beans Mushroom, Shitake Mustard greens Parsley Parsnips Peppers, green Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, red Peppers, yellow Potatoes, sweet Sprouts, Brussels Yams, all types |
Arugual Asparagus Bamboo shoots Bok choy Celery Chervil Chicory Cucumber Daikon radish Dandelion Dill Endive Escarole Fennel Fiddlehead ferns Garlic Ginger Horseradish Kohlrabi Leek Lettuce, Bibb Lettuce, Boston Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, romaine Lettuce, mesclun Mushrooms, abalone Mushrooms, domestic Mushrooms, enoki Mushrooms, Portobello Mushrooms, tree oyster Okra Onions, green Onions, red Onions, Spanish Onions, yellow Potatoes, red Potatoes, white Radicchio Rappini Rutabaga Scallion Seaweed Shallots Snow peas Spinach Sprouts, alfalfa Squash, all types Swiss chard Turnips Water chestnut Watercress Zucchini |
Artichoke, domestic Artichoke, Jerusalem Avocado Corn, white Corn, yellow Olives, black Olives, green Olives, Greek Olives, Spanish Pumpkin Radishes Sprouts, mung Sprouts, radish Tempeh Tofu Tomato |
Fruits | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Bananas Cranberries Grapes, black Grapes, concord Grapes, green Grapes, red Papaya Pineapple Plums, dark Plums, green Plums, red |
Apples Apricots Blackberries Blueberries Boysenberries Cherries Currants, black Currants, red Dates Elderberries Figs, dried Figs, fresh Gooseberries Grapefruit Guava Kiwi Kumquat Lemons Limes Loganberries Mangoes Melon, canang Melon, cantaloupe Melon, casab Melon, Christmas Melon, Crenshaw Melon, honeydew Melon, musk Melon, Spanish Melon, Watermelon Nectarines Oranges Peaches Pears Plantains Prunes Raisins Raspberries Strawberries Tangerines |
Coconuts Persimmons Pomegranates Prickly pear Rhubarb Starfruit (carambola) |
Juices and Fluids | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Cabbage Cranberry Grape Papaya Pinapple |
Apple Apple Cider Apricot Carrot Celery Cherry, black Cucumber Grapefruit Orange Prune Water (with lemon) Vegetable juice (corresponding with highlighted vegetables) |
Tomato |
Spices | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Cayenne pepper Curry Ginger Horseradish Parsley |
Agar Anise Arrowroot Basil Bay leaf Bergamot Brown rice syrup Capers Caraway Cardamom Carob Chervil Chives Chocolate Clove Coriander Cream of tarter Cumin Dill Dulse Garlic Honey Kelp Maple syrup Marjoram Mint Miso Molasses Mustard (dry) Nutmeg Oregano Paprika Pepper, peppercorn Pepper, red pepper flakes Peppermint Pimiento Rice syrup Rosemary Saffron Sage Salt Savory Soy sauce Spearmint Sugar, brown Sugar, white Tamarind Tarragon Thyme Tumeric Vanilla Vinegar, apple cider Vinegar, balsamic Vinegar, red wine Vinegar, white Wintergreen |
Allspice Almond extract Barley malt Cinnamon Cornstarch Corn syrup Gelatin, plain Pepper, black ground Pepper, white Tapioca |
Condiments | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
— | Apple butter Jam (from acceptable fruits) Jelly (from acceptable fruits) Mayonnaise Mustard Pickles, dill Pickles, kosher Pickles, sour Pickles, sweet Relish Salad dressing (lowfat from acceptable ingredients) Worcestershire sauce |
Ketchup |
Herbal Teas | ||
Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
Ginger Ginseng Licorice Parsley Peppermint Raspberry leaf Rose Hips Sage |
Alfalfa Burdock Catnip Cayenne Chamomile Chickweed Dandelion Dong quai Echinacea Elder Goldenseal Green tea Hawthorn Horehound Licorice root Mulberry Saint-John’s-wort Sarsaparilla Slippery Elm Spearmint Strawberry leaf 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 |
Tea, green Water |
Beer Coffee, decaf Coffee, regular Tea, black decaf Tea, black regular Wine, red Wine, white |
Liquor, distilled Seltzer water Soda, club Soda, cola Soda, diet Soda, other |