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