The following table shows how each food affects us in a either an
alkaline or acid way and do varying degrees. By eating a 80% alkaline and 20% acid
forming diet we can cleanse past impurities as well as choosing healthy eating for the
future. The way to a disease-free body is to stay within this 80-20 rule.
Remember, as with all things, moderation is key. Do not be concerned with eating
perfectly but remember to eat for health by choosing most of your foods from the alkaline
side to the left. Lastly, since the degrees vary, you will want to keep in mind that
it is always best to aid your balancing with products like Sea Silver®, Coral Calcium,
Barleygreen, Colloidal Minerals, Chlorophyll and other alkalizing wholefoods and minerals.
most
alkaline |
alkaline |
lowest alkaline |
food
category |
lowest acid |
acid |
most acid |
| stevia |
maple syrup, rice syrup |
raw honey, raw sugar |
sweeteners |
processed honey,
molasses |
white sugar, brown sugar |
nutrasweet, equal,
sweet 'n' low |
| lemons, watermelon,
limes, grapefruit, mangoes, papayas |
dates, figs, melons,
grapes, kiwi, berries, apples, pears, raisins |
oranges, bananas,
cherries, pineapple, peaches |
fruits |
plums, processed fruit
juices |
sour cherries, rhubarb |
blueberries,
cranberries, prunes |
| asparagus, onions,
vegetable juices, parsley, raw spinach, broccoli, garlic |
okra, squash, green
beans, beets, celery, lettuce, zucchini, sweet potato |
carrots, tomatoes, fresh
corn, mushrooms, cabbage, peas, potato skins, olives |
beans
vegetables
legumes |
cooked spinach, kidney
beans, string beans |
potatoes, pinto beans,
navy beans, lima beans, soybeans |
carob |
| - |
almonds |
chestnuts |
nuts/seeds |
pumpkin seeds, sunflower
seeds |
pecans, cashews |
peanuts, walnuts |
| - |
olive oil |
canola oil |
oils |
corn oil, flax oil |
- |
- |
| - |
- |
amaranth, millet, wild
rice, quinoa |
grains,
cereals |
sprouted wheat bread,
spelt, brown rice |
white rice, corn,
buckwheat, oats, rye |
wheat, white flour,
pastries, pasta |
| - |
- |
- |
meats |
venison, cold water fish |
turkey, chicken, lamb |
pork, beef,shellfish |
| - |
breast milk |
goat milk, goat cheese,
whey |
eggs,
dairy |
eggs, butter, yogurt,
buttermilk, cottage cheese, soy milk |
soy cheese, raw milk |
cheese, homogenized
milk, ice cream |
| lemon water, herb teas |
green tea |
ginger tea |
beverages |
tea |
coffee |
beer, soft drinks |
Please allow me to make a suggestion that has worked for our family. First
print this out. Then put a star or dot next to those items you like and would commit
to eating more of. Do this also on the low acid foods as well. For our family
we choose chicken and turkey as something to eat small amounts of when we were going to
eat animal products as well as eggs. This is what we would do regardless but it is good to
see it in front of you for your choices. Then circle the things you want to stay
away from and cross out the things you have decided NOT to eat or you don't like.
Take this shopping with you and also build your meal planning and snacks around
this. It will take the confusion out of the whole thing.
Here is an example: For supper one night we chose brocolli, onions, garlic
and potatoes WITH skins, which makes them alkaline, and sauteed these in a little olive
oil then used one egg per person and made omellettes. This way we chose all alkaline
forming foods and one low level acidic food. I think we added a little cheese as
well on top. Now this is something anyone can do by looking at this list very
easily. You can see by staying far to the left you can then add small amounts of
acid foods rather than the whole meal revolving around the beef.
Drinking green tea throughout the day is delicious and nutritious AND alkalizng.
Lemon water is a great way also to alkalize AND drink water.
This is a new page and we will be adding recipes and ideas from our family and
others like yourself trying to be creative. Remember that adding a salad puts
alkalinity right into your start of the meal. Adding a few leaves of spinach will
throw it into a higher category. We will be adding more foods here as well as the
questions WILL come, i'm sure.
These references are from Acid and Alkaline by Herman Aihara and Alkalize or Die
by Theodore A. Baroody, Ph.D., N.D. |
