Candida Control Diet
DIET DO's * * * FOODS YOU CAN EAT * * *
MEAT & EGGS Beef, Salmon, Chicken, Quail, Turkey, Duck, Lamb, Goose, Veal, Cornish Hen, Egg, Pheasant, Tuna, All game bird
FISH All fresh fish, Clam, Lobster, Shrimp, Crab, Oysters
NO Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Hot Dogs, Lunch Meats
SEEDS, OILS (unprocessed), NUTS Almonds, Cashews, Water, Filberts, Pecans, Pumpkin Seeds
ALL FRESH VEGETABLES Asparagus, Lettuce, Beets, Onions, Broccoli, Parsley, Brussel Sprouts, Peas, Beans, Cabbage, Legumes, Carrots, Tomatoes (fresh), Cauliflower, Summer Squash, Celery, Winter Squash, Cucumbers, Zucchini, Acorn, Eggplant, Red Potatoes, Green Peppers, Butter Squash, Greens, Radishes, Turnip, Okra, Spinach, Parsnip, Mustard, Corn, Beets, Collards, Kale
OILS (cold pressed), WHOLE GRAINS Almond, Apricot, Barley, Avocado, Corn, Millet, Oats, Linseed, Olive, Brown Rice, Cereal, Safflower, Sesame
BUTTER containing no yeast, honey, or sugar
DIET DONT's
* * * FOODS YOU MUST AVOID * * *
Fruit Juices: Either canned, bottled, or frozen.
Coffee & Tea: Regular coffee, instant coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and teas of all sorts, including herb tea. Exception: Traditional medicinal herb teas.
Melons: Watermelon, honeydew melon, and especially cantaloupe.
Edible Fungi: All types of mushrooms, morels, and truffles.
Cheeses: All types including cottage cheese and cream cheese. Prepared foods, Velveeta, macaroni and cheese, any other cheeses containing snacks. NO buttermilk, sour cream, any other sour milk products.
Yeast: Brewer's yeast, baker's yeast, vitamins, minerals, unless labeled "yeast free" and "sugar free".
Antibiotics: Specifically penicillin, streptomycin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, keflix, ceclor, septra, and bactrim.
Processed Foods: Packaged and processed foods containing yeast and refined sugar. Also avoid enriched flour products.
Nuts: Peanuts and pistachios usually contain mold, which in turn will feed yeast.
Sugar: All sugar containing foods and sweeteners.
Alcohol: Avoid All.
Malt Products Milk drinks, cereals, and candy.
Condiments, Sauces, and Vinegar-Containing Foods: Mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire, Accent (monosodium glutamate), steak, barbecue, chili, shrimp and soy sauces, pickles, pickled vegetables, relishes, green olives, sauerkraut, horseradish, mince meat, and tamari.
Also avoid sprouts. Vinegar of all kinds and vinegar containing foods such as mayonnaise, and salad dressing. (Freshly squeezed lemon juice may be used as a substitute for vinegar in salad dressings prepared with unprocessed vegetable oil.)
* Processed & Smoked Meats: Pickled and smoked meats, fish including sausages, hot dogs, corned beef, pastrami, and pickled tongue.
* Dried & Candied Fruits: Raisins, apricots, dates, prunes, figs, and pineapple.
Left-Overs: Molds grow in left-over food unless it's properly refrigerated. Freezing is better.
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