Monday, December 17, 2012

Food List for pH Balance







 To improve overall health and for optimal pH balance try to eat 80% alkaline forming foods and only 20% acid forming foods.  In general, to be more alkaline eat more fruits and vegetables...and limit the acidic foods:  meat, dairy, and grains.  Here is a basic list to help you make better daily choices.

Alkaline - Forming Foods

Almonds, Apples, Apricots, Avocadoes, Bananas, Beans - dried, Beet greens, Beets, Blackberries, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumbers, Dates - dried, Grapefruit, Grapes, Green beans,  Green Peas, Lemons, Lettuce, Limes, Milk - goat's, Molasses, Mushrooms, Muskmelon, Onions, Oranges, Parsnips, Peaches, Pears, Pineapple, Potatoes - white and sweet, Radishes, Raisins, Raspberries, Sauerkraut, Spinach - raw, Strawberries, Tangerines, tomatoes, Watermelon

Acid - Forming Foods

Bacon, Barley, Beef, Blueberries, Bran - wheat and oat, Bread - white and whole wheat, Butter, Cheese, Chicken, Codfish, Corn, Corn oil, Corn syrup, Crackers, Cranberries, Eggs, Flour - white and whole wheat, Haddock, Honey, Lamb, Lentils - dried, Lobster, Milk - cow's, Macaroni, Oatmeal, Olive oil, Peanut butter, Peanuts, Peas - dried, Plums, Pork, Prunes, Rice - brown and white, Salmon, Sardines, Sausage, Shrimp, Spaghetti, Squash - winter, Sugar, Sunflower seeds, Turkey, Walnuts, Wheat germ, Yogurt

Achieve Health One Choice At a Time!

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