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Candida Diet Guidelines
For more complete guideline read Chapter 8 page 61 of the book CONQUERING YEAST INFECTIONS by Colet Lahoz
Foods to avoid:
- Sugar in all forms
including very ripe fruits. In severe conditions avoid fruits for the
first three months. In milder conditions some fruits may be tolerated.
Sugar in other forms such as honey. Molasses, syrups and brown
sugar are also eliminated. Do not use NutraSweet , it feeds the candida.
Stevia or vegetable glycerin are recommended as sugar substitute.
- Dessert foods: cookies, cakes, pies, ice cream,candy.
- Alcoholic beverages and all beverages containing sugar
- Condiments and food items that contain vinegar: catchup, mustard, mayonnaise, canned sauces, salad dressing, pickles, sauerkraut, etc.
- Food items containing yeast
including Brewer’s yeast, nutritional yeast (check your
labels for ingredients) baked goods, breads, buns, rolls, crackers,
luncheon meats etc.
Foods to include:
Vegetables and Legumes
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asparagus |
beans |
beet |
broccoli |
brussel sprouts |
cabbage |
carrots |
| cauliflower |
celery |
chard |
cucumber |
eggplant |
garlic |
green beans |
collard greens |
| kale |
kohlrabi |
leek |
lettuce |
okra |
onion |
parsley |
parsnips |
| peas |
peppers |
pumpkin |
radish |
rutabaga |
soybeans |
spinach |
sprouts |
| tofu |
tomato |
turnip |
yam |
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Note: potatoes in small amounts can be added to the diet as the symptoms subside.
Nuts
| almond |
Brazil nuts |
filbert |
macadamia |
pecan |
walnuts |
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Whole Grains
| barley |
Job's tears |
kamut |
millet |
oat |
brown rice |
wild rice |
rye |
| spelt |
teff |
wheat |
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Seeds
Non grains
| amaranth |
buckwheat |
quinoa |
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Butters
| almond butter |
other nut butters except peanut butter, sesame, sunflower |
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Fats
| butters |
oils |
olive oil (preferable cold pressed, extra virgin) |
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Starches
Fish and Shellfish
| cod |
crab |
halibut |
orange roughy |
salmon |
shrimp |
trout |
clams |
| oysters |
tuna |
tilapia |
walleye |
catfish |
other fish and shellfish |
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Poultry
| chicken |
Cornish hen |
duck |
eggs |
goose |
pheasant |
turkey |
other poultry |
Meats
| antelope |
beef |
buffalo |
lamb |
pork |
rabbit |
ostrich |
venison |
Dairy
| yogurt (plain unsweetened only) |
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Do not use any condiment containing sugar or vinegar. Use lemon instead of vinegar
Fruits
Fruits are not allowed in phase 1, (first three months or until you are
80% improved) when you re introduce fruits 2 to 3 servings per weeks to
start with and increase servings if symptoms do not reappear .
Semi ripe fruits are preferred because they have less sugar
content.
Sample fruits servings:
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1 medium apple (green apples have less sugar content) |
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1/2 avocado |
1 medium orange |
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1/2 banana |
1 cup papaya cubes |
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1 cup blackberries |
1 cup mango cubes |
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1 cup blueberries |
1 medium peach |
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1 cup melon |
1 medium plum |
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1/2 large grapefruit |
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Sweeteners
In phase 1 limit to Stevia or vegetable glycerin
In phase2 and thereafter you may use 1 to 2 teaspoons daily of honey or pure maple syrup.
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