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Candida Diet - Foods To Eat

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CATEGORY FOODS TO EAT NOTES

VEGETABLES Artichokes Non-starchy vegetables starve the Candida of the


Asparagus sugar and mold diet that feed it. You should buy
Avocado your vegetables fresh and eat them raw, steamed or
Broccoli grilled.
Brussels sprouts Reduce, but don’t eliminate, starchy vegetables
Cabbage such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, yams, corn, all
Celery winter squash, beets, peas, parsnips and beans.
Cucumber Olives are OK as long as they are not in distilled
Eggplant white vinegar.
Garlic (raw)
Kale
Olives
Onions
Rutabaga
Spinach
Tomatoes
Zucchini

FERMENTED Raw Sauerkraut (Bubbies) Fermented foods such as these contain good
VEGETABLES Kimchi bacteria for the gut.
Natto

LEGUMES Beans, Peas, Lentils


Chickpeas (Garbanzo)
Tofu
Soy Cheese
Soy Milk

LIVE YOGURT Probiotic yogurt Live yogurt cultures help your gut to repopulate
CULTURES Kefir with good bacteria. The live bacteria in the yogurt
will crowd out the Candida yeast and restore
balance to your system. This is especially useful
after a course of antibiotics.

MEAT Beef Eat only fresh and organic meat - processed meat
Chicken (like lunch meat, bacon and spam) is loaded with
Lamb dextrose, nitrates, sulfates and sugars.
Turkey (unprocessed) Smoked or vacuum packed meats are also best
Buffalo avoided.
Venison
Ostrich
Beef Liver
Chicken Livers
Heart
Kidneys
CATEGORY FOODS TO EAT NOTES

FISH Anchovies Wild salmon and sardines do contain ocean


Herring contaminants, but in much lower amounts than
Sardines other seafood. Buy these fish fresh or packed in
Wild caught Salmon olive oil or water.
Tilapia
Flounder
Wild caught Cod
“Up North” fish (perch,
walleye, trout)

NUTS AND Almonds These nuts are healthy and have a low mold
SEEDS Coconut meat content. If you're still worried about mold, soak
Chia seeds them in a diluted grapefruit seed extract solution
Flax Seed for a few hours.
Hazelnuts
Hemp Seed Hearts
Pecans
Pumpkin Seeds
Sunflower Seeds
Walnuts

NON- Buckwheat These grains contain a high amount of fiber,


GLUTINOUS Millet excellent for keeping your digestive system moving
GRAINS Oat Bran and eliminating Candida toxins. Most products
Steel-cut Oats derived from this list are also OK - e.g. quinoa
Quinoa crackers, buckwheat flour. You can find these in
Amaranth the gluten-free section in health food stores.
Brown Rice

HERBS AND Basil Many herbs and spices have antioxidant and
SPICES Black Pepper antifungal properties. They can also improve
Cinnamon circulation and reduce inflammation. They're great
Cloves for livening up food if you're on a limited Candida
Dill diet.
Garlic
Ginger
Oregano
Paprika
Rosemary
Thyme

OILS Virgin Coconut Oil Use cold pressed oils where possible. Remember
Olive Oil that heating or boiling can destroy many of the oil's
Sesame Oil nutrients.
Flax Oil
Coconut Oil
CATEGORY FOODS TO EAT NOTES

Red Palm Oil

SEASONING Black Pepper Coconut Aminos are a great alternative to soy


Sea Salt sauce. And you can use apple cider vinegar to make
Lemon Juice some delicious salad dressings.
Coconut Aminos
Apple Cider Vinegar
(Organic, Raw, Unfiltered)

BEVERAGES Chicory root coffee These are just a few of the herbal teas that have
Cinnamon Tea antifungal properties.
Peppermint Tea Chicory root is also a great prebiotic (it contains
Ginger Tea 20% Inulin), so it can help to repopulate your gut
Licorice Tea with healthy bacteria too.

SWEETENERS Stevia Stevia and xylitol can be used in place of sugar and
Xylitol they have a much smaller effect on your blood
sugar levels.
Candida Diet - Foods To Avoid

CATEGORY FOODS TO AVOID NOTES

SUGARS Sugar Condiments tend to be high in sugar and can


Honey exacerbate your Candida. Stay away from the
Maple Syrup soft drinks too. Always read food labels to
Chocolate make sure your food doesn't contain sugar. Be
Molasses careful - the aspartame in diet cola weakens
Rice Syrup your immune system can leave you vulnerable
Artificial Sweeteners to Candida. STEVIA IS ALL RIGHT TO USE.

ALCOHOL Wine Alcoholic drinks can be high in sugars that can


Beer feed a Candida overgrowth. And alcohol itself
Spirits is broken down into acetaldehyde, one of the
Liquors toxins that Candida produces.
Cider

FRUIT Fresh Fruit The high sugar content in fruit feeds Candida,
Dried Fruit even though they are natural sugars. Fruits like
Canned Fruit melon may also contain mold. A squeeze of
Fruit Juice lemon is OK. ONE SERVING OF FRUIT PER
DAY IS ALLOWED (NOT BANANA OR
APPLE)

VEGETABLES Potatoes This group of vegetables is nutrient-dense,


Carrots however they should be LIMITED until your
Sweet Potatoes Candida overgrowth is fully under control.
Yams (ONE SERVING PER DAY)
Beets They then can be increased a little later.
Peas
Parsnips

MEATS Cured meats Processed meats like lunch meat and spam are
Processed meats loaded with dextrose nitrates, sulfates and
Smoked or vacuum- sugars.
packed meats
CATEGORY FOODS TO AVOID NOTES

FISH All large fish like albacore All shellfish and most large fish contain
tuna and swordfish alarming levels of heavy metals and toxins.
All farmed fish Studies have shown that farmed salmon contain
All shellfish high levels of PCBs, mercury and other
carcinogenic agents. Small wild caught fish are
OK.

DAIRY PRODUCTS Cheese Almost all dairy should be avoided except ghee
Milk butter.
Cream
Buttermilk
Whey products

ADDITIVES & Citric Acid The manufactured, additive form of citric acid
PRESERVATIVES Anything you don't know is derived from yeast. However the natural
or can't pronounce! form, as found in lemons and limes, is OK on
the diet.
Additives and preservatives can disrupt your
friendly bacteria and allow the Candida yeast to
flourish.

OTHER Coffee Caffeine causes spikes in your blood sugar


BEVERAGES Black & green tea spikes and weakens the immune system. Coffee
Diet & regular soda also contains mold. Even decaf tea and coffee
Energy drinks are to be avoided, as they contain residual levels
Fruit Juices of caffeine.

NUTS Cashews This group of nuts contains a high amount of


Peanuts mold which you may be sensitive to.
Pistachios

BEANS Beans and other legumes The combination of being hard to digest and
Chickpeas high in carbs rules out beans from the first
Tofu stages of the diet. They can be reintroduced
Soy cheese later on in small portions. All soy products are
Soy milk forbidden, as the majority of soy is genetically
All soy products modified.

MUSHROOMS / Mushrooms Eating some fungi can cause an inflammatory


MOLDS Truffles reaction if you are already suffering from
Candida. On the other hand, some medicinal
mushrooms are actually OK on the diet and
CATEGORY FOODS TO AVOID NOTES

have strong immune-boosting properties. Good


examples are Reishi and Maitake.

CONDIMENTS Ketchup Ketchup, tomato paste, and spaghetti sauces all


Mayonnaise contain high amounts of hidden sugars.
Regular Mustard Condiments generally do tend to be high in
Relish sugar, and they can exacerbate your Candida.
Horseradish For an alternative salad dressing, try coconut
Soy sauce aminos or a simple olive oil and lemon juice
dressing.

VINEGAR All vinegars, except for Vinegar is made in a yeast culture, depletes the
Apple Cider Vinegar stomach of acids and can also cause
inflammation in your gut. However, one
particular vinegar (unfiltered apple cider
vinegar) can actually be helpful in combating a
Candida overgrowth.

FATS AND OILS Peanut oil Peanut, corn and canola oil are contaminated
Corn oil with mold. And most soy beans used in soy oil
Canola oil are GMO.
Soy oil

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