What I Have to Work With

Here is a list of Candida Diet approved foods, by category:

Vegetables (which will comprise the bulk of my diet for the next three months):

Artichokes

*Asparagus

**Avocado

?Beet greens

*Broccoli

-Brussel sprouts

Cabbage

Cauliflower

Celery

-Collard greens

**Cucumber

Dandelion greens

*Eggplant

Endive

*Garlic (raw)

*Green beans

Kale

Kim Chi

Leeks

**Lettuce (all types)

Okra

-Olives

*Onions

-Radish

Rutabaga

-Sauerkraut (raw)

?Seaweed

Snow pea pods

**Spinach

Summer squash

-Swiss chard

**Tomatoes

Turnip

Zucchini (only like it in baked goods)

Live Yogurt Cultures:

*Plain yogurt w/ Probiotics

*Kefir

Meat/ Fish:

**Beef

**Chicken

?Lamb

*Turkey

?Wild Game

Eggs

--Anchovies

--Herring

--Sardines

*Wild salmon

Nuts:

**Almonds

*Almond milk (unsweetened)

?Coconut Cream

**Coconut milk (unsweetened)

*Flax Seed

*Hazelnuts

?Hemp Seeds

*Macadamia Nuts

*Pecans

-Pine Seeds

*Pumpkin Seeds

*Sunflower 

*Walnuts

(No peanuts, cashews, or pistachios)

"Grains":

?Amaranth

?Buckwheat

?Millet

?Oat Bran

**Quinoa

**Wild and brown rice

Oils (extra virgin, cold pressed):

**Virgin Coconut Oil

**Olive Oil

Sesame Oil

?Pumpkin seed oil

?Macadamia Oil

?Almond Oil

Flax Oil

Safflower Oil

Sunflower Oil

Coconut butter

Ghee

Organic butter

Seasoning:

Black Pepper

**Sea Salt

**Lemon Juice

?Coconut Aminos

**Apple Cider Vinegar (Organic, Raw, Unfiltered)

Mustard Powder

?Mustard made with apple cider vinegar

Beverages:

Chicory root coffee

Kombucha

*Cinnamon Tea

Clove Tea

*Chamomile Tea

Pau D'arco Tea

Peppermint Tea

*Ginger Tea

*Licorice Tea

*Lemongrass Tea

Sweeteners:

Stevia

*Xylitol

For a complete list of these foods and why to add them, plus a list of foods to avoid and why to avoid them, go to http://www.thecandidadiet.com/

Key:

*Like it, use it

**Love it, use it a lot

-Don't like it, try not to use it

--Really don't like it, avoid using it

?Haven't used it yet, any ideas?