Candida Albicans Dietary Guide

Food

Permitted Foods

Foods Not Permitted

Sweets

Unpasteurized honey, unsulfurated black-strap molasses, raw sugar sorghum by themselves or used as sweeteners. NOTE: Use in moderation!

Refined sugar, candy, chocolate.

Fruits

Fresh fruits only: apples, pears, apricots, bananas, cherries, grapes, guava, currants, nectarines, papaya, peaches,

plums, quince, tangerines, avocados, ripe pineapple. NOTE: Fruits should be limited to a maximum of two per day.

Canned fruit, oranges, melons, dried or candied fruits.

Juices

Only fresh juices. May be selected from list of vegetables permitted, including the following green leaves: chicory, endive, escarole lettuce, Swiss chard, and watercress.

Canned juices, and juices with artificial coloring or sweetening.

Beverages

Mineral water, herb tea, mint tea, papaya tea, fresh vegetable

juices.

Alcohol, coffee, tea, soft drinks containing preservatives.

Breads

Rye, whole wheat, soya, bran, whole grain stone-ground breads. NOTE: Limit to a maximum of two slices per day.

White bread, bleached flour

products.

Cereals

Buckwheat, corn meal, cracked wheat, millet, oatmeal,

sesame, grits.

Refined, bleached flour, and sugar

coated cereals.

Oils

Cold pressed oils

Shortening, margarine, saturated oils and fats.

Nuts

Fresh, raw nuts such as almonds, pecans, cashews, Brazil nuts, and walnuts (peanuts very occasionally).

Roasted and salted nuts. No peanuts if patient has digestive or colon related problems.

Vegetables

Raw or lightly cooked: artichokes, asparagus, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chives, corn, egg plant, endives, green leeks, green peas, green pepper, leeks, lentils, lima beans, potatoes, radishes, spinach, squash, tomatoes, wax beans, yams. Any vegetables listed under salads. NOTE: Washing vegetables in a 10% Clorox solution and rinsing well will reduce microbial growth.

All canned vegetables.

Potatoes

Baked, boiled, or mashed. May substitute brown rice or corn.

French fried, chips, white rice.

Salads

The following raw vegetables shredded or finely chopped, separated or mixed: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chicory, green pepper, lettuce, onions, radishes, Swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, and watercress.

Any other. No white or cider

vinegar.

Seasonings

Chives, garlic, onion, parsley, laurel, marjoram, sage, thyme, savory, cumin, oregano, black Himalayan salt, and herbs.

Spices, pepper, paprika, sodium

salt. No white or cider vinegar.

Soups

Vegetable soup. Barley, brown rice, or millet can be added.

Canned and creamed soup, fat stock, consomme.