Candida Albicans Nutrition 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.

Fish

All white flesh fish, water-packed tuna, salmon, shellfish. Baked or broiled.  Very fresh.

All fried or oil packed fish and

seafood.

Meat

Lean trimmed beef, very fresh calf liver, chicken, lamb, and turkey.  NOTE:  Remove skin on chicken and turkey.

Bacon, ham, pork, smoked meat, sausage, and pork sausage.

Milk Products

Occasional yogurt (unsweetened), occasional powdered milk.

Yogurt (sweetened), whole milk, chocolate milk, sweet cream, buttermilk, sour cream.

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.

Cheese, Butter

Butter only very occasionally.

Margarine, cheese

Eggs

Limit to two eggs per day.  Poached, hard-, or soft-boiled.

Oils

Cold pressed oils, preferably flaxseed, safflower, canola or

soya lecithin spread.

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, salt substitutes such as Co-salt or other potassium salt, sea salt, kelp 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.