Candida Diet: Foods to Reintroduce on Stage Two

Once you have completed the strict diet in Stage One, you can move on to Stage Two and start to reintroduce some foods into your diet. These mostly fall under the categories of beans, high carb vegetables or fruit, and are banned from the diet in Stage One.

The key is to start off with small portions and see what they do to your Candida symptoms. If you find that one food in particular is causing problems, it will be easy to recognize. See below for the full list of foods to reintroduce.

Foods to Reintroduce

Category	Foods to Reintroduce	Why?
BEANS	Azuki Beans Black Beans Chickpeas Mung Beans Lima Beans Pinto Beans Navy Beans Split Peas	Beans are banned from Stage 1 because contain lots of carbs They can be reintroduced in Stage 2 because they also contain fiber and have antifungal properties Beans do cause abdominal discomfort for some people with Candida so keep portions to a minimum (e.g. half a cup, 3 times a week) Canned beans are fine, but soaking can help make them more digestible
HIGH CARB VEGETABLES	Potatoes Carrots Sweet Potatoes Yams Corn Beets Peas Parsnips Winter Squash	These vegetables are banned in Stage 1 because of their high carb content However, they are nutrient dense and can be reintroduced in Stage 2 Try adding 2-3 small portions each week Use them sparingly unless your Candida symptoms are completely reduced
FRUIT	Green Apples Pears Grapefruit Blueberries Raspberries Cranberries Huckleberries Blackberries	Fruit is banned from Stage 1 because it contains sugar that feeds Candida This is a list of low sugar fruits that may be OK to reintroduce in Stage 2 Some Candida sufferers can tolerate reintroducing some fruit, but it can cause a reaction in others Try eating a small portion, 2-3 times a week

Category

Foods to Reintroduce

Why?

BEANS

Azuki Beans

Black Beans

Chickpeas

Mung Beans

Lima Beans

Pinto Beans

Navy Beans

Split Peas

Beans are banned from Stage 1 because contain lots of carbs
They can be reintroduced in Stage 2 because they also contain fiber and have antifungal properties
Beans do cause abdominal discomfort for some people with Candida so keep portions to a minimum (e.g. half a cup, 3 times a week)
Canned beans are fine, but soaking can help make them more digestible

HIGH CARB VEGETABLES

Potatoes

Carrots

Sweet Potatoes

Yams

Corn

Beets

Peas

Parsnips

Winter Squash

These vegetables are banned in Stage 1 because of their high carb content
However, they are nutrient dense and can be reintroduced in Stage 2
Try adding 2-3 small portions each week
Use them sparingly unless your Candida symptoms are completely reduced

FRUIT

Green Apples

Pears

Grapefruit

Blueberries

Raspberries

Cranberries

Huckleberries

Blackberries

Fruit is banned from Stage 1 because it contains sugar that feeds Candida
This is a list of low sugar fruits that may be OK to reintroduce in Stage 2
Some Candida sufferers can tolerate reintroducing some fruit, but it can cause a reaction in others
Try eating a small portion, 2-3 times a week

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