So what’s left after you take cheese, alcohol, chocolate and various other foods from your diet? The good news is that my Foods To Eat list also contains some delicious items.
This table contains some of the foods you can eat during your Candida diet. If you need more detailed information, my Ultimate Candida Diet program contains a longer and more comprehensive list.
Foods To Eat
CATEGORY | FOODS TO EAT | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| VEGETABLES | Artichokes Asparagus Avocado Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Celery Cucumber Eggplant Garlic (raw) Kale Olives Onions Rutabaga Spinach Tomatoes Zucchini | Non-starchy vegetables starve the Candida of the sugar and mold diet that feed it. You should buy your vegetables fresh and eat them raw, steamed or grilled. Avoid starchy vegetables such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, yams, corn, all winter squash, beets, peas, parsnips and beans. Olives are OK as long as they are not in distilled white vinegar. |
| LIVE YOGURT CULTURES | Probiotic yogurt Kefir | Live yogurt cultures help your gut to repopulate 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 Chicken Lamb Turkey | Eat only fresh and organic meat - processed meat (like lunch meat, bacon and spam) is loaded with dextrose, nitrates, sulfates and sugars. Smoked or vacuum packed meats are also best avoided. |
| FISH | Anchovies Herring Sardines Wild salmon | Wild salmon and sardines do contain ocean contaminants, but in much lower amounts than other seafood. Buy these fish fresh or packed in olive oil or water. |
| NUTS AND SEEDS | Almonds Coconut meat Flax Seed Hazelnuts Pecans Sunflower Seeds Walnuts | These nuts are healthy and have a low mold content. If you're still worried about mold, soak them in a diluted grapefruit seed extract solution for a few hours. |
| NON-GLUTINOUS GRAINS | Buckwheat Millet Oat Bran Quinoa Wild and brown rice | These grains contain a high amount of fiber, excellent for keeping your digestive system moving and eliminating Candida toxins. Most products derived from this list are also OK - e.g. quinoa crackers, buckwheat flour. You can find these in the gluten-free section in health food stores. |
| HERBS AND SPICES | Basil Black Pepper Cinnamon Cloves Dill Garlic Ginger Oregano Paprika Rosemary Thyme | Many herbs and spices have antioxidant and antifungal properties. They can also improve circulation and reduce inflammation. They're great for livening up food if you're on a limited Candida diet. |
| OILS | Virgin Coconut Oil Olive Oil Sesame Oil Flax Oil Coconut Oil Red Palm Oil | Use cold pressed oils where possible. Remember that heating or boiling can destroy many of the oil's nutrients. |
| SEASONING | Black Pepper Sea Salt Lemon Juice Coconut Aminos Apple Cider Vinegar (Organic, Raw, Unfiltered) | Coconut Aminos are a great alternative to soy sauce. And you can use apple cider vinegar to make some delicious salad dressings. |
| BEVERAGES | Chicory root coffee Cinnamon Tea Peppermint Tea Ginger Tea Licorice Tea | These are just a few of the herbal teas that have antifungal properties. Chicory root is also a great prebiotic (it contains 20% Inulin), so it can help to repopulate your gut with healthy bacteria too. |
| SWEETENERS | Stevia Xylitol | Stevia and xylitol can be used in place of sugar and they have a much smaller effect on your blood sugar levels. |
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