Candida Diet: Foods to Eat
So what's left after you take cheese, alcohol, chocolate and various
other foods from your diet? Well the good news is the foods to eat
section also contains some delicious items. Remember to check out our
recipes page for inspiration!
These foods are all OK for Stage One, Two and Three of the Candida diet.
When you get to Stage Two and Three you can start to reintroduce some foods,
for example fruits with low sugar content. Until you get past Stage One though,
try to stick to this list as strictly as possible.
Foods to Eat in the Candida Diet
| Category |
Foods to Eat |
Notes |
VEGETABLES |
Asparagus Avocado Broccoli Brussel sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Collard greens Cucumber Eggplant Garlic (raw) Kale Leeks Okra Onions Peppers Radish Seaweed Spaghetti squash Spinach Summer squash Swiss chard Tomatoes Turnip Zucchini |
- Vegetables starve the Candida of the sugar and mold diet that feed it
- They also absorb fungal poisons and carry them out of your body
- Avoid starchy vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, potatoes, yams, corn, all squash except zucchini, beets, peas, parsnips and all beans except green beans
- You should buy your vegetables fresh and eat them raw, steam or grill them. Add a little garlic and onions for flavor as they are especially helpful with Candida
|
LIVE YOGURT CULTURES |
Plain yogurt Probiotics |
- Live yogurt cultures (or probiotics) help your gut to repopulate itself with good bacteria
- The live bacteria in the yogurt will crowd out the Candida yeast and restore balance to your system
- Especially useful after a course of antibiotics, or when a patient is suffering from Candida
- Yogurt from goat and sheep milk is even better, as they tend to contain fewer chemicals
- Good bacteria will also produce antifungal enzymes that can help you fight Candida
|
PROTEINS |
Beef Chicken Fish Eggs |
- Proteins almost completely free of sugars and mold, so they fill you up while restricting the Candida
- Eat fresh and organic meat if possible - processed meat like lunch meat, bacon and spam, is loaded with dextrose nitrates, sulphates and sugars
- Smoked or vacuum packed meats are also best avoided
- Most Atkins recipes will also work reasonably well in a Candida diet
|
NUTS AND SEEDS |
Nuts and seeds that don't contain a high mold content |
- Nuts are a high protein food that starves Candida and restricts its growth
- Avoid peanuts and pistachios as they tend to have a higher mold content
- You can remove mold by soaking the nuts in water
- Another tip to remove mold - spray the nuts with a diluted grapefruit seed extract solution
|
NON-GLUTINOUS GRAINS |
Buckwheat Millet Amaranth Quinoa Wild and brown rice |
- Grains contain a high amount of fiber, excellent for keeping the colon clear so Candida doesn't get a chance to multiply.
- Grains also act like a pipecleaner in your intestine, grabbing nasty toxins like pollutants, chemicals, pesticides and heavy metals on their way through.
|
HERBS AND SPICES |
Basil Black Pepper Cayenne Cilantro Cinnamon Cloves Cumin Curry Dill Garlic Ginger Nutmeg Oregano Paprika Rosemary Tarragon Thyme Turmeric |
- Contain antioxidants and anti-fungal properties
- Increase circulation and reduce inflammation
- Improve digestion and alleviate constipation
- Most herbs and spices are beneficial in your fight against Candida
- They're great for livening up food if you're on a limited Candida diet
|
OILS |
Virgin Coconut Oil Olive Oil Sesame Oil Pumpkin seed oil Macadamia Oil Almond Oil Flax Oil Safflower Sunflower Coconut oil Coconut butter Ghee Organic butter |
- Use cold pressed oils
- Heating or boiling destroys many of the oils' nutrients
|
SEASONING |
Black Pepper Salt Sea Salt Lemon Juice |
|
HERBAL TEAS |
Cinnamon Tea Clove Tea Chamomile Tea Pau D'arco Tea Peppermint Tea Ginger Tea Licorice Tea Lemongrass Tea Green Tea |
- All of these herbal teas have antifungal properties
- If you're missing your morning coffee, try Green Tea instead
|
For more details on how the foods you eat can help cure your Candida, check out our
Top Candida-Fighting Foods page.
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Step 2: Elimination |
Step 3: Repopulation
