Acid-Alkaline Foods

By: Elna Botes van Schalkwyk

Your acid-alkaline shopping list:


ALKALINE FOODS:
Almonds, artichokes, asparagus, avocados, beets, broccoli, buckwheat, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, flax seed, green beans, leafy greens, lentils, millet, olives, onions, potatoes, pumpkin seeds, quinoa.

SLIGHTLY ACIDIC FOODS:
Black beans, brazil nuts, cantaloupe, chickpeas, dates, hazelnuts, nectarines, plums, sunflower seeds, walnuts.

WEAKLY ACIDIC FOODS:
Berries, citrus fruits (grapefruit and lemon are the safest citrus to eat), whey, vinegar, tomatoes (their acidity lies mainly in the skin), honey.

ACIDIC FOODS:
Alcohol, chocolate, coffee, dairy, eggs, most fruit, peanuts, processed foods, refined vegetable oils, saturated fat, soft drinks, soy sauce, sugar, white flour