FRUITS
FAVOR
- Generally most sweet fruit
- Use fresh and seasonal fruits
- Applesauce
- Apricots
- Avocado
- Bananas (ripe, not green)
- Berries
- Cantaloupe
- Cherries
- Coconut
- Dates (fresh, cooked, or soaked)
- Figs (fresh, cooked, or soaked)
- Grapefruit
- Grapes
- Kiwi
- Lemons
- Limes
- Mango
- Melons
- Oranges
- Papaya
- Peaches
- Pineapple
- Plums
- Prunes (cooked or soaked)
- Raisins (soaked)
- Tamarind
- Tangerines
- Rhubarb
- Strawberries
- Soursop
- Chikkoo
- Jackfruits
- Casaba
- Muskmelon
- Jaamun
MINOR
- Apples [cooked]
- Craneberries
- Dried fruits, cooked
- Pears
- Pomegranate
- Guava
- Quince
- Raisins, cooked
AVOID
- Generally most dried fruit,
- Apples (raw)
- Bananas (green)
- Cranberries
- Dates (dry)
- Dried Fruit, in general
- Figs (dry)
- Pears
- Persimmons
- Pomegranate
- Prunes (dry)
- Raisins (dry)
- Watermelon
- Custard apple
VEGETABLES
FAVOR
- In general vegetables should be cooked
- Use fresh and seasonal vegetables
- Asparagus
- Avocado
- Beets
- Bok choy
- Carrots, Cooked
- Cabbage* (cooked)
- Chilies (in very small quantities)
- Cilantro
- Cauliflower*
- Daikon radish*
- Fennel (Anise)
- Garlic
- Green Beans
- Green Chilies
- Leeks, cooked
- Leafy greens*
- Okra
- Olives (black)
- Onion, Cooked
- Parsley*
- Peas, Cooked
- Potatoes, sweet
- Pumpkin
- Rutabega
- Spaghetti squash*
- Squash, Summer [yellow crockneck, zucchini]
- Squash, Winter [acorn, buttercup, butternut]
- Sweet Potatoes
- Watercress
- Zucchini
MINOR
- Broccoli
- Burdock root,
- cooked moist
- Cassava
- Collards
- Corn, fresh
- Cucumber, seedless
- Gourd squash
- Jerusalem artichoke
- Jicama
- Kale, well cooked
- Karela
- Lettuce
- Mustard greens
- Parsnips
- Plantain
- Radishes
- Spinach
- Sprouts
- Taro roots
- Turnip greens
- Winter squash [spaghetti]
AVOID
- Generally frozen, raw or dried vegetables
- Artichokes
- Beet Greens
- Bell Peppers
- Bitter Melon
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Burdock Root
- Cabbage
- Carrots, Raw
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chilies (in excess)
- Corn Fresh
- Dandelion Greens
- Eggplant
- Endive
- Jerusalem Artichokes
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Lettuce
- Mushrooms
- Olives Green
- Onion Raw
- Peas Raw
- Peppers, Hot
- Pokeroot
- Potatoes White
- Radishes
- Spinach Raw
- Sprouts
- Swiss chard
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- Prickly pear (fruit & leaves)
- Wheat grass
- Sprouts
GRAINS
FAVOR
- Basmati rice, brown or white
- Brown rice, all grains or sweet
- Durham Flour
- Oats, whole Cooked
- Pancakes
- Rice (all types)
- Seitan
- Sushi rice, white
- Sprouted Wheat Bread
- Wheat berries
MINOR
- Amaranth
- Barley
- Quinoa
AVOID
- Barley
- Bread (with yeast)
- Buckwheat
- Cereals (cold, dry, or puffed)
- Corn
- Couscous
- Crackers
- Granola
- Millet
- Muesli
- Oat Bran
- Oats, Dry
- Pasta, Wheat
- Polenta**
- Rice Cakes
- Rye
- Sago
- Spelt
- Tapioca
- Wheat Bran
LEGUMES
FAVOR
- Lentils, Red
- Miso
- Mung Beans
- Mung Dal, Split or whole
- Soy Cheese
- Soy Milk (served warm)
- Soy Sauce
- Soy sausages*
- Soy Meats
- Tofu (served hot)
- Toor Dal
- Urad Dal
MINOR
- Black chickpeas
- Muth beans
- Urad dal
AVOID
- Adzuki Beans
- Black Beans
- Black-Eyed Peas
- Garbanzo Beans (Chickpeas)
- Kidney Beans
- Lentils, Brown
- Lima Beans
- Miso**
- Navy Beans
- Peas (dried)
- Pinto Beans
- Soy Beans
- Soy Flour
- Soy Powder
- Split Peas, green or yellow
- Tempeh
- White Beans
DAIRY
FAVOR
- Most dairy is good
- Butter
- Buttermilk
- Cheese soft
- Cottage Cheese
- Cow’s milk, certified raw
- Ghee
- Goat’s cheese
- Goat’s Milk
- Ice Cream (in moderation)
- Yogurt (fresh diluted & spiced*)
MINOR
- Cheeses, hard
- Ice cream, homemade
- Sour cream, in moderation
AVOID
- Frozen Yogurt or with fruits
- Cow’s milk Powdered
- Goat’s milk Powdered
- Dairy products, commercial or powdered
MEATS AND EGGS
FAVOR
- Beef
- Buffalo
- Chicken (especially dark)
- Duck
- Eggs
- Fish (fresh and salt water)
- Salmon
- Sardines
- Seafood
- Shrimp
- Tuna Fish
- Turkey (dark)
AVOID
- Lamb
- Mutton
- Pork
- Rabbit
- Venison
- Turkey (white)
OILS
FAVOR
- For internal & external use
- Almond Oil
- Avocado Oil
- Castor Oil
- Ghee
- Peanut Oil
- Sesame Oil, dark or light
MINOR
- Coconut oil
- Mustard oil
- Olive oil
- Safflower oil
- Soy oil
- Walnut oil
AVOID
- Animals fats
- Canola Oil
- Corn Oil
- Flax Seed Oil
- Soy Oil
- Vegetable, mixed
SWEETENERS
FAVOR
- Amasake [rice milk]
- Brown rice syrup
- Brown sugar, unrefined
- Date Sugar
- Fructose
- Fruit Juice Concentrates
- Honey (raw and uncooked)
- Jaggary
- Maple Syrup (in moderation)
- Rice Syrup
- Sucanat
- Sugarcane juice
- Turbinado
MINOR
- Barley malt
- Dried fruits, cooked [apricots, bananas, papaya, peaches, pineapples, raisins]
- Molasses
AVOID
- Artificial Sweeteners
- White Sugar
- Honey (heated or cooked)
- Maple syrup**
- Sugar substitutes[saccharin, sweet n low, nutrasweet]
SPICES
FAVOR
- All spices are good
- Ajwan
- Allspice
- Almond extract
- Anise
- Asafetida (hing)
- Basil
- Bay Leaf
- Black Pepper
- Black cumin
- Caraway
- Cardamom
- Cayenne*
- Cinnamon
- Cloves
- Coriander (seeds or powder)
- Cumin (seeds or powder)
- Curry powder
- Dill leaves or seeds
- Fennel
- Garam masala
- Fenugreek*
- Ginger (fresh or dried)
- Kudzu
- Mace
- Mango powder
- Marjoram
- Mustard Seeds
- Nutmeg
- Oregano peel
- Oregano
- Paprika
- Peppermint
- Pippali
- Poppy Seeds
- Rosemary
- Saffron
- Sage
- Salt
- Savory
- Spearmint
- Star anise
- Tamarind
- Tarragon
- Thyme
- Turmeric
- Vanilla
MINOR
- Cayenne Pepper
- Cilantro
- Curry leaves
- Chili Powder
- Fenugreek
- Garlic
- Horseradish
- Neem Leaves
- Mint
- Parsley
AVOID
- Garlic, raw
- Extremely bitter and astringent herbs and spices
BEVERAGES
FAVOR
- Alcohol (beer; white wine)*
- Almond milk
- Aloe vera juice or drinks
- Apple cider
- Apricot juice
- Berry juice (except for cranberry)
- Carob*
- Carrot juice
- Chai (hot spiced milk)
- Cherry juice
- Chicory blends
- Coconut milk
- Date shake
- Grain “coffee”
- Grape juice
- Grapefruit juice
- Lemonade
- Mango juice
- Miso broth
- Orange juice
- Papaya juice
- Peach nectar
- Pineapple juice
- Rice milk
- Salted drinks
- Sour juices
- Soy milk (hot & well-spiced)*
MINOR
- Lassi[sweet yogurt drink]
- Mixed vegetable juices
- Carob-banana shake
- Milk shakes
AVOID
- Alcohol (hard; red wine)
- Apple juice
- Black tea
- Caffeinated beverages
- Carbonated drinks
- Chocolate milk
- Cold drinks
- Coffee
- Cold dairy drinks
- Cranberry juice
- Iced tea
- Icy cold drinks
- Pear juice
- Pomegranate juice
- Prune juice**
- Pungent drinks
- Soy milk (cold)
- Tomato juice**
SEEDS
FAVOR
- Chia
- Flax
- Halva
- Pumpkin
- Sesame
- Sunflower
- Tahini
AVOID
- Popcorn
- Psyllium**
CONDIMENTS
FAVOR
- Black pepper*
- Chutney, coconut or mango
- mango (sweet or spicy)
- Coriander leaves*
- Daikon, grated
- Dulse
- Gomashio
- Hijiki
- Kelp
- Ketchup
- Kombu
- Lemon
- Lime
- Lime pickle
- Mango pickle
- Mayonnaise, non commercial
- Mirin
- Mustard, noncommercial
- Olives, black or green
- Pickles, ginger or lime or general
- Rock salt
- Sea Salt
- Scallions
- Seaweed
- Soy sauce
- Sprouts*
- Tamarind
- Umeboshi plum
- Vinegar, brown rice or herbal or umeboshi
- Yogurt, spiced
MINOR
- Cilantro
- Chili pepper
- Coconut, grated
- Coconut milk
- Rose water
AVOID
- Chocolate
- Garlic, raw
- Horseradish
- Ketchup
- Mayonnaise, commercial
- Onion, raw
- Preservatives and additives, chemical
HERBAL TEAS
FAVOR
- Ajwan
- Bancha [twig]
- Basil
- Catnip*
- Chamomile
- Chicory*
- Cloves
- Comfrey
- Elder Flower
- Eucalyptus
- Fennel
- Fenugreek
- Ginger (fresh)
- Hyssop
- Hawthorne
- Juniper berry
- Kukicha*
- Lavender
- Lemon grass
- Licorice
- Lotus
- Marshmallow
- Oat straw
- Orange peel
- Pennyroyal
- Peppermint
- Peruvian bark
- Rose flowers
- Rosehips
- Saffron
- Sage
- Sarsaparilla
- Sassafras
- Spearmint
MINOR
- Chrysanthemum
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
- Violet
AVOID
- Alfalfa**
- Barley** [grain tea]
- Basil**
- Blackberry
- Borage**
- Burdock
- Cinnamon**
- Corn silk
- Dandelion
- Ginseng
- Hibiscus
- Hops**
- Jasmine**
- Lemon balm**
- Mormon tea
- Nettle**
- Passion flower**
- Red clover**
- Red Zinger**
- Violet**
- Yarrow
- Yerba Mate**