Low Acid Diet
Blair Lancaster Spa
GOLDEN MOOR LOW ACID DIET
Reducing acid in your diet is believed to generally help your overall health, immune system, energy levels and many more benefits. Many holistic practitioners believe reducing acid in your diet may also reduce disease. The following information includes a list of foods to help you balance out your food selections. Your total intake for the day should not be more than 20% acid forming foods and 80% from the neutral or alkaline list.
We are offering this program for your information and benefit, however if you have concerns about trying this program we recommend you consult your health professional.
For maximum benefit we recommend you do the 21 day cleanse while on this program.
Column 1
Protein foods-Acid forming foods
Most recommended
Fish (eat all you want even if over 20% of diet)
Acceptable during program
Beans (dried) fresh beans see column 3
Beef
Coffee (black -maximum two cups per day)
Eggs (whole)
Grains (whole) barley, spelt, oats, rye, brown rice, millet, buckwheat
Lamb
Lentils
Liver
Nuts (except almonds are 80% see column 2)
Oatmeal
Peas (dried) fresh peas see column 3
Poultry
Pork
Prunes (cooked)
Rhubarb (cooked)
Rice (white) brown rice is 80% see column 2
Seeds (flax, sunflower)
Soy beans
Tofu
Veal
Wheat germ
Not recommended in this program
Milk
Cheese (of all kind)
Seafood (shell fish)
Column 2
Starch foods
Alkaline forming
Most recommended
Almonds
Millet, buckwheat
Rice (brown)
Acceptable during program
Apples
Apricots
Berries (blueberries, raspberries)
Cherries
Lemons
Peaches/pears/nectarines
Popcorn
Potatoes
Pumpkin/squash/yams/sweet potatoes
Sesame seeds
Soy milk
Tahini
Tomatoes (fresh)
Not recommended during program:
Bananas
Currants
Dried fruits
Fruit juices
Flour of any grains
Grapes
Honey
Maple syrup
Melons
Molasses
Orange
Pasta
Pineapple
Raisins
Soups (thick) usually thicken by flour
Tropical fruit
Column 3
Bulk forming foods
Neutral foods
Most recommended
Chives
Garlic
Ginger
Onions (include leeks, green onions, shallots
Tea (herbal without milk)
Water
Acceptable during the program
Artichokes
Asparagus
Avocado
Beans (green)
Beets
Bok choy
Broccoli
Brussel sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Dandelion
Eggplant, endives, escarole
Herbs (basil, rosemary, thyme etc)
Kale
Lettuce
Oils: all oils except peanut oil
Parsley,
Peppermint
Pepper (green, red , orange, yellow)
Radicchio
Seaweeds
Sorrel
Spinach
Sprouts
Turnips
Water cress
Not recommend during program
Cheese, milk
Mushrooms
Not recommended at any time during the program
Cakes, candy, ice cream - Cereal (processed) - Flour gravy
Fruit juices with sugar/ pop or soda - Oily nuts and peanuts - Sugar (white or brown)
Your Diet should contain - Less than 20% from Column 1 & 80% + from Column 2 & 3 combined
