Yeast Diet Guidelines
Posted by Yeast Diet Staff Writer
Everyone has different sensitivities, so avoid recipes or recommendations that contrast with your specific situation (ex. some people can’t have peppers which also means no black pepper, some avoid soy, wheat, corn, etc.)
In general everyone has the following avoidances on a basic Candida Diet:
- Brewers Yeast
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Go light on tea, except green tea.
- All sweeteners including sugar, honey, maple syrup, stevia, Equal, corn syrup, evaporated cane juice, Splenda, sucralose, etc.
- Fruit juice
- Dried fruit, mushrooms, peanuts (raisins are dried fruit).
- Citric Acid (like lemon, lime or orange).
- Vinegar and all vinegar products (mayo, mustard, salsa, dressings, etc).
- All dairy including milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, butter. Eggs are not dairy.
- Yeast in any form. Including most breads.
- Soy sauce and all fermented products like sauerkraut, and pickles.
- Processed meats that contain sodium nitrites. Eat only hormone free meats.
- Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils. Use olive oil instead.
- Spicy seasonings such as chili, cinnamon, pepper. Some herbs are ok including basil, thyme, oregano, and parsley.
- No fruit in any form including fresh, canned, dried or frozen.
Eating out is not recommended while on the Candida Diet.
There are however a great variety of healthy, tasty foods left to choose from that do meet the Candida Diet criteria and these are listed below:
- Vegetables - especially dark green leafy ones.
- Beans of any variety.
- Meat protein, including beef, poultry, fish and shellfish, and fresh (uncured) pork.
- Eggs
- Whole grains, including rice, barley, millet, couscous, and buckwheat.
- Whole grain oatmeal and pasta; corn, rice or spelt pasta.
- Unprocessed seeds and nuts.
- Vegetable oils which are unrefined (the kind that must be refrigerated).
For delicious yeast killing recipes specifically designed to follow the rules of the Candida Diet visit the yeast free recipes page.
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