Yeast Free Foods

Yeast Free Foods

The Yeast Diet has been used for years by naturalists as a way to detox the body of overstocks of yeast that can come from certain medications, processed foods or from exposure to others with yeast overgrowth.  The food we eat plays a major role in our body's delicate balance between maintaining healthy levels of Candida yeast and prevention of harmful yeast overgrowth.  With processed foods at an all time high, chances are you, like most people, are taking in way more yeast-enabling foods than your body was ever intended to handle.  Below is a list of yeast free food categories that can be bought or prepared yeast/sugar/dairy free, and are suitable for using while on the yeast diet or after in order to maintain the proper balance of yeast within the body.

*Some of the following yeast free foods are found at the average grocery store, but many are exclusive to health food markets.  Organic foods are always ideal, especially while doing the yeast diet.

Breakfast

Eggs:

• Scrambled (may add veggies…onion, bell pepper, etc…onion flakes/powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper)
• Breakfast burrito--scrambled eggs with kidney beans whole or smashed up, hummus, guacamole (see recipe) and the best tortillas I found that are allowed are Sprouted Wheat Tortillas from the frozen food section of the health food grocery store (other brands may be comparable...just read the labels to check for safe ingredients)
.  Also you can add sautéed veggies like green peppers and onions and fresh veggies like tomato and lettuce.
• Fried (good on toast…see recommended bread below)
• Hard boiled (bring to a roaring boil, turn off burner, cover with lid about 5-10 min) (salt and pepper)
• Omelets (add any veggies or seasonings)
• Egg Casserole

Grits

Turkey bacon

Toast (two good kinds of bread allowed are from a health food grocery store- Sami’s Bakery Millet and Flax bread from the bakery section and Sourdough Spelt Bread from the frozen food section).

Oatmeal with rice milk

Waffles with almond butter (see recipes for waffle recipe)

Pancakes with almond butter

Cereal with rice milk or vanilla rice milk:

• Kashi puffed wheat, rice, grains, etc.
• Shredded wheat
• There are some other cereals in bags that are good…one is like cheerios (be sure to read labels on these b/c some add different forms of sugar)

*If you have access to a juicer, this is wonderful to have in the morning!  You can buy carrots in bulk for juicing, you will  go through them surprisingly fast!  Use about 10 carrots and one beet for every 2 people (if the beet is big, use half).  I recommend straining the pulp.

 

Snacks

Nuts (except for peanuts)

Rice cakes with almond butter

Plain popcorn

Yeast free/sugar free crackers

Baby carrots and celery

Hard boiled eggs

Fresh veggie juice

Organic Tortilla chips with guacamole or hummus (read the labels on the chips b/c some have yeast)

Sesame sticks

Green tea

 

Lunch

Leftovers

Soup and bread

Popovers with guacamole and chicken (see popover recipe, guacamole recipe and herb roasted chicken recipe)

Sandwich

• almond butter
• meatloaf
• avocado and chicken

Salad with avocado dressing

 

Dinner

Taco Salad

Chicken and rice

Veggie Soup

Red beans, rice and cornbread

Spaghetti

Veggie Lasagna

Stir fry

Herb roasted chicken

Jambalaya

Baked potatoes (red)

Popovers

Meatloaf

Burger patties

Black bean soup (puree in blender)

Round steak with gravy

Mashed potatoes

Chicken and Dumplings

Fajitas

Grilled Meat

Tortilla Soup

Any Veggies are good for sides

Yeast free foods are important to incorporate into a healthy diet to balance many of the yeast enabling food servings most Americans are exposed to today. 

Yeast Diet Recipes

It helps to plan the yeast free foods ahead of time when preparing for the yeast diet.  Mapping out the meals for the week or at least a couple days in advance will ensure that you don't have to cheat while on the diet.  Check out our "recipes" section for full recipes of some delicious meals that you can enjoy while on the yeast diet.  If you have a recipe you would like to add to our "yeast free cookbook" let us know!  You can send your recipe in to recipe@theyeastdiet.com .   

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