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Your  Food  Guide  for  Achieving  a  Healthy  Acid/Alkaline Balance 

To help achieve a healthy balanced pH level, refer to the chart below. Keep in mind the more alkaline and less acidic the food source the better for your overall health and well-being. According to the health experts,75% of your food should come from alkaline sources and 25% may come from acidic sources.Try pairing foods for easier digestion and to promote a healthier balance. For example consume beans (acid) with broccoli (alkaline)

 VEGETABLES   BEANS   AND   LEGUMES: Most Alkaline:  broccoli, cucumber, cilantro, oriental greens, garlic, onions, kale, spinach, parsley, sea vegetables,Medium Alkaline: bell pepper, cauliflower, parsnip, endive, ginger root, sweet potato, cabbage, celery, carrots, asparagus.Low Alkaline: Brussels sprouts, beets (tops and roots), tomatoes and tomato juice, fresh peas, dark lettuce, all mushrooms, potatoes with skin,  pumpkin, squash,  tempeh.Most Acid: processed soy beans, salted and sweetened peanut butterMedium Acid:  salted peanut butter.Low Acid: corn, lentils, peanuts with skin, organic peanut butter, soy protein powder, beans,(kidney, lima, navy, pinto, white,black, peas, split and chick,) extra firm tofu ,edamame. 

FRUITS : Most Alkaline:cantaloupe, honeydew melon, raisons, nectarine, raspberry, water mellon, fresh black cherries, black olives in oil. Medium Alkaline: apple, avocado, pink grapefruit, lemon, lime, mango, pear, peach. Low Alkaline: fresh pineapple, apricot grapes, blue berry, strawberry, black berry, papaya. Most Acid: cranberry,dried fruit, sulfered. Medium Acid : prunes,  olives, (pickled ) sweetened fruit juice, sweetened canned fruit,sweetened jams, sweetened preserves.Low Acid: dried fruit, natural figs, dates, banana, unsweetened canned fruit, natural fruit juice, unsweetened jams, unsweetened preserves.

SEASONINGS  HERBS, SPICES : Most Alkaline: Celtic sea salt, Great lake salt, miso and natto, cayenne, ashwagandha, gotu kola, ginkgo biloba, baking soda. Medium Alkaline : cinnamon, ginger, dill, mint, peppermint, turmeric, rhodiola, basil, oregano, licorice root, Siberian ginseng. Low Alkaline : most herbs, curry, mustard powder,kola nut, tamari, milk thistle, maca, astragalus, suma, Echinacea.

Most Acid: black pepper, MSG, soya sauce, brewer’s and nutritional yeast. Medium Acid : vanilla, nutmeg, mayonnaise, ketchup.Low Acid : tahini, carob, cocoa, regular table salt. 

BEVERAGES: Most Alkaline : electron-rich alkaline water, plasma activated water.Medium Alkaline:  teas, green, macha green, ginger, rooibos,  chamomile, water, ozonated water,             ionized water.     Low Alkaline : dry red wine, unsweetened almond milk,   distilled water, draft beer, dark stout, organic black coffee.

Most Acid : alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, Medium Acid : coffee with milk and sugar.Low Acid : unsweetened soy milk, unsweetened rice milk, black tea black coffee, decaf coffee. 

GRAINS, CEAREAL, OTHER : Most Alkaline : bee pollen soy lecithin granules, dairy free probiotic cultures.Medium Alkaline : aloe vera juice, Low Alkaline : whole oats quinoa, wild rice, millet and spelt, hemp protein powder. 

Most Acid : barley, pastries, cakes tarts cookies.Medium Acid : plain rice protein powder, rolled oats and oat bran, rhy, white bread, white pasta, white rice.Low Acid : brown and basmati rice, wheat and buck wheat, kasha,amaranth,whole wheat and corn pasta, whole grain bread. 

NUTS & SEEDS,  GRASSES & SPROUTS, OILS: Most Alkaline : Pumpkin seeds , almonds, (W/Skin), plain almond butter, all sprouts, wheat grass, alfalfa grass , barley grass. Medium Alkaline : extra virgin olive oil, borage oil and primrose oil, chestnuts, Brazilian nuts, light and dark flax seeds, macadamia nuts, black currant oil.Low Alkaline : hazelnuts, flaxseed and buckthorn oils, hemp seeds and oil, sesame seeds and oil, sunflower  seeds and oil.  

Most Acid : pistachios, trans fatty acids, acrylamides.Medium Acids : cashews, pecans, walnuts.Low Acids: popcorn, canola oil, grape seed oil, green soybeans, pine nuts, safflower oil.

 MEAT,  FISH  &  FOWL: Most Alkaline :Medium Alkaline : wild, ultra pure omega 3 fish oil, CLA ( conjugated linoleic acid)Low Alkaline : cod liver oil.

Most Acid : beef, lobster.Medium Acid : chicken, lamb, pork veal.Low Acid : fish, turkey, venison, wild duck, seafood. 

DAIRY  &  EGGS: Most Alkaline : Human breast milk.Medium Alkaline : dairy probiotic cultures, whey protein isolate powder. Low Alkaline : soft goat cheese, goat milk.

Most Acid : Processed cheese, hard cheese, yolk of chicken eggsMedium Acids : soy cheese and soft cheese, ice cream, whole chicken eggs.Low Acids : cow’s milk, cream ,yogurt,butter, buttermilk, white of chicken eggs. 

SWEETENERS: Most Alkaline : Medium Alkaline : unsulfured blackstrap molasses.Low Alkaline : stevia,brown rice syrup, pure maple syrup, unpasteurized honey.

Most Acid : artificial sweeteners Medium Acid :  corn syrup, and fructose, high fructose corn syrup, sugar. Low Acid : commercial honey.

 VINEGAR: Most Alkaline : Medium Alkaline : Apple cider vinegar.Low Alkaline :

Most Acid : White vinegar.Medium Acid : balsamic vinegar. Low Acid : rice vinegar.   .   

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