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Alkaline and Acid Food Chart

Highly Alkaline:

  • Vegetables: Asparagus, Avocados, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Cucumbers, Kale, Leafy greens, Spinach.
  • Fruits: Avocados, Lemons, Limes.
  • Nuts and Seeds: Almonds, Chia (a.k.a Salba) Seeds, Hemp Seeds, Sesame Seeds.
  • Legumes: Lentils, Lima Beans, White (Navy) Beans.
  • Grains: Quinoa.
  • Oils: Avocado Oil, Coconut Oil, Flax Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Hemp Oil, Olive Oil.
  • Herbs: Comfrey, Garlic, Ginger, Parsley
  • Others: Fresh Coconut Water, Green Drinks, Himalayan Salt, Water (pH 9.5), Real Salt, Soy lecithin (pure), Tofu

 

Mildly Alkaline:

  • Fruits: Avocado, Tomato
  • Vegetables: Beetroot, Capsicum/Pepper , Collard/Spring Greens, Endive, Green Beans, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Okra, Onion, Radish, Red Onion, Rocket/Arugula.
  • Herbs: Basil, Coriander, Chives

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Highly Acidic:

  • Vegetables: Mushroom
  • Fats: Butter, Dairy
  • Fruits: Dried Fruit, Fresh Natural Juice
  • Legumes: Black Beans, Garbanzo Beans, Kidney Beans, Soybeans
  • Grains: Amaranth, Buckwheat Groats, Buckwheat Pasta, Cous Cous, Millet, Oats/Oatmeal, Wild Rice, Spelt
  • Oils: Sunflower Oil
  • Beverages: Alcohol, Black Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Coconut Milk, Fruit Juice (sweetened), Rice Milk, Soy Milk 
  • Proteins: Beef, Chicken, Eggs, Farmed Fish, Freshwater Wild Fish, Hemp Protein, Pork, Ocean Fish, Shellfish
  • Other: Artificial Sweeteners, Honey, Jam, Jelly, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Miso, Mustard, Rice Syrup, Seitan, Syrup, Vinegar, White Rice, Yeast

 

Mildly Acidic:

  • Fruits: Apple, Apricot, Banana, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cantaloupe, Fresh Dates, Grapes, Guava, Mango, Mangosteen, Nectarine, Orange, Peach, Papaya, Pineapple, Plum, Sweet Cherry, Strawberry, Watermelon
  • Fats: Goat’s Cheese, Vegan Cheese
  • Grains: Brown Rice, Rye Bread, Whole Wheat Bread, Wild Rice, Whole meal Pasta
  • Nuts & Seeds: Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Flax Seeds, Hazelnuts, Macadamia Nuts, Pecans, Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds
  • Proteins: Freshwater Wild Fish

 

 

 

 

 


ALKALINE FOODS

ACID FOODS

VEGETABLES

  • Artichokes
    Arugula
    Asparagus
    Avocado
    Basil
    Beets
    Broccoli
    Brussels Srpouts
    Cabbage
    Cabbage Lettuce
    Capsicum/Pepper
    Carrot
    Cauliflower
    Celery
    Chives
    Collard/Spring Greens
    Comfrey
    Coriander
    Cucumber
    Endive
    Endive
    Garlic
    Ginger
    Grasses
    Green Beans
    Kale
    Kohlrabi
    Lamb’s Lettuce
    Leeks
    Leeks
    Lettuce
    Mustard Greens
    New Baby Potatoes
    Okra
    Onion
    Parsley
    Peas
    Pumpkin
    Radish
    Red Cabbage
    Red Onion
    Rutabaga
    Spinach
    Sprouts
    Squash
    Turnip
    Watercress
    White Cabbage
    Zucchini

 

FRUITS

Avocado
Coconut
Grapefruit
Lemon
Lime
Pomegranate
Rhubarb
Tomato

MEATS

Pork
Lamb
Beef
Chicken
Turkey
Custaceans
Other Seafood (apart from occasional oily fish such as salmon)

DAIRY PRODUCTS

Milk
Eggs
Cheese
Cream
Yogurt
Ice Cream

DRINKS

Almond Milk
Fresh Vegetable Juice
Green Drinks
Herbal Tea
Lemon Water (pure water + fresh lemon or lime)
Non-sweetened Soy Milk
Pure Water (distilled, reverse osmosis, ionized)
Vegetable Broth

OTHERS

Vinegar
White Pasta
White Bread
Wholemeal Bread
Biscuits
Soy Sauce
Tamari
Condiments (Tomato Sauce, Mayonnaise etc.)
Artificial Sweeteners
Honey

DRINKS

Fizzy Drinks
Coffee
Tea
Beers
Spirits
Fruit Juice
Dairy Smoothies
Milk
Traditional Tea

SEEDS, NUTS & GRAINS

Almonds
Any Sprouted Seed
Buckwheat Groats
Caraway Seeds
Cumin Seeds
Fennel Seeds
Hemp Seeds
Lentils
Sesame Seeds
Spelt

CONVENIENCE FOODS

Sweets
Chocolate
Microwave Meals
Tinned Foods
Powdered Soups
Instant Meals
Fast Food

FATS & OILS

Saturated Fats
Hydrogenated Oils
Margarine (worse than butter)
Corn Oil
Vegetable Oil
Sunflower Oil

FATS & OILS

Flax
Hemp
Avocado
Olive
Evening Primrose
Borage
Oil Blends

OTHERS

Sprouts (soy, alfalfa, mung bean, wheat, little radish, chickpea, broccoli, etc.)
Hummus
Tahini

FRUITS

All fruits, aside from those listed in the alkaline column.

SEEDS & NUTS

Peanuts
Cashew Nuts
Pistachio Nuts

General Guidance:

Stick to salads, fresh vegetables and healthy nuts and oils. Try to consume plenty of raw foods and at least 2-3 liters of clean, pure water daily.

Dr. Sebi Food List

Note: Dr. Sebi has (added) and (removed) items for the food list and is noted.

Vegetables

  • Amaranth greens – same as Callaloo, a variety of Spinach
  • Wild Arugula (added)
  • Avocado
  • Asparagus – (removed)
  • Bell Peppers
  • Chayote (Mexican Squash)
  • Cucumber
  • Dandelion greens
  • Garbanzo beans (chick peas)
  • Green Banana – (removed)
  • Izote – cactus flower/ cactus leaf- grows naturally in California
  • Jicama – (removed)
  • Kale
  • Lettuce (all, except Iceberg)
  • Mushrooms (all, except Shitake)
  • Mustard greens (removed)
  • Nopales – Mexican Cactus
  • Okra (added back after being removed)
  • Olives (and olive oil)
  • Onions
  • Parsley (removed)
  • Purslane (Verdolaga) – (added)
  • Poke salad -greens (removed)
  • Sea Vegetables (wakame/dulse/arame/hijiki/nori)
  • Squash
  • Spinach – (removed)
  • String beans – (removed)
  • Tomato – cherry and plum only
  • Tomatillo
  • Turnip greens
  • Watercress – (added)
  • Zucchini

Fruits

(No canned fruits or Seedless fruits)

  • Apples
  • Bananas – the smallest one or the Burro/mid-size (original banana)
  • Berries – all varieties- Elderberries in any form – no cranberries
  • Cantaloupe
  • Cherries
  • Currants
  • Dates
  • Figs
  • Grapes -seeded
  • Limes (key limes preferred with seeds)
  • Mango
  • Melons -seeded
  • Orange (Seville or sour preferred, difficult to find )
  • Papayas
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Plums
  • Prickly Pear (Cactus Fruit) – (added)
  • Prunes
  • Raisins -seeded
  • Soft Jelly Coconuts (and coconut oil)
  • Soursops – (Latin or West Indian markets)
  • Sugar apples (chermoya) – (removed)
  • Tamarind – (added)

Nuts & Seeds

(Includes nut & seed butters)

  • Brazil Nuts – (added)
  • Hemp Seed (added)
  • Hazelnuts – (removed)
  • Pine Nuts – (removed)
  • Raw Almonds and Almond butter- (removed)
  • Raw Sesame Seeds
  • Raw Sesame “Tahini” Butter
  • Walnuts

Oils

(New Section added by Dr. Sebi) Minimize the use of oils.

  • Olive Oil (Do not cook)
  • Coconut Oil (Do not cook)
  • Grapeseed Oil (added)
  • Sesame Oil (added)
  • Hempseed Oil (added)
  • Avocado Oil (added)

Spices – Seasonings

  • Achiote
  • Allspice (removed)
  • Basil
  • Bay leaf
  • Cayenne/African Bird Pepper
  • Cilantro (removed)
  • Cloves
  • Coriander (removed)
  • Cumin (removed)
  • Dill
  • Habanero (added)
  • Marjoram (removed)
  • Onion Powder
  • Oregano
  • Parsley (removed)
  • Powdered Granulated Seaweed (Kelp/Dulce/Nori – has “sea taste”)
  • Pure Sea Salt
  • Sage
  • Savory (added)
  • Sweet Basil (added)
  • Tarragon
  • Thyme

Sugars

  • 100% Pure Agave Syrup – (from cactus)
  • Date “Sugar – (from dried dates)
  • 100% Pure Maple Syrup – Grade B recommended – (removed)
  • Maple “Sugar” (from dried maple syrup) – (removed)

Alkaline Grains

  • Amaranth
  • Black Rice – (removed)
  • Fonio – (added)
  • Kamut
  • Quinoa
  • Rye
  • Spelt
  • Tef
  • Wild Rice

Nutritional Guide | All Natural Herbal Teas

  • Alvaca (removed)
  • Anise (removed)
  • Burdock (added)
  • Chamomile
  • Elderberry
  • Fennel
  • Ginger
  • Lemon grass (removed)
  • Red Raspberry
  • Tila (added)

General Guidance:

Steer clear of fatty meats, dairy, cheese, sweets, chocolates, alcohol and tobacco. Packaged foods are often full of hidden offenders and microwaved meals are full of sugars and salts. Over cooking also removes all of the nutrition from a meal.

Another acid/Alkaline Chart for reference
http://alkalife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Acid-Alkaline-Food-Chart-ph-Balance-Alkalife.pdfhttp://alkalife.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Acid-Alkaline-Food-Chart-ph-Balance-Alkalife.pdf
Dr. Truman Berst

Doc Truman started his training in 1961 with Dr. Norma Myers, Master Herbalist and Dean of Green Shores Herbal College in Vancouver, B.C. Dr. Myers was an Iroquois Native American, and a close friend of Nurse Renee Cassie. Dr. Truman continued his research with Dr. Myers until her death in 1988, when she gave him Power of Attorney to carry on her Christian Ministry of Natural Health Research and Education. He received a BS, Masters, and Ph.D. from Green Shores Herbal College in Ethnobotany and Phytotherapy. He is a graduate Master Herbalist, Chartered Herbalist, and Master of Herbology. He also received his Credentials of Ministry and Bishops Certificate from The Christian Heritage Institute, Florence, Oregon. In the last 62 years, Truman has researched and studied with many of the world’s greatest advocates of natural healing, including Dr. John R. Christopher. He also was the Executive Director of Sales for Nature’s Herbs. He founded Health & Herbs a not-for-profit Unincorporated Private Member Association that is an outreach of Good Shepherd Ministries. Truman is a member of the, American Herb Association, American Botanical Council, and Herb Research Foundation. He has created more than 14,000 natural remedies in the forms of extracts, teas, powders, salves, creams, lotions, capsules and tablets and more.

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