Acidic Alkaline Foods: A healthier diet

It’s interesting to note that nutrition for your body also impacts the pH value, and hence it is broadly divided into alkaline and acidic foods, as well as a small percentage of them are also neutral in nature (which means that they do not lower or raise the pH level of the body). And when we say nutrition for the body, it also includes beverages that are consumed on a daily basis.

The body requires the pH level to be maintained at a value of 7.35, and in order to make it easier on the body to do so, food and beverages that are alkaline are an ideal form of nutrition.

So, in order to be able to stick to an alkaline diet, one must be able to distinguish the acidic and alkaline foods consumed on a regular basis, after which an 80 % alkaline and 20% acidic balance has to be maintained in order to stay healthy as per the body’s needs.

After about a week of research, various food charts classify common ingredients such as grains, meats, vegetables, fruits, dairy and oils in our daily meals as neutral, acidic or alkaline.

So let’s begin with an exhaustive (in my opinion) list of acidic foods including ingredients as well:

Junk Food – Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Cocoa, Coffee (and beverages similar in composition).
Vegetables – Corn, Lentils, Olives, Winter Squash
Fruits -  Blueberries, Canned or Glazed Fruits, Cranberries, Currants, Plums, Prunes
Grains – Amaranth, Barley, Bran wheat, Bran, oat, Cornstarch, Hemp Seed Flour, Kamut Oats (rolled), Oatmeal, Quinoa, Rice, Rice Cakes, Rye, Spelt, Wheat, Wheat, Germ, Noodles, Macaroni, Spaghetti, Bread, Crackers, soda, Flour, white Flour, white wheat
Beans & Legumes – Black Beans, Chick Peas, Green Peas, Kidney Beans, Lentils, Pinto Beans, Red Beans, Soy Beans, Soy Milk, White Beans, Rice Milk, Almond Milk
Dairy – Butter, Cheese, Processed Cheese, Ice Cream, Iced Milk
Nuts & Butters – Cashews, Legumes, Peanuts, Peanut Butter, Pecans, Tahini, Walnuts
Meats – Bacon, Beef, Carp, Clams, Cod, Corned Beef, Fish, Haddock, Lamb, Lobster, Mussels, Organ Meats, Oyster, Pike, Pork, Rabbit, Salmon, Sardines, Sausage, Scallops, Shrimp, Scallops, Shellfish, Tuna, Turkey, Veal, Venison
Fats & Oils – Butter, Lard, Avacado, Canola, Corn, Hemp Seed, Flax, Olive, Safflower, Sesame and Sunflower Oil
Sweeteners – Carob, Sugar, Corn Syrup
Alcohol – Beer, Spirits, Hard Liquor, Wine
Drugs & Chemicals – Aspirin, Chemicals, Medicinal & Psychedelic Drugs, Pesticides, Herbicides, Tobacco
Other Foods – Catsup, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper

Well acquainted with this list… aren’t you? And you’re still wondering why you’re struggling with health issues.

I know. I felt the same way when I read this list. It happens. Never mind, what’s important is to move on to what you should focus on for a healthier life.

So, here’s the alkaline food list:

Vegetables – Alfalfa, Barley Grass, Beets, Beet Greens, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Chard Greens, Chlorella, Collard Greens, Cucumber, Dandelions, Dulce, Edible Flowers, Eggplant, Fermented Veggies, Garlic, Green Beans, Green Peas, Kale Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Nightshade Veggies, Onions, Parsnips (highly glycemic), Peppers, Pumpkin, Radishes, Rutabaga, Sea Veggies, green Spinach, Spirulina, Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Watercress, Wheat Grass, Wild Greens

Oriental Vegetables – Maitake, Daikon, Dandelion Root, Shitake, Kombu, Reishi, Nori, Umeboshi, Wakame

Fruits – Apple, Apricot, Avocado, Banana (highly glycemic), Berries, Blackberries, Cantaloupe, sour Cherries, fresh Coconut, Currants, dried Dates, dried Figs, Grapes, Grapefruit, Honeydew Melon, Lemon, Lime, Muskmelons, Nectarine, Orange, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Raisins, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Tangerine, Tomato, Tropical Fruits, Umeboshi Plums, Watermelon

Protein foods – Almonds, Chestnuts, Millet, Tempeh (fermented), Tofu (fermented), Whey Protein Powder

Sweeteners – Stevia

Spices & Seasonings – Cinnamon, Curry, Ginger, Mustard, Chili Pepper, Sea Salt, Miso Tamari, All Herbs

Other Food & Beverages – Apple Cider Vinegar, Bee Pollen, Lecithin Granules, Molasses, blackstrap Probiotic Cultures, Soured Dairy Products, Green Juices, Veggie Juices, Fresh Fruit Juice, Mineral Water, Alkaline Antioxidant Water

Minerals – Cesium, Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium

In closing, please remember to maintain and 80/20 breakup (80% alkaline – 20% acidic) when it comes to maintaining a diet.

So, would you like to switch to an alkaline diet and feel better already?

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