Candida Diet: Foods to Eat

Candida Diet: Foods to Eat

Foods to Eat in the Candida Diet

Category	Foods to Eat	Why?	Notes / Exceptions
VEGETABLES	Asparagus, Avocado, Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Eggplant, Garlic (raw), Kale, Okra, Onions, Peppers, Radish, Spinach, Tomatoes, Turnip, Zucchini	Vegetables starve the Candida of the sugar and mold diet that feed it They also absorb fungal poisons and carry them out of your body	Avoid starchy vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, potatoes, yams, corn, all squash except zucchini, beets, peas, parsnips and all beans except green beans You should buy your vegetables fresh and eat them raw, steam or grill them. Add a little garlic and onions for flavor as they are especially helpful with Candida
LIVE YOGURT CULTURES	Plain yogurt Probiotics	Live yogurt cultures (or probiotics) help your gut to repopulate itself with good bacteria The live bacteria in the yogurt will crowd out the Candida yeast and restore balance to your system	Especially useful after a course of antibiotics, or when a patient is suffering from Candida Yogurt from goat and sheep milk is even better, as they tend to contain fewer chemicals Good bacteria will also produce antifungal enzymes that can help you fight Candida
PROTEINS	Beef Chicken Fish Eggs	Proteins almost completely free of sugars and mold, so they fill you up while restricting the Candida	Eat fresh and organic meat if possible - processed meat like lunch meat, bacon and spam, is loaded with dextrose nitrates, sulphates and sugars Smoked or vacuum packed meats are also best avoided Most Atkins recipes will also work reasonably well in a Candida diet
NUTS AND SEEDS	Nuts and seeds that don't contain a high mold content	Nuts are a high protein food that starves Candida and restricts its growth	Avoid peanuts and pistachios as they tend to have a higher mold content You can remove mold by soaking the nuts in water Another tip to remove mold - spray the nuts with a diluted grapefruit seed extract solution
NON-GLUTINOUS GRAINS	Buckwheat Millet Amaranth Quinoa Spelt products Oats Wild and brown rice	Grains contain a high amount of fiber, excellent for keeping the colon clear so Candida doesn't get a chance to multiply. Grains also act like a pipecleaner in your intestine, grabbing nasty toxins like pollutants, chemicals, pesticides and heavy metals on their way through.	For your breakfast cereal, try a low-sugar variety of oat bran or rice bran