HIGHLY ACIDIC FOODS (pH 2 - 4.6) :-
Beverages - lime juice, lemon juice, wines, grapefruit juice, orange juice, apple juice, pineapple juice, tomato juice
Fruit - lime, lemon, orange, plum, apple, grapefruit, strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, raisins
Vegetables - cucumber
MODERATELY ACIDIC FOODS (pH 3.1 - 5.6) :-
Beverages - beer
Fruit - peach, pear, mango, guava, banana
Vegetables - tomato, eggplant, string beans
LOW ACID TO ALKALINE FOODS （pH 4.6 - 9.5) :-
Beverages - coffee, mineral water
Fruit - papaya, avocado, dates, melon
Vegetables - pumpkin, spinach, carrot, asparagus, turnip, cabbage, broccoli, sweet potato, onion, peas, white potato, cauliflower, celery, corn, lettuce, mushrooms, Brussels sprout
Beans - baked beans, kidney beans, soybeans
Nuts & Seeds - walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds
Grains - wheat, rice, barley, oats
Fish & Shellfish - sardines, tuna, mackerel, oysters, clams, salmon, catfish, scallops, crab, shrimp
Poultry - chicken, duck, egg yolk, egg white
Dairy products
Honey
Garlic
Cocoa
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(Source: Book - "The Chemistry of Success" by Susan M. Lark, M.D. & James A. Richards, M.B.A.)
Note : Acidic - pH less than 7; Alkaline - pH greater than 7
3 comments:
So which one is better, acidic or alkaline food? Or will it be just a matter of striking a balance; not having too much from the same group?
I think you have told me about this before pa, but I have forgotten...
why not publish a list of balanced diet so that we know what to eat in order to be healthy?
Ni,
According to the book I referred to(I copy):
1)The more alkaline foods are higher in nutrients and also tend to be less allergenic and less likely to cause inflammatory reactions, which acidify our cells.
2)The alkaline diet provides many health benefits such as reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes, cancer,and crippling, inflammatory conditions like arthritis.
3)..should take foods that have a pH above 5.0, which means a diet that has a vegetarian emphasis but includes rich sources of proteins like legumes, whole grains, raw seeds and nuts, and fish and shellfish.
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