Base-Forming Foods

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Common alkaline-producing foods should be eaten a maximum of 80% in your diet per day

Alkaline-Forming Foods

Almonds
Apples
Apricots
Avocados
Bananas
Beans, dried
Beets
Blackberries
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chard leaves
Cherries, sour
Cucumbers
Dates, dried
Grapefruit
Grapes
Green beans
Green peas
Lettuce
Lima beans, dried
Lima beans, green
Limes
Milk, raw goats
Millet
Molasses
Mushrooms
Muskmelons
Onions
Oranges
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Pineapple
Potatoes, sweet
Potatoes, white
Quinoa  Fruitalicious Plus has loads of quinoa!
Raisins
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Rutabagas
Sauerkraut
Spinach, raw
Strawberries
Tangerines
Tomatoes
Watercress
Watermelon

So basically it's like this: When you're out shopping next time, notice that one entire section is dedicated to produce and produce-only. The produce section is usually the largest section of a store (and for good reason, just think about it for a minute -- the rest of the store is all packaged and processed stuff!), and you should fill your cart with 80% from this area ... and only 20% from the rest of the store. This 20% will include all your drinks, dairy, poultry, meats, chips and snacks.

Acid-Forming Foods

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Glycemic Food Index

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High Fat Conversion Foods

These are some common foods with their glycemic index numbers that are especially high on this index, and thus stimulate fat storage:

Common sugar (sucrose)—92
Macaroni and cheese—92
Potatoes (mashed—100; French fries—107; baked—121; potato chips—very high)
Corn—78; pop corn—79; corn chips—105; corn flakes—119
Pizza—86
White rice—83; brown rice—79
White and wheat bread—101
Cold cereals (most). E.g. Life—94; Grapenuts—96; Cheerios—106; Total—109
Cooked cereals (e.g. Cream of Wheat—100, oatmeal—87 (steel cut is less)
Bananas—77
Most juices and all drink mixes and soft drinks (97)
Desserts (ice cream—87); donuts—108
Fat-free bottled “lite” dressings (due to added corn syrup and maltodextrins).
High fructose corn syrup—89
Maltodextrins—150 (added to many foods, but deceptively not counted as sugar!)

Did you notice that some of these foods are worse than pure sugar? It is wise to eat these foods sparingly. And when you do eat these foods, balance the glycemic index for the whole meal by eating low index foods with them.

Fat Burning Foods

Here are some of the foods that are rated as having a low glycemic index:

Fructose—32
Trutina Dulcem (a fruit sugar fifteen times sweeter than regular sugar)
“Super sugars” (glyconutrients)
Stevia — though not “approved” by the FDA as a sweetener, it is often used as such
High protein foods (e.g. fish, meat and eggs)
Most vegetables including sweet potatoes and yams
Beans—40
Salads—low
Avocado—low
Stone ground bread and sprouted grain—low
Barley—36
Rye—48
Most pastas—varies; spaghetti—59 (but very low nutritional value)
Berries—low
Cherries—32
Apples—54
Oranges—63
Peaches—60
Pears—53
Dairy products; whole milk—39 (there are other concerns mentioned previously)
Soy milk—43 (although not advised for low thyroid
Seeds and nuts—as low as 21 (peanuts)
Butter (in moderation—far superior to margarine)
Olive oil-low
Soy beans—25
Celery—very very low

There is one other huge advantage to using low glycemic foods besides weight control: longevity! According a study by T. Par entitled "Insulin Exposure and Aging Theory" in the Journal of Gerontology - 1997; 43:182-200, high insulin levels, which result from consuming high glycemic foods, promotes accelerated aging. Both calorie restriction and a low glycemic index diet appear to be important for longevity, BUT a diet of low glycemic foods is even more effective than calorie restriction for longevity.

Acid-Forming Foods

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