When I began researching the benefits of raw foods I began to hear regularly “acid foods” and “alkaline foods”. So today I would like to clarify what this is exactly and simply. I believe that by adopting a more alkaline lifestyle including alkaline foods and alkalising forms of exercise, you can reduce the occurrence of most diseases!
Thank you Jemma of Naked Treaties for this straight forward Acid/Alkaline Chart. It’ll all make sense when you see this chart dear readers. And you’ll see that it doesn’t just apply to a raw or vegan diet but across the board. If you have any questions please let me know.
Alkaline Producing: (maximise 80% of daily intake)
Fun!
Correct Food Combining
Raw Juices
Fresh raw fruits on empty stomach (high sugar fruits can have an acidic effect in the body if there is an imbalance of healthy/unhealthy bacteria ie: Candida
Millet/Quinoa/Buckwheat
Potato/Sweet Potato/Pumpkin
Raw vegetables
Cooked vegetables (steamed, stir fried or baked best with coconut oil)
All salad greens
All sprouts (sprouted bread mildly acidic)
Melons on empty stomach
Grapefruit/Lemons/Limes
Sauerkraut and all fermented vegetables
Vegetable soup
Fresh uncooked corn
Molasses
Lima beans/Edamame
Apple cider vinegar
Unsulfured dried fruit and fresh dates (although high in sugar so can have an acidic effect in the body if there is an imbalance of healthy/unhealthy bacteria ie: Candida)
Avocado
Dulse/Kelp all Seaweed
Green/Herbal Tea
Sunwarrior raw protein powder
Almonds
Macrobiotic/ Celtic/ Himalayan sea salt
In limited amount: Honey/agave/cooked grains suck as brown rice/ lentils/ chickpeas/legumes/etc…
Acid Producing: (limit only 20% of daily intake. We do need some acid in our diets so choose foods closer to the bottom of the list for maximum benefit)
Stress
Incorrect food combining
Alcohol
Table salt
Coffee/ Black Tea
Sugar/artificial sweeteners
Pop corn
Cigarettes
Drugs (pharmaceutical or recreational)
Soft drinks, heated juices
Dairy (butter, cheese, ice cream, milk, etc…)
Eggs
Glazed or sulfured fruits
Wheat products/pasta
Vinegar
Foods cooked with oils or deep-fried
The ‘whites’ (white bread, pasta, rice, sugar)
Meat, Poultry, Shellfish,
Fish
Processed cereals
Cakes and sweets Processed crackers/biscuits
(Now onto the good Acids which ideally would make up the 20% of your acid based diet)
Black pepper
Cooked corn
Cranberries
Prunes
Most nuts and seeds
Cacao
Eggs
Tofu and soy products
Plums
Cooked grains
With love, health and an alkalising lifestyle. 
~Life Dancer~
Donna
