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ELSMORE'S WELLNESS PAGE 13 |
| FOOD pH |
| Some foods test acid but when eaten are alkaline forming foods. Grapefruit is a good example. Grapefruit will turn a test strip yellow but if you put a test strip under your tongue a few minutes after eating a grapefruit it will turn the test strip blue. From the list below, if you want to improve your pH, you will have to pic eighty percent of your diet from the alkaline and weak acid foods. |
| ACID FORMING FOOD GROUPS |
............ | ALKALINE FORMING FOOD GROUPS |
|---|---|---|
| Meats | .... | Salts |
| Grains (most) | .... | Vegetables |
| Nuts & Beans | .... | Fruits |
| Cheese | .... | Wine |
| Beer & Whiskey | .... | Coffee |
| Sugars (most)* | .... | . |
| STRONG ACID FORMING FOOD |
............ | STRONG ALKALINE FORMING FOOD |
|---|---|---|
| Abalone | .... | Rhubarb, Raw |
| Bacon | .... | Mustard Greens |
| Fish | .... | Parsley, Raw |
| Pork | .... | Spinach, Raw |
| Beef | .... | . |
| Ham | .... | . |
| Chicken | .... | . |
| Turkey | .... | . |
| Peanuts | .... | . |
| Coconuts | .... | . |
| Cashews | .... | . |
| Garlic | .... | . |
| Potatoes | .... | . |
| Mushrooms | .... | . |
| Yeast | .... | . |
| Sunflower Seeds | .... | . |
| ACID FORMING FOOD |
............... | ALKALINE FORMING FOOD |
|---|---|---|
| Shrimp, Raw | .... | Human Milk |
| Egg, Whole | .... | Kelp, Raw |
| Crab, Cooked | .... | Tangerines |
| Bread | .... | Oranges, Raw |
| Rice | .... | . |
| Beans, Lima | .... | . |
| Soybeans | .... | . |
| Beans, Red | .... | . |
| Walnuts, English | .... | . |
| Tomatoes, Raw | .... | . |
| Eggplant, Raw | .... | . |
| Cauliflower, Raw | .... | . |
| Asparagus, Raw | .... | . |
| Avocados | .... | . |
| Bananas, Raw | .... | . |
| Chocolate | .... | . |
| WEAK ACID FORMING FOOD |
.............. | WEAK ALKALINE FORMING FOOD |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese, American | .... | Cheese, Cheddar |
| Caviar | .... | Cow's Milk |
| Cottage Cheese | .... | Goat's Milk |
| Egg White | .... | Yoghurt, Whole |
| Baking Powder | .... | Cabbage, Raw |
| Honey | .... | Celery, Raw |
| Soy Milk | .... | Lettuce, Raw |
| Summer Squash | .... | Broccoli, Raw |
| Zucchini | .... | Turnips, Raw |
| Cucumbers, Raw | .... | Pickles, Dill |
| Onions, Raw | .... | Cabbage, Chinese |
| Parsnips, Raw | .... | Carrots, Raw |
| Dates | .... | Sesame Seeds |
| Apricots | .... | Lemons, Raw |
| Apples | .... | Grapefruit |
| Raisins | .... | Figs, Raw |
| . | .... | Grapes, Raw |
| . | .... | Cherries, Raw |
| . | .... | Plums, Raw |
| . | .... | Strawberries |
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* There are plenty of reasons to avoid sugar but if you can't
live without adding sugar to your food, brown sugar and maple syrup are high alkaline forming sugars. |