ANTI-CANDIDA DIET
Patient Note: This diet is designed to starve the yeast in your body. Two weeks is the recommended time frame for this diet.
Step 1. Elimination
Eat only the food listed on the following pages. If you have any question, please ask the doctors or the nutrition consultant. The foods listed below will definitely prevent you from helping your yeast problem, but many you should already be avoiding as part of your general program here.
Sugar: All foods containing processed sugars should be eliminated. This includes cakes, sweets, jams, sodas etc.
Fruit, Fruit sugars, and this include fruit juices, and honeys are also eliminated. (Some types of fresh fruit can usually be gradually introduced after 2 weeks and the impact of their introduction monitored.)
Processed Foods: White flour products, such as breads and pastas and white rice.
Simple Carbohydrates: Potatoes, chips, crackers
Fermented Products: Products that have been fermented or contain yeast. ie: bread, alcohol, soy sauce, vinegar (except saurkraut is okay.)
Fungal Products: Mushrooms, cheeses, and milk.
Step 2. Cleansing & Food Choice
-Make sure you are drinking enough water. Ask the doctor if you are unsure how much you need.
-Start the day with a cup of warm water and lemon juice. (there is no need to eliminate lemon juice even though it is a fruit.)
-Eat plenty of salads with raw salad vegetables that inhibit the growth of Candida such as raw garlic, onions, cabbage, broccoli, turnip greens, and kale.
-Eat fresh and organic food as much as possible because when your body is being constantly stressed by pesticides and other chemicals it’s ability to fight the infection is greatly suppressed.
-Eat throughout the day instead of a few large meals.
Tips:
-Cook w/ saturated fats like ghee and coconut oil, and use more refined oils like olive, canola, and flax raw (or add to a hot dish after cooking.)
-Drink herbal teas with flavored Stevia when you want something sweet.
-Eat food immediately after cooking and only cook as much as you need-mold grows readily on leftovers and can feed yeast
Vegetables
Note: Vegetables that inhibit the growth of Candida: raw garlic, onions, cabbage, broccoli, turnip, kale)
Cabbages
Bok Choy , broccoli, Cabbage kraut, Cauliflower, Celery cabbage (Pe Tsai), Collared greens, Head (green or red), Kale, Kohlrabi.
Lettuces
Bibb, Butterhead, Boston, Butterscotch, Celtuce (stem), Iceberg (crisphead), Loose-leaf, Lamb’s, Matchless, Oak leaf (green , bronze), Prizehead, Salad bowl, Red-leaf chicory (Arugula), Romaine, Roguette, Leek, Mung bean sprouts, Onion, Okra, Parsnip, Pumpkin, Rape, Radish, Red sweet pepper, Sea kale, Shallot, Spinach
Squashes
Acorn, Alligator, Banana, Boston marrow, Bush, Buttercup, Butternut, Castera, Cocozella, Connecticut field, Crookneck, Cushaw, Delicious, golden nugget, Hubbard varieties, Mammoth, Melopepo, Mirliton, Patty pam, Pumpkin, Quaker pie, Queensland blue, Small sugar, Spaghetti, Straightneck, Table queen, Turban, Vegetable spaghetti, Virginia mammoth, Whitebush scallop,zucchini
Other
Alfalfa sprouts, Artichoke, Asparagus, Bamboo sprouts, Banana pepper, Bavarian endive (escarole, Chicory escarole), Bean sprouts, Beet greens, Bell pepper(sweet green), String beans, Swiss chard, Tomatillo, Tomato, Turnip greens, Upland cress, Water Celery, Watercress, Whitloof chicory( Belgian or French), Yucca
Herbs and Spices
Ginger
Allspices Ginseng (tea)
Althea root (tea) Goldenrod (tea)
Angelica Hibiscus (Roselle) (tea)
Anise Lavender
Apple mint Lemon balm (Melissa)
Balm Licorice
Basil Lovage
Bergamot Mace
Boneset (tea) Marjoram
Borage Menthol
Burdock root (tea) Mint
Burnet (cucumber flavor) Nutmeg
Caraway Oregano
Cardamom Paprika
Cassia Parsley
Celery seed Peppercorns (black, white)
Chamomile (tea) Peppermint
Chervil Pimiento
Chicory (in coffee, tea) Rosemary
Chive Saffron
Clove Sage
Comfrey (tea) Savory
Coriander Sorrel (dock)
Cumin Spearmint
Dill Tarragon
Dittany Thyme
East Indian arrowroot Turmeric
Fenugreek Vanilla (bean, extract)
Animal Products
(Note: Non-organic animal products, including eggs, are likely to contain quantities of antibiotics, which may exacerbate your yeast problem-get organic as much as possible)
Any variety of:
Fish
Shellfish
Amphibian
Beef
Pork
Lamb
Mutton
Game Poultry Eggs
Nuts:
(DEFINITELY AVOID PEANUTS AND PISTACHIOS)
Pumpkin seeds
Sesame seeds
Almonds
Walnuts
Fats:
Olive oil
Flax oil
Walnut oil
Canola oil
Coconut oil (for cooking)
Ghee (for cooking)
Bkfst
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Snack
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Lunch
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Snack
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Dinner
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Snack
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Scrambled eggs w/ spinach
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Applegate farms turkey (Whole Foods)
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Chicken on a mixed greens salad
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Hamburger topped w/ salsa
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Vegetable chili
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Shredded broccoli w/ *ginger dressing
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Sliced turkey
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Boiled eggs
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Field greens salad w/ salmon
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Celery w/ almond butter
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Stir fried spinach, onion,
Garlic, snow peas
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Carrots and celery w/ hummus
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Egg salad made w/ *vinegar-free mayo on celery
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Avocado and tomato salad
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Beef and veggie burrito bowl (Chipotle has organic meat-get just meat, fajita veggies, salsa)
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Grilled veggie kabobs (onion, Zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes rubbed w/ garlic)
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Cut broccoli
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Scrambled eggs w/ tomato and onion
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Hummus w/ sliced jicama and celery
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Chicken salad made w/ *vinegar-free mayo on celery
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Walnuts
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Grilled asparagus
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Cucumber, tomato, onion salad
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Grilled bison burger
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Deviled eggs made w/ *vinegar-free mayo on celery
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Chicken fajitas
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Almonds
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Mixed vegetable salad
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Boiled cabbage
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*Dairy-free veggie quiche (cook in advance in a muffin tin)
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Egg salad made w/
*Vinegar-free mayo
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Stir fried veggies w/ shrimp
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Guacamole w/ sliced jicama and celery
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Veggie 'fries' (brush sliced zucchini, eggplant, and yucca with oil and bake in oven)
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Boiled cabbage
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Poached eggs
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Cashews
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Grilled chicken w/ steamed veggies
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Tuna salad made *vinegar-free mayo on celery
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Vegetable Soup
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Sauerkraut
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Tips: Make your own salad dressings (make in advance and let sit a little while) such as: -Olive oil, flax oil, lemon, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper -Tomato, olive oil, flax oil, onion, garlic, lemon, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper (mix in blender) -Olive oil, flax oil, fresh shredded ginger and salt
Recipe for vinegar-free mayonnaise:
1 boiled organic egg
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoon salt
1-cup olive oil
Whatever spices you like that are on the above list
Blend first 4 ingredients: With blender running constantly, slowly dribble in the oil, a little at a time, until it thick and creamy. It will become slightly thicker when refrigerated.
4 eggs
Spinach
Green pepper
Onion
Garlic
Coconut oil
Sautee the vegetables in the oil until softened.
Let cool, then mix in a bowl with the eggs.
Line a 12-cup muffin pan with baking cups.
Spray the cups with organic olive oil cooking spray.
Divide mix evenly among the muffin cups.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes, or until the knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Keep in the refrigerator and warm a few at a time for breakfast or a quick snack. |