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Pitta Diet
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| Food Group |
Avoid |
Favor |
| Fruits |
In general,
most sour fruit
Apples (sour)
Apricots
Bananas
Berries (sour)
Cherries (sour)
Cranberries
Grapefruit
Grapes (green)
Kiwi **
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Lemons
Mangoes (green)
Oranges (sour)
Peaches
Persimmons
Pineapple (sour)
Plums (sour)
Rhubarb
Tamarind
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In general,
most sweet fruit
Apples (sweet)
Applesauce
Apricots
Avocado
Berries (sweet)
Cherries (sweet)
Coconut
Dates
Figs
Grapes (red/purple)
Limes *
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Mangoes (ripe)
Melons
Oranges (sweet) *
Papaya
Pears
Pineapple (sweet) *
Plums (sweet)
Pomegranates
Prunes
Raisins
Strawberries *
Watermelon
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| Vegetables |
In general
pungent vegetables
Beet greens
Beets (raw)
Burdock root
Corn (fresh) **
Daikon radish
Eggplant **
Garlic
Green chillies
Horseradish
Kohirabi **
Leeks (raw)
Mustard greens
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Olives, green
Onions (raw)
Peppers (hot)
Turnip greens
Watercress
Zucchini Prickly
pear (fruit)
Radishes (raw)
Spinach (cooked) **
Spinach (raw)
Tomatoes
Turnip greens
Turnips
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In general, sweet and
bitter vegatables
Artichoke
Asparagus
Beets (cooked)
Bitter melon
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots (cooked)
Carrots (raw) *
Cauliflower
Celery
Cilantro
Cucumber
Dandelion greens
Fennel (Anise)
Green beans
Jerusalem artichoke
Kale
Leafy greens
Leeks (cooked)
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Lettuce
Mushrooms
Okra
Olives, black
Onions (cooked)
Parsley
Parsnips
Peas
Peppers, sweet
Potatoes, sweet/white
Prickly pear (loaves)
Pumpkin
Radishes
Rutabaga (cooked)
Spaghetti squash
Sprouts (not spicy)
Squash, winter/summer
Taro root
Watercress *
Wheat grass sprouts
Zucchini
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| Grains |
Bread (with yeast)
Buckwheat
Corn
Millet
Mueshi **
Oats (dry)
Polenta **
Rice (brown) **
Rye
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Amaranth
Barley
Cereal, dry
Couscous
Crackers
Durham flour
Granola
Oat bran
Oats (cooked)
Pancakes
Pasta
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Quinoa
Rice (basmatl,
white, wild)
Rice cakes
Scilan (wheat meat)
Spelt
Sprouted wheat
bread (Essene)
Tapioca
Wheat
Wheat bran
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| Legumes |
Miso
Soy sauce
Soy sausages
Tur dal
Urad dal
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Aduki beans
Black beans
Black-eyed peas
Chick peas
(garbanzo beans)
Kidney beans
Lentils, brown & red
Lima beans
Mung beans
Mung dal
Navy beans
Peas (dried)
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Pinto beans
Soy beans
Soy cheese
Soy flour *
Spelt
Soy milk
Soy powder *
Split peas
Tempeh
Tofu
White beans
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| Dairy |
Butter (salted)
Buttermilk
Cheese (hard)
Sour cream
Yogurt (plain,
frozen or w/fruit)
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Butter (unsalted)
Cheese (soft,
not aged, unsalted)
Cottage cheese
Cow's milk
Ghee
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Goat's milk
Goat's cheese
(soft, unsalted)
Ice cream
Yogurt (freshly
made & diluted) *
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| Animal Foods |
Beef
Chicken (dark)
Duck
Eggs (yolk)
Fish (sea)
Lamb
Pork
Salmon
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Sardines
Seafood
Tuna fish
Turkey (dark)
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Buffalo
Chicken (white)
Eggs (albumen or white only)
Fish (freshwater)
Rabbit
Shrimp *
Turkey (white)
Venison
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| Condiments |
Chili pepper
Chocolate
Chutney, mango (spicy)
Gomasio
Horseradish
Kelp
Ketchup
Mustard
Lemon
Lime pickle
Mango pickle
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Mayonnaise
Pickles
Salt (in excess)
Scallions
Soy sauce
Vinegar
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Black pepper *
Chutney, mango (sweet)
Coriander leaves
Dulse *
Hijiki *
Kombu *
Lime *
Sprouts (not spicy)
Salt
Seaweed *
Taman
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| Nuts |
Almonds (with skin)
Black walnuts
Brazil nuts
Cashews
Filberts
Hazelnuts
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Macadamia
Peanuts
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
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Almonda (soaked and peeled)
Charole
Coconut
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| Seeds |
Chia
Sesame
Tahini
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Flax
Halva
Popcorn
(no salt, buttered)
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Psyllium
Pumpkin *
Sunflower
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| Nuts |
Almonds (with skin)
Black walnuts
Brazil nuts
Cashews
Filberts
Hazelnuts
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Macadamia
Peanuts
Pecans
Pine nuts
Pistachios
Walnuts
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Almonda (soaked and peeled)
Charole
Coconut
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Oils
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Almond
Apricot
Corn
Safflower
Sesame
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For internal and
external use
(most suitable
at top of list):
Sunflower
Ghee
Canola
Olive
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Soy
Flax seed
Primrose
Walnut
For external use:
Avocado
Coconut
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Beverages
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Alcohol (hard,
red, sweet wine)
Apple cider
Berry juice (sour)
Caffeinated beverages
Carbonated drinks
Carrot juice
Cherry juice (sour)
Chocolate milk
Coffee
Cranberry juice
Grapefruit juice
Iced tea
Icy cold drinks
Lemonade
Papaya juice
Pineapple juice
Tomato juice
V-8 juice
Sour juices
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Herb Teas:
Ajwan
Ajwan
Basil **
Clove
Eucalyptus
Fenegreek
Ginger (dry)
Ginseng
Hawthrone
Juniper berry
Mormon tea
Pennyroyal
Red Zinger
Rosehip **
Sage
Sassafras
Yerba Mate
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Alcohol * (beer,
dry white wine)
Almond milk
Aloe vera juice
Apple juice
Apricot juice
Berry juice (sweet)
Black tea *
Carob
Chai (hot,
spiced milk)
Cherry juice (sweet)
Cool dairy drinks
Grain "coffee"
Grape juice
Mango juice
Miso broth *
Mixed veg. Juice
Orange juice *
Peach nectar
Pear juice
Pomegranate juice
Prune juice
Rice milk
Soy milk
Vegetable bouillon
Herb teas:
Alfalfa
Bancha
Barley
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Blackberry
Borage
Burdock
Catnip
Chamomile
Chicory
Comfrey
Dandelion
Fennel
Ginger (fresh)
Hibiscus
Hops
Jasmine
Kukicha
Lavender
Lemon balm
Lemon grass
Licorice
Marshmallow
Nettle
Oat Straw
Passion flower
Peppermint
Raspberry
Red clover
Sarsaparilla
Spearmint
Strawberry
Violet
Wintergreen
Yarrow
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| Spices |
Ajwan
Allspice
Almond extract
Anise
Asafoetida (hing)
Basil (dry)
Bay leaf
Cayenne
Cloves
Fenugreek
Garlic
Ginger (dry)
Mace
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Marjoram
Mustard seeds
Nutmeg
Oregano
Paprika
Pippali
Poppy seeds
Rosemary
Sage
Salt
Savory
Star anise
Thyme
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Basil (fresh)
Black pepper *
Caraway *
Cardamom *
Cinnamon
Coriander
Cumin
Dill
Fennel
Ginger (fresh)
Mint
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Neem leaves *
Orange peel *
Parsley *
Peppermint
Saffron
Spearmint
Tarragon *
Turmeric
Vanilla *
Wintergreen
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Sweeteners
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White sugar **
Honey
Liaggary
Molasses
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Barley malt
Fructose
Fruit juice
concentrates
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Maple syrup
Rice Syrup
Dried or fresh
sugar cane juice
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Food
Supplements |
Amino acids
Bee pollen **
Royal jelly **
Minerals:
Copper
Iron
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Vitamins:
B2
B6
C
E
P
Folic acid
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Aloe vera juice
Barley green
Brewer's yeast
Minerals:
Calcium
Magnesiun
Zinc
Spirolina
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Blue green algae
Vitamins:
A
B1
B12
D
K
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