When paired with the right remedies, a commitment to the basic principles of the candida diet will yield good results in a short space of time. Some recommendations are strict AND there is lots of room to be optional, also.
DO NOT EAT: SUGAR of any description, including in fruit juices.
WHEAT or YEAST products, e.g. bread, cake, pies, pastries, biscuits, cereal, flour, bran, semolina
FERMENTED FOOD STUFFS, e.g. alcohol, vinegar, pickles, condiments, soya sauce, mature cheeses
GOOD TO EAT
All vegetables (potato in moderation)
All salad greens
Fresh herbs in abundance
Herbs and spices
Avocado
The following FRUITS ONLY:
Pawpaw, grapefruit, green apples, lemon
100% sourdough rye bread
Ryvita biscuits
Oats (rolled oats, oat cakes, OatsoEasy plain)
Maltabella (sorghum) porridge
Corn (popcorn, mielies, mielie meal, maizena)
Millet
Tapioca
Sago
Quinoa
Rice (incl. rice cakes, rice pasta)
Olive oil
BRAGGS unfermented soya sauce‘
‘White’ cheeses: ricotta, goat’s cheese,
mozzarella, feta
Yoghurt (‘white’ = unsweetened, natural)
low fat dairy products
Legumes
Sea vegetables: Nori, Wakame, Dulse
Almonds (vacuum-packed)
Hummus (chickpea pate)
Organic meat, free-range chicken
Fish (uncrumbed)
Eggs
Potato crisps (lightly salted)
Green Tea
Herb Teas
Rooibos Tea
Xylitol and Stevia as sweeteners
ABSOLUTELY AVOID
Mushrooms
Fruit juice
Fruit (other than allowed items)
Jams
Sweets & chocolate
Ice-cream
Cakes and biscuits
Muffins
Flour
Bran
Semolina
Muesli
Dried fruit
Cornflakes
Cereals
Pasta
Marmite and Bovril
Pizza
Mayonnaise
Condiments
Tomato sauce
Chutney
Mustard
Basting
Marinade
Salad dressing
Soya sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Nuts
Olives
All cheeses (other than allowed items)
Instant coffee (limit filter to 2 cups a day)
Sucrose
Alcohol
Soft drinks Smoked/ pickled meats (sausage, corned beef)