acid foods chart

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Hi everyone! We’ve graduated from reflux but now and then I come across something to share with others who are still fighting it. I found this chart online and it is basically based on the idea that the body’s acidity level is a reflection of health and highly acidic environments are a sign of a problem which might be as simple as dietary and allergy issues…we’ll that’s my ten cent explanation! Here’s the chart-I pasted it in my word doc and somehow lost the link but you could probably search and find it easy. There are two charts-we like the color block one you’ll find at the end of the posting. Good luck to all you moms and dads.

Alkali-Forming Foods
Figs	30.0	Potatoes	2.0
Soy Beans	12.0	Pineapple	2.0
Lima Beans	12.0	Cabbage	1.8
Apricots	9.5	Grapefruit	1.7
Spinach	8.0	Tomatoes	1.7
Turnip/Beettops	8.0	Peaches	1.5
Raisins	7.0	Apples	1.0
Almonds	3.6	Grapes	1.0
Carrots	3.5	Bananas	1.0
Dates	3.0	Watermelon	1.0
Celery	2.5	Millet	0.5
Cucumber	2.5	Brazil nuts	0.5
Cantaloupe	2.5	Coconuts	0.5
Lettuce	2.2	Buckwheat	0.5
Watercress	2.0
Neutral (near/neutral) Ash Foods
milk		Vegetable oils
Butter		White sugar
Acid-Forming Foods
Oysters	5.0	Rice	2.5
Veal	3.5	W.Wheat/Rye bread	2.5
Most Fish	3.5	Most nuts (X-almond/brazil nut)	2.0
Organ meats	3.0	Natural Cheese	1.5
Liver	3.0	Lentils	1.5
Chicken	3.0	Peanuts	1.0
Fowl	3.0	Eggs	3.0
Most Grains	3.0

Most grains are acid-forming, except millet and buckwheat, which are considered to be alkaline. Sprouted seeds and grains become more alkaline in the process of sprouting. All vegetable and fruit juices are highly alkaline. The most alkali-forming juices are: fig juice, green juices of all green vegetables and tops, carrots, beet, celery, pineapple and citrus juices. Vegetable broth ( HERE ) is an extremely alkalizing drink.

Category	High Acid	Medium Acid	Low Acid	Low Alkaline	Medium Alkaline	High Alkaline
Fruits	Blueberries, Cranberries, Prunes, Sweetened Fruit Juice	Sour Cherries, Rhubarb, Canned Fruit	Plums, Processed Fruit Juices	Oranges, Bananas, Cherries, Pineapple, Peaches, Avocados	Dates, Figs, Melons, Grapes, Papaya, Kiwi, Berries, Apples, Pears, Raisins	Lemons, Watermelon, Limes, Grapefruit, Mangoes, Papayas
Vegetables Beans/Legumes		Potatoes (without skins), Pinto Beans, Navy Beans, Lima Beans	Cooked Spinach, Kidney Beans, String Beans	Carrots, Tomatoes, Fresh Corn, Mushrooms, Cabbage, Peas, Potato Skins, Olives, Soybeans, Tofu	Okra, Squash, Green Beans, Beets, Celery, Lettuce, Zucchini, Sweet Potato, Carob	Asparagus, Onions, Vegetable Juices, Parsley, Raw Spinach, Broccoli, Garlic
Meats	Beef, Pork, Shellfish	Turkey, Chicken, Lamb	Venison, Liver, Cold Water Fish
Eggs/Dairy	Cheese, Custard, Homogenized Milk, Ice Cream	Raw Milk	Eggs, Butter, Yogurt, Buttermilk, Cottage Cheese	Soy Cheese, Soy Milk, Goat Milk, Goat Cheese, Whey
Grains/Cereals	Wheat, White Flour, Pastries, Pasta	White Rice, Corn, Buckwheat, Oats, Rye	Sprouted/Whole Wheat Bread, Brown Rice	Millet, Wild Rice
Oils			Corn Oil	Canola Oil	Flax Seed Oil	Olive Oil
Beverages	Liquor, Beer, Soft Drinks	Coffee, Wine	Tea, Cocoa	Ginger Tea	Green Tea	Herb Teas, Lemon Water
Sweeteners	NutraSweet, Equal, Aspartame, Sweet ‘N Low	White Sugar, Brown Sugar, Molasses	Processed Honey	Raw Honey, Raw Sugar	Maple Syrup, Rice Syrup	Stevia
Nuts/Seeds	Peanuts, Walnuts	Pecans, Cashews, Pistachios,	Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds	Chestnuts	Almonds
Misc.	Chocolate	Jam, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Mustard, and Vinegar	Margarine, Lard

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