- All vegetables
- Avocados
- Black Olives
- Coffee
- Cold-water fish and shellfish without mercury, such as halibut, wild salmon, sardines, shrimp, tilapia and trout
- Dark Chocolate
- Fresh fruit (but see “11 to avoid”)
- Fresh herbs and spices
- Low-sodium beans
- Mushrooms
- Natural sweeteners
- such as agave, raw honey and Truvia
- Nuts and seeds
- Onions
- Organic Greek Yogurt or kefir
- Russet and sweet potatoes
- Sea Vegetables such as arame and nori
- Squash such as spaghetti and Pumpkin
- Tea
- Tomatoes
- Whey protein powder
- Whole Grains such as barley, oats, quinoa and whole-wheat bread
- Whole organic eggs, fortified with omega-3 fatty acids
11 to avoid
Bamboo shoots
Butter, Shortening
Dried Fruit such as dried apples or apricots
Granulated sugar
Millet
Noniodized sea or kosher salt
Peanuts, pine nuts
Processed foods with artificial colors,trans fats, MSG or high-fructose corn syrup
Processed soy
Swordfish, shark
White Flour