Foods to Avoid

So I have researched many website to get a good list of what you can and cannot eat on the Candida Diet. There are a couple of good sites that have lists of what you can and cannot eat however some things are debatable so go with how you respond to some of these items.. Here are a couple Yeast Free Living and The Yeast Diet.  Below is a a compiled list

Foods to Avoid
  • Brewers Yeast
  • Alcohol
  • Chocolate
  • Coffee
  • Go light on tea, except green tea. (My husband could not tolerate even decaf green tea)
  • All sweeteners including sugar, honey, maple syrup, Equal, corn syrup, evaporated cane juice, Splenda, sucralose, etc.
  • Fruit juice
  • Dried fruit, mushrooms, peanuts (raisins are dried fruit).
  • Citric Acid (Preservative in many canned goods..look carefully)
  • Vinegar and all vinegar products (mayo, mustard, salsa, dressings, etc).
  • All dairy including milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, butter. Eggs are not dairy.
  • Yeast in any form. Including most breads. (Pacific Meadows Bakery has a Yeast Free Bread)
  • Soy sauce and all fermented products like sauerkraut, and pickles. (Substitute Braggs Amino Acid)
  • Processed meats that contain sodium nitrites. Eat only hormone free meats.
  • Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils. Use Coconut Oil or olive oil instead.
  • No fruit in any form including fresh, canned, dried or frozen.