Candida Overgrowth: What to Eat and What Not to Eat to Cure It

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Foods You Should Eat

An ideal diet for those with Candida is high in fiber and protein with a small amount of complex carbs and an even smaller amount of fruit. A perfect diet would be about 65 percent of high fiber foods, such as raw or lightly steamed vegetables, 20 percent foods that are high in protein, such as eggs, nuts, fish, or free range chicken, and 10 percent complex carbs such as rice and oats, then 5 percent fresh fruit, such as berries.

1. Vegetables

The best choices are onions, cabbage, turnips, kale, broccoli, celery, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, green peppers, lettuce of all types, parsley, spinach, tomatoes, garlic, radishes, beans, and ginger root. Raw garlic and onions have natural anti-fungal compounds and should be eaten frequently.

2. Grains

Eat these in moderation: buckwheat, whole barley flour, masa harina, air popped popcorn, Graham wheat flour, oat bran, quinoa, wild rice, groats, cream of rye cereal, whole teff and teff flour.

3. Baked Goods

Acceptable baked goods contain no yeast and are unsweetened such as quick breads, unsweetened rice cakes and crackers, tortillas from non-GMO corn, and corn chips made from non-GMO corn. Be sure none of these items have added sweeteners.

4 Legumes

Dried legumes such as chickpeas, garbanzo beans, lentils, black-eyed peas, split peas, and all types of colored beans such as black beans, white beans, navy beans, and pinto beans.

5. Beverages

Acceptable beverages are almond milk, unsweetened soy milk, plain or carbonated water, Mugicha, coffee substitutes (with no malt), Pau D’Arco tea, and lemonade with no added sweeteners.

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