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| Collard and Mustard Greens - Very Alkaline |
Eating alkaline foods can help to take away or reduce the acidity of other foods that you eat. This list is slightly alkaline, alkaline and very alkaline. Eating only these foods would be too much of a good thing but combining these foods with more acid type foods should help to produce a good pH balance in your body. The foods go very acidic, acidic, slightly acidic, slightly alkaline, alkaline and very alkaline. Look at the list for acidic foods and compare them with these alkaline foods to get a better idea of how to properly balance your meals.
| FOODS THAT HELP REDUCE ACIDITY |
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| SLIGHTLY ALKALINE | ALKALINE | VERY ALKALINE |
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| artichokes | acorn squash | asparagus |
| avocados | almonds | beet greens |
| bananas | apples | broccoli |
| beetroot | beets | Brussels sprouts |
| black beans | blackberries | collard greens |
| Brazil nuts | butternut squash | cucumbers |
| cabbage (all types) | cantaloupe | endive |
| Canola oil | celery | escarole |
| carrots | dates | fennel |
| cashews | figs | garlic |
| cauliflower | grapes | ginger root |
| cheese (goat's milk) | green beans | ginger tea |
| cheese (soy) | herbs, dried & spices | grapefruit |
| cherries (sweet) | (except salt & curry) | greens (all types) |
| chestnuts | honeydew | herbs, fresh |
| cider, apple | kiwifruit | juice, vegetable (fresh) |
| cinnamon | Lima beans | kale |
| coconut | maple syrup | leeks |
| coconut oil | melons | lemons |
| cod liver oil | navy beans | lettuce (all types) |
| corn (fresh) | okra | limes |
| eggplant | papaya | mandarin oranges |
| flax seeds | pears | mangoes |
| flax seed oil | pepper, black | mustard greens |
| fruit juice, fresh | pickles, dill | olive oil |
| goat's milk | potato (sweet) | onions |
| granola, unsweetened | raisins | parsley |
| great northern beans | raspberries | peppers |
| honey (raw) | rice syrup | radishes |
| horseradish | soy sauce | spinach |
| kidney beans | spices, except salt & curry | Swiss chard |
| lentils | sprouts | tea (ginger) |
| mushrooms | squash, summer | vegetable juices (fresh) |
| oats | squash, winter | watercress |
| oatmeal | strawberries | yellow beans |
| olives | sweet potato |
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| oranges | syrup (maple) |
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| peaches | syrup (rice) |
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| peas | tea (green) |
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| pineapple | watermelon |
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| pinto beans | yellow squash |
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| potato skins | zucchini |
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| rice, wild |
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| rutabaga |
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| sesame seeds |
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| soy cheese |
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| soybeans (edamame) |
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| tangerines |
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| tea (herbal) |
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| tofu |
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| tomatoes |
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| turnip |
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| wild rice |
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