How to Make the Transition to Living Foods

How to Make the Transition to Living Foods

Please note that although an optimum diet would be 100% Live Foods, it may not always be possible for everyone at all times. When you are new to Live Foods, just do the best you are able and realize some Transitional Foods may occasionally be a part of one's diet. You may not be able to make juices to carry with you or whatever the case may be. Don't be self-condemning; just eliminate the most offending foods for your particular health situation as best as able. Everyone's body reacts differently to different foods. So experiment to find what works best for you! Remember, it might take awhile to find the perfect combination for your body type. Take your time.
Recommended reading: Healing with Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford.
Please note that below is only a partial list. We could not possibly list every food, but give you the general idea.

Food Categories

Living Foods

Transitional Foods

Foods to Eliminate

Beverages

Fresh Fruit Juices
Fresh Vegetable Juices
Green Drinks
Herbal Tea
Soft Wheat-Water
Spring Water

Bottled Natural Fruit Juices
Bottled Natural Vegetable Juices

Artificially Sweetened Fruit Drinks
Caffeinated Tea
Coffee
Soda
Tap Water

Carbohydrates

Amaranth
Barley
Brown Rice
Buckwheat
Corn, Blue
Kamut
Millet
Natural Granola
Oats
Rye
Quinoa
Sourdough Breads (No Yeast)
Sprouted Grain Bread
Unleavened Crackers
Wheat
Sprouted Grain Breads
Sprouted Grain Cereals
Sprouted Grain Crackers
Sprouted Grain Loaves
Sprouted Grain Milks
Sprouted Grain Pie Crust

Cracked Grains and Flours:
Barley
Brown Rice
Buckwheat
Bulgur Wheat
Cornmeal
Millet
Oats
Rye
Whole Grain Breads
Unleavened Crackers
Wheat

Baked Foods with Refined Oil
Food Additives
Flour Products
Granola with Sugar
Pasta
Processed Grains
Refined Flour
White Rice
Yeast Breads

Condiments

Cayenne Pepper
Chili Spices
Dulse
Fresh & Dried Herbs
Garlic
Kelp
Maple Syrup
Naturally Fermented Sauerkraut
Candida-Prone Individuals May Require Limiting or Omitting the Following:
Bee Pollen
Dried Fruits
Fresh Fruits
Raw Unfiltered Honey
Lemons & Lemon Juice
Sea Salt (Unrefined)

Barley Malt
Natural Cooking Wine
Pasteurized Honey
Powdered Vegetable Enzymes
Rice Syrup
Sorghum

Refined Additives:
BHT (And Other Preservatives)
Cane Syrup
Dextrose
Eggs
Food Coloring
Fructose
Glucose
Iodized Salt
Molasses
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
Oils
Pepper
Sugar
Vinegar (All Kinds)

Fats & Oils

Avocados
Fresh Raw Nut Butters

Exclude peanut and cashew nut butters
Seed & Nut Cheeses
Seed & Nut Yogurt Dressings
Vegetable Dressings

Nut Butters
Olive Oil (Cold Pressed)
Sesame Oil (Cold Pressed)
Sesame Tahini
Unrefined Oils

Commercial Nut Butters

Peanut, Cashew Butters
Foods Cooked in Oil

Hydrogenated Oil
Pasteurized Butter            & Cream
Peanuts and Cashews
Refined Oils

Fruits

Fresh Fruit:
Pie
Salads
Sauces
Smoothies
Soups
Dried & Unsulphured:
Raw "Candies"
Snacks

Apple (and Other) Sauces
Baked Apples (and Pears)
Cooked Fruits
Cooked Fruit Desserts
Dried Fruit
Soaked & Steamed Dried Fruit
Steamed Fruit

Canned
Frozen "Ice Cream"
Preserved with Chemicals
Sulphured, Dried
Unripe
With Added Sugar

Proteins

Avocados
Fermented Seed & Nut Sauces
Fresh Raw Goat Milk
Green Drinks
Seed & Nut Yogurt & Cheese
Seed & Nut Milks
Sprouted Beans
Sprouted Nuts
Sprouted Seeds

Nut Butters
Slow Cooked Beans
Slow Cooked Peas
Soups
Unsoaked Nuts
Unsoaked Seeds

Egg
Fish
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Proteins
Luncheon Meats
Meat Analogs
Pasteurized Milk
Pasteurized Cheese
Poultry
Red Meat

Snacks

Dehydrated Bread Crisps
Fresh Fruit
Fresh Fruit Juices
Fresh Vegetable Juices
Fruit & Nut "Candies"
Seed Cheese on Veggie Sticks
Sprouted Trail Mixes
Vegetable Sticks

Baked Apples
Bottled Juices (No Additives)
Brown Rice Cakes
Brown Rice Sushi
Brown Rice Syrup Candies
Flatbreads & Crackers
Herbal Teas
Popcorn (Air Popped, Without
Popcorn ( Butter or Oil)
Natural Granola
Trail Mix

Candies
Commercial "Health Food" Snacks
Natural Junk Food Snacks
Soda
Unnatural Junk Food Snacks

Vegetables

Blended into Sauces
Blended into Soups
Crock Pot
Dried Vegetables
Fresh Made Juices
Organically Grown When Possible
Pickled Raw
Steamed or Baked
Uncooked Greens
Uncooked Sprouts

Broths
Casseroles
Not Organically Grown
Soups
Slow Baked
Steamed Without Oil
Stews

Canned
Cooked with Salt
Cooked with Sugar
Frozen
Irradiated
Overcooked
Pickled Cooked with Salt
Wilted