APPENDIX
Clean Eating Food List
Poultry, Meats, and Fish/Seafood
• Bass • Beef, extra-lean ground • Beef, grass-fed, trimmed of visible fat • Buffalo/bison • Chicken, lean ground • Chicken breast, skinless, boneless • Clams • Crab • Elk • Halibut • Lamb, lean ground • Lamb, rack • Lobster • Mussels • Pork, lean ground |
• Pork chops, trimmed of visible fat • Pork roast, trimmed of visible fat • Pork tenderloin • Salmon, fresh or low-sodium, water-packed canned • Scallops • Shrimp • Tilapia • Tuna, fresh or low-sodium, water-packed canned • Turkey, extra-lean ground • Turkey breast, skinless, boneless • Veal • Venison steaks • Venison tenderloin |
Protein Alternatives
• Black beans • Black-eyed peas • Chickpeas • Edamame • Eggs, organic, free-range • Kidney beans |
• Lentils • Navy beans • Split peas • Tempeh • Tofu |
Vegetables
• Artichokes • Asparagus • Beets, beet greens • Bell peppers • Broccoli • Brussels sprouts • Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Celeriac/celery root • Celery • Chard • Collard greens • Cucumbers • Eggplants • Garlic • Green beans • Greens, dark leafy • Greens, salad • Jicama • Kale • Leeks • Mushrooms |
• Onions • Parsnips • Peas • Potatoes • Pumpkin • Radishes • Scallions/green onions • Shallots • Snap peas • Snow peas • Spinach • Sprouts • Squash, summer • Squash, winter • Sweet potatoes • Tomatoes, fresh or low-sodium canned • Turnips • Watercress • Wax beans • Yams • Zucchini |
Fruits
• Apples • Apricots • Avocados • Bananas • Berries, fresh or frozen • Cantaloupe • Cherries • Dates • Dried fruit, unsulfured, unsweetened • Papayas • Peaches • Pears • Pineapples • Plums |
• Grapefruit • Grapes • Figs • Honeydew melons • Kiwi • Lemons • Limes • Mangoes • Nectarines • Oranges • Pomegranates • Raisins • Tangerines • Watermelon |
Dairy and Dairy Alternatives
• Almond milk • Butter, unsalted • Cashew milk • Coconut milk • Cottage cheese, low-fat or nonfat • Cream cheese, nonfat • Feta, low-sodium |
• Greek yogurt, low-fat or nonfat plain • Kefir (yogurt drink) • Rice milk • Skim milk • Soy milk • Yogurt, low-fat or nonfat plain |
Beverages
• Coffee • Tea, green or herbal |
• Water |
Nuts, Seeds, and Oil
• Almonds, unsalted • Avocado oil • Cashews, unsalted • Chestnuts • Chia seeds • Coconut oil • Coconut, unsweetened shredded • Flaxseed • Hazelnuts, unsalted • Nut and seed butters, unsalted |
• Olive oil • Pecans, unsalted • Pine nuts/pignolias • Pistachios, unsalted, undyed • Pumpkin seeds/pepitas • Safflower oil • Sesame oil • Sesame seeds, unsalted • Sunflower seeds, unsalted • Walnuts, unsalted |
Baked Goods
• Brown-rice wraps • Wasa crispbreads |
• Whole-grain breads, pitas, tortillas • Whole-wheat breadcrumbs |
Cereals
• Cold and hot cereal, whole-grain • Granola, homemade or unsweetened |
• Oat bran • Oatmeal • Wheat germ |
Grains
• Barley • Buckwheat • Bulgur • Millet |
• Quinoa • Rice, brown, wild • Teff • Wheat berries |
Dry Goods
• Baking powder • Baking soda • Black pepper/peppercorns • Brown rice cakes • Cocoa powder, unsweetened • Protein powder, all-natural, unsweetened whey • Sea salt • Soba noodles |
• Spices (cinnamon, cloves, allspice, cumin, coriander, curry, nutmeg) • Vanilla extract, pure • Whole-grain flours (wholewheat, oat, quinoa, amaranth, spelt) • Whole-grain pasta |
Sweeteners
• Agave nectar • Honey |
• Maple syrup • Stevia |
Fresh Herbs
• Basil • Bay • Chives • Cilantro • Dill • Lemon balm • Marjoram • Mint |
• Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Sage • Savory • Tarragon • Thyme |
Miscellaneous
• Applesauce, unsweetened • Broth, low-fat, low-sodium vegetable, beef, or chicken • Hot sauce • Ketchup, organic • Mustard |
• Olives • Salsa • Tahini/sesame butter • Tamari • Tomato sauce • Vinegar, apple cider |