| This is some general advice if you are | | | | broccoli, cabbage, peas, green beans |
| going to be following an acid reflux | | | | Meat - extra-lean ground beef, skinless |
| diet. Eating large meals and eating just | | | | chicken breast, London Broil steak, fish |
| before going to bed are not recommended | | | | with no added fat, egg whites, egg |
| when you are on an acid reflux diet. You | | | | substitutes |
| are also supposed to avoid fat and/or | | | | Dairy - feta or goat cheese, fat-free |
| spicy foods. All of these habits can | | | | sour cream, fat-free cream cheese, |
| lead to the increased production of | | | | low-fat soy cheese |
| stomach acid that may enter and cause | | | | Grains - Corn bread, multi-grain or |
| damage to the esophagus. This is | | | | white bread, graham crackers, bran or |
| particularly true if the closing muscles | | | | oatmeal cereal, pretzels, brown or white |
| do not work as they should. The | | | | rice, rice cakes |
| consequence is that you end up with | | | | Beverages - Mineral water |
| permanent heartburn. | | | | Fats/oils - low-fat salad dressings |
| There are many foods to consider when | | | | Sweets/desserts - fat-free cookies, red |
| you are speaking about an acid reflux | | | | licorice, jelly beans, baked potato |
| diet. There are foods that should be | | | | chips |
| avoided, foods that can be consumed in | | | | The following foods are to be consumed |
| moderation and foods that one can | | | | in moderation when you are following an |
| definitely have. The first section of | | | | acid reflux diet: |
| the acid reflux diet will deal with the | | | | Fruit - low-acid orange juice, peach, |
| foods that are to be avoided: | | | | apple cider, strawberries, blueberries, |
| Fruit - Lemon, orange juice, lemonade, | | | | raspberries, dried cranberries, grapes |
| cranberry juice, tomato and grapefruit | | | | Vegetables - onion that is cooked, |
| juice | | | | garlic, leeks, scallions, sauerkraut |
| Vegetables - Mashed potatoes, raw onion | | | | Meat - lean ground beef, scrambled eggs |
| and French fries | | | | in butter, chicken salad, fried eggs, |
| Meat - Ground beef or chuck, chicken | | | | tuna salad, fried fish, beef or pork hot |
| nuggets, marbled sirloin, buffalo wings | | | | dogs, ham |
| Dairy - Milk shake, sour cream, ice | | | | Dairy - Yogurt, frozen yogurt, 2% or |
| cream and regular cottage cheese | | | | skim milk, low-fat cottage cheese, |
| Grains - Spaghetti with sauce and | | | | mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese |
| macaroni and cheese | | | | Grains - Granola cereal, garlic bread, |
| Beverages - Wine, liquor, all coffee | | | | muffin |
| whether decaffeinated or regular, all | | | | Beverages - Non-alcoholic wine, |
| tea whether decaffeinated or regular | | | | non-alcoholic beer, cola, beer, root |
| Fats/oils - creamy salad dressings, oil | | | | beer |
| and vinegar salad dressing | | | | Fats/oils - Ketchup |
| Sweets/desserts - Chocolate, butter | | | | Sweets/desserts - low-fat cookie |
| cookies, high-fat, brownies, doughnut, | | | | This is by no means a comprehensive list |
| potato chips that are fried and corn | | | | of the foods that you can consume and |
| chips | | | | avoid on an acid reflux diet but it is a |
| The next list of foods are considered to | | | | start. When you find that your reflux |
| be safe foods if you are on an acid | | | | disease is somewhat under control, then |
| reflux diet: | | | | perhaps you can slowly add a food from |
| Fruit - fresh apple, dried apple, | | | | the forbidden list to see how you will |
| banana, apple juice, pineapple, papaya( | | | | react to it. If it makes your acid |
| these help to neutralize stomach acid) | | | | reflux worse, then you know to avoid |
| Vegetables - carrots, baked potato, | | | | that food for good. |