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