Get to Know Alkaline Diet Food
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The key to the alkaline diet is to eat more healthy alkalizing foods. The good news is that alkaline diet food doesn’t need to be dull. In fact, alkaline-producing whole foods come in many of textures, flavors, and colors, adding a pleasant variety to your meals.
1. Choose Fresh Fruit When You’re on the Go
When you’re perpetually on the go, it’s tempting to grab a snack bar and a soft drink from a vending machine. But these types of convenience food are acid-forming, fattening, and just plain bad for you. Alkaline-forming fruits are a nutritious alternative. An apple, an apricot, or a bunch of grapes is convenient enough to eat after a workout or on a quick break at work.
2. Go Easy on Meat
Some people have steak, roast beef, or fried chicken as the center of our meals. Sometimes the only “vegetable” around is a sprig of parsley. For a healthier and more alkalizing meal, have a vegetable-rich salad, stir-fry, or soup, with a few ounces of lean meat, beans, tempeh, or lightly toasted almonds to make sure you get your protein.
3. Have Vegetables Every Day
Whether you enjoy them steamed, stir-fried, or raw, vegetables are the single most valuable type of food for weight loss and optimal acid-alkaline balance. Many people rarely think beyond lettuce and sweet corn, but they’re losing out on many health benefits. For instance, yellow, orange, and red vegetables can ensure that you get enough beta-carotine. To give you another example, dark green vegetables like chard, collard greens, and spinach are often rich in vitamin K.
4. Avoid High-Calorie Dips
For a healthy alkaline diet snack, cut raw vegetables into strips and dip them in hummus, bean dip, salad dressing, or salsa. But avoid fattening (and acidifying) cream- and cheese-based dips.
5. Save Alcohol for a Special Occasion
Practically all alcoholic beverages cause your body to become more acidic. Even moderate alcohol consumption can have other harmful effects on your health, as well. For instance, studies indicate that alcohol raises the risk of esophageal and laryngeal cancer, and may increase the risk of breast cancer by as much as 60 percent.