Foods: are they Acid or Alkaline-forming?

Note that a food's acid or alkaline-forming tendency in the body has nothing to do with the actual pH of the food itself. For example, lemons are very acidic, however the end-products they produce after digestion and assimilation are alkaline so lemons are alkaline-forming in the body. Likewise, meat will test alkaline before digestion but it leaves acidic residue in the body so, like nearly all animal products, meat is classified as acid-forming.

It is important that your daily dietary intake of food naturally acts to balance your body pH. To maintain health, the diet should consist of at least 60% alkaline forming foods and at most 40% acid forming foods. To restore health, the diet should consist of 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acid forming foods.

FOOD CATEGORY	Alkaline	Acid	High Acid
BEANS, VEGETABLES, LEGUMES	Vegetable Juices, Parsley, Raw Spinach, Broccoli, Celery, Garlic, Barley Grass	Pinto Beans, Navy Beans	Pickled Vegetables
FRUIT	Dried Figs, Raisins	Canned Fruit
GRAINS, CEREALS		White Rice, White Bread, Pastries, Biscuits, Pasta
MEAT		Fish, Turkey, Chicken, Lamb	Beef, Pork, Veal, Shellfish, Canned Tuna & Sardines
EGGS & DAIRY		Eggs, Camembert, Hard Cheese	Parmasan, Processed Cheese
NUTS & SEEDS		Pecans, Cashews, Pistachios	Peanuts, Walnuts
OILS
BEVERAGES	Herb Teas, Lemon Water	Wine, Soda/Pop	Tea (black), Coffee, Beer, Liquor
SWEETENERS, CONDIMENTS	Stevia	Milk Chocolate, Brown Sugar, Molasses, Jam, Ketchup, Mayonnaise, Mustard, Vinegar	Artificial Sweeteners