Shopping List for Psoriasis Diet Meal Plan (1400 calories)
Overview
The emphasis in our psoriasis diet is on vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts, and true whole grains (that is, not ground or otherwise altered for the purpose of making “whole grain” breads, pastas, crackers, etc).
We recommend that you use this psoriasis diet meal plan shopping list to purchase 3-5 servings of the following items. Items that require more or less servings are marked appropriately.
Breakfast foods:
- Organic plain rice, soy or coconut yogurt (or homemade kefir)
- Organic, raw, ground flaxseeds (best to purchase whole and grind fresh)
- Fresh fruit variety — see details (organic frozen berries keep longer)
- Stevia
- 100% nut butters (peanut, walnut, cashew, almond)
- 100% seed butters (sunflower seed, sesame seed tahini)
- Dry quinoa cereal (Ancient Harvest makes our favorite, called “Quinoa Flakes”)
- Dried fruit variety (raisins, prunes, cran-raisins, apple and apricot rings)
- “Brown Rice Cream” cereal
- Organic Eggs
- Lundberg Farm “Tahini and Seaweed” brown rice cakes
- Fruit-juice sweetened gluten-free corn flakes
- Prune juice
- Unsweetened almond or hemp milk
Snacks:
- Unsweetened applesauce
- Unsweetened apple cider
- Varieties of fresh fruit
- Hummus
- Raw vegetable varieties
- Raw Brazil nuts
Lunches/dinners:
- Organic brown rice varieties
- Dark, leafy organic green mixes
- Organic spinach
- Organic white chicken (Avoid GMO's, nitrites, supplemental hormones and antibiotics)
- Vegetables for grilling/sautéing: corn, squashes, onions, bell peppers, eggplant, tomatoes
- Wild salmon (in lieu of farm-raised salmon)
- Lemons
- Organic olive oil
- Sea salt
- Tinkyada brown rice pastas
- Homemade pesto: fresh garlic, pine nuts, fresh basil, olive oil
- Sweet potatoes or yams
- Pine nuts
- Organic corn tortillas
- Organic canned pinto beans (our favorite is from Eden Organic)
- Avocado
- Red onion
- Cilantro and other green spices, fresh ginger, fresh garlic
- Nut butters: almond, peanut, walnut, cashew
- 100% fruit spread (Whole Foods 365 brand is affordable and delicious)
- Organic corn chips (avoid GMO corn)
- Grated organic cheddar cheese (freeze it — it is rarely used in this meal plan)
- Corn macaroni
- Bragg's raw apple cider vinegar
- Balsalmic vinegar
- Gluten-free bread (freeze it — it is rarely used in this meal plan)
- Walnuts
- Sunflower seeds
- Kalamata olives
- Capers
- Tuna fish (preferably fresh — it is rarely used in this meal plan)
- Tilapia fish (preferably fresh — rarely used in this meal plan)
- Goat cheese (freeze it because it is rarely used in this meal plan)
- Sundried tomatoes
Deirdre Earls has taken much of the guesswork out of an often daunting decision — to completely change your diet. Your Healing Diet: A Quick Guide to Reversing Psoriasis and Chronic Diseases with Healing Foods is available through DermaHarmony for the same price as Amazon.com — $11.99 plus $3.95 shipping and handling.
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Principal Authors: Deirdre Earls, RD & M. Ofiyeva
Date of Publication: 03/18/2008
Updated: 07/08/2010