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This section contains recipes for dishes comprising only alkaline forming foods. All the recipes that follow are compatible with each other.

It is suggested that one meal a day should be chosen from this group, and many people find that breakfast is the easiest time to fit this important alkaline meal into their daily meal plan.

Dr Hay considered that breakfast was a superfluous meal, but for most people a light breakfast of fruit (perhaps with milk or yoghurt) makes an ideal start to the day. People who prefer a more substantial meal will find suggestions in the Protein and Starch sections; an alkaline meal (such as soup, salad, vegetable dish and dessert) can then be taken at midday or in the evening.

Note Although many alkaline foods are neutral and can be combined with all foods, others are not. This applies particularly to fruit, which though alkaline-forming should only be eaten with compatible food groups, i.e. acid and sub-acid fruits with alkaline foods or proteins, and sweet fruits with starches. Please refer to the Table of Compatible Foods if ever in doubt.

Food and Drinks that Can Be Combined for an Alkaline Meal

Dairy Products

Milk, yoghurt, buttermilk, quark, fromage frais (1% and 8%), cream cheese, cream, crème fraîche

Vegetables

All green and root vegetables except potatoes, sweet potatoes (yams) and Jerusalem artichokes.

Uncooked tomatoes

All salad greens and herbs

Acid Fruits

(see comprehensive list in Table of Compatible Foods)

Apples, apricots (fresh and dried), cherries, pears, pineapples, grapes, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, peaches, nectarines, tangerines, satsumas, strawberries, raspberries and berries of all kinds.

Note Mushrooms, nuts, oils, raisins, cream cheese, butter, cream, soured cream and egg yolks combine with all meals. Milk and yoghurt and other milk products are not concentrated proteins and combine best with fruit and vegetables.

Drinks

Weak tea, filter coffee (though not recommended), dandelion coffee, herb teas

Soft drinks: fresh tomato juice, apple juice, grape juice, fresh orange juice, fresh lemon or lime juice with water, fresh unsweetened grapefruit juice.

Spring water

Alcoholic drinks or carbonated waters are not recommended with an alkaline meal