Here’s a list of items that you can eat on a Plant-based diet.
Vegetables
- Amaranth greens – same as Callaloo, a variety of Spinach
- Avocado
- Bell Peppers
- Cannabis (where legal)
- Chayote (Mexican Squash)
- Cucumber
- Dandelion greens
- Garbanzo beans
- Greens (in general)
- Green banana
- Izote – cactus flower/ cactus leaf – grows naturally in California
- Kale
- Lettuce (all, except Iceberg)
- Nopales – Mexican Cactus
- Okra
- Olives
- Colored Onions
- Poke salad – greens
- Sea Vegetables (wakame/dulse/arame/hijiki/nori)
- Squash
- Tomato – cherry and plum only
- Tomatillo
- Turnip greens
- Zucchini
- Watercress
- Purslane (Verdolaga)
Fruits
- Apples
- Bananas – the smallest one or the Burro/mid-size (original banana)
- Berries – all varieties- Elderberries in any form – no cranberries
- Cantaloupe
- Cherries
- Currants
- Dates
- Figs
- Grapes- seeded
- Jackfruit
- Limes (key limes preferred with seeds)
- Lemons (EnQi Inserted)
- Grapefruit (EnQi Inserted)
- Mango
- Melons – seeded
- Orange (Seville or sour preferred, difficult to find)
- Papayas
- Peaches
- Pear
- Plums
- Prickly Pear (Cactus Fruit)
- Prunes
- Raisins –seeded
- Soft Jelly Coconuts
- Soursops – (Latin or West Indian markets)
- Tamarind
Herbal Teas
- Allspice
- Anise
- Burdock
- Chamomile
- Elderberry
- Fennel
- Ginger
- Raspberry
- Tila
Spices and Seasonings
Mild Flavors
- Basil
- Bay leaf
- Cloves
- Dill
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Savory
- Sweet Basil
Pungent and Spicy Flavors
- Achiote
- Cayenne/ African Bird Pepper
- Coriander (Cilantro)
- Onion Powder
- Habanero
- Sage
- Tumeric
Salty Flavors
- Celery “Salt”
- Powdered Granulated Seaweed (Kelp/Dulce/Nori – has “sea taste”)
Sweet Flavors
- Raw Manuka Honey
- Maple Syrup
Grains
- Amaranth
- Fonio
- Einkorn
- Quinoa
- Teff
- Wild Rice
Nuts and Seeds – (includes Nut and Seed Butters)
- Hemp Seed & Milk
- Raw Sesame Seeds
- Raw Sesame Tahini Butter
- Black Walnuts
- Brazil Nuts
- Pine Nuts
- Coconuts
Oils
- Olive Oil (Do not cook)
- Coconut Oil (Do not cook)
- Grapeseed Oil
- Sesame Oil
- Hempseed Oil
- Avocado Oil. -Taken from Dr. Enqi’s 40dayfruitfast.com