Characteristics of Type A - Best on Vegetarian Diet

Comments Most Beneficial Food allowed Food not allowed

Type As should Chicken,

Meats and Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veal,
eliminate all meats Cornish hens,
Poultry Venison, Duck, Goose
from their diet. Turkey

Anchovy, Barracuda,
Beluga, Bluefish, Bluegill
Carp, Cod, Grouper,
bass, Catfish, Caviar,
Mackerel, Monkfish,
Clam, Conch, Crab,
Pickerel, Red
All kinds Crayfish, Eel, Flounder,
snapper, Rainbow
except those Frog, Gray sole, Haddock,
Seafood trout, Salmon,
listed not Hake, Halibut, Herring,
Sardine, Sea trout,
allowed Lobster, Lox, Mussels,
Silver perch, Snail,
Octopus, Oysters, Scallop,
Whitefish, Yellow
Shad, Shrimp, Sold, Squid,
Perch
Striped bass, Tilefish,
Turtle

Yogurt,
Mozzarella,
Most dairy products Feta, Goat
Dairy are not digestible for cheese, Goat All other cheeses and milk
Type As milk, Kefir,
Ricotta, String
cheese

Oil of corn, cottonseed,

Flaxseed oil, Olive Canola Oil,
Fats peanut, safflower and
oil Cod liver oil
sesame

All kinds
Peanuts, Pumpkin except those Brazil nuts, cashews,
Nuts
Seeds listed not Pistachios
allowed

These beans can

Beans - copper, garbanzo,
cause a decrease in
Beans kidney, lima, navy, red,
insulin production for
tamarind
Type As.

Beans (Aduke,
Type As thrive on All kinds
Azuki, Black, Green,
the vegetable except those
Pinto, Red soy),
proteins found in listed not
Lentils and Black-
beans and legumes allowed
eyed peas

Grains Type As generally Amaranth, Cream of wheat, Familia,

do well on cereals Buckwheat Farina, Granola, Grape
and grains. Select nuts, Wheat germ, Seven
the more grain, Shredded wheat,
concentrated whole Wheat bran, Durum wheat
grains instead of
instant and
 processed cereals.

Bread (Essene, English muffins, Bread

Ezekiel, Soya flour, (High-protein whole wheat,
Type As have a All kinds
Sprouted wheat), Multi-grain), Matzos,
Bread & wonderful selection except those
Rice cakes, Flour pumpernickel, Wheat bran
Noodles and choices in listed not
(Oat, Rice, Rye), muffins, Flour (white,
grains and pastas allowed
Soba Noodles, whole wheat), Pasta
Pasta (Artichoke) (Semolina, spinach)

Type As are very

sensitive to these Peppers, olives, Potatoes,
vegetables. They Sweet potatoes, Yams, All
have a strong kinds of cabbage,
deleterious effect on Tomatoes, Lima beans,
the Type A digestive Eggplant, Mushroom
tract.

These vegetables Garlic, Onions,

enhance the Broccoli, carrots,
immune system of collard greens, kale,
Type As pumpkin, spinach
Vegetables
Vegetables are vital
to the Type A diet,
Artichoke, Chicory,
providing minerals,
Greens (Dandelion,
enzymes and
Swiss Chard), All kinds
Antioxidants. Eat
Horseradish, Leek, except those
vegetables in as
Romaine, Okra, listed not
natural a state as
Parsley, Alfalfa allowed
possible (raw or
Sprouts, Tempeh,
steamed) to
Tofu, Turnip
preserve their full
benefits

Fruits Most fruits are

allowed for Type As,
Berries
although try to
(blackberries, All kinds
emphasize more
blueberries, except those
alkaline fruits can
boysenberries, listed not
help to balance the
cranberries), plums, allowed
grains that are acid
Prunes, Figs
forming in Type As
muscle tissues

High mold counts of

these fruits make it Melons, cantaloupe,
hard for Type As to honeydew
digest

Type As don't do Mangoes, papaya,

well on these fruits Bananas, Coconuts

These fruits are Orange, Rhubarb,

stomach irritant for Tangerines
Type As, and they
also interfere with
 the absorption of
minerals.

The digestive
enzyme in this fruit
Pineapples,
is an excellent
Cherries, Apricots
digestive aid for
Type As

These fruits exhibit

alkaline tendencies
after digestion which
Grapefruit, Lemon
has a positive
effects on the Type
A stomach

The right
combination of
Tamari, miso,
spices can be
soysauce, garlic,
powerful immune-
ginger
system boosters for
Type As

Good source of iron,

Spices a mineral that is
Blackstrap molasses
lacking in the Type
A Diet

Avoid these
because the acids Vinegar, Pepper (black,
tend to cause cayenne, white), Capers,
stomach lining Plain Gelatin, Wintergreen
irritation

These products
should be avoided Ketchup, Mayonnaise,
Condiments because Type As Pickles, Relish,
have low levels of Worcestershire sauce
stomach acid

Hawthorn, Aloe,
These beverages
Alfalfa, Burdock,
help to improve the
Echinacea, Green
immune systems for
tea, Red wine (1
Type As
glass / day)

These beverages
help Type As to
Ginger, Slippery elm,
Beverages increase their
Coffee (1 cup / day)
stomach-acid
secretions

These don't suit the

digestive system of Beer, Distilled liquor,
Type As, nor do they Seltzer water, Soda, Black
support the immune Tea
system