Blood Type A: Food List Ref. by Dr. Peter D’Adamo, Eating Right for your Blood Type Meat & Poultry Beans & Legumes Patient Handouts → Beneficial – None → Beneficial – adzuki, black, green, pinto, red soy, → Neutral – Chicken, turkey, Cornish game lentils, black eyed peas hens → Neutral – broad bean, cannellini, fava, jicama, → Harmful – Bacon, beef, ground beef, buffalo, snap peas, string beans, white beans, green dusk, goose, liver, mutton, partridge, peas, pea pods, snow peas pheasant, pork, quail, rabbit, veal → Harmful – copper beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, lima, navy, red, tamarind Seafood Misc. Beverages → Beneficial – carp, cod, grouper, mackerel, monkfish, pickerel, red snapper, rainbow → Beneficial – coffee (regular and decaf), green trout, salmon, sardine, perch, whitefish tea, red wine → Neutral – tuna, mahi-mahi, pike, sea bass, → Neutral – white wine swordfish, yellowtail → Harmful – beer, distilled liquors, seltzer water, → Harmful – anchovy, barracuda, catfish, caviar, diet cola, cola, other sodas, black tea clam, conch, crab, eel, flounder, sole, haddock, halibut, herring, lobster, lox, mussels, octopus, oysters, scallop, shrimp, Grains & Pasta squid, striped bass → Beneficial – kasha, oat flour, rice flour, rye flour, soba noodles, artichoke pasta Eggs & Dairy → Neutral – couscous, barley, bulgur, gluten, sprouted flours, spelt noodles, quinoa, rices → Beneficial – soy cheese, soy milk (basmati, brown, white, wild rice) → Neutral – farmer cheese, feta, goat cheese, → Harmful – white flour, whole wheat flour, goat milk, kefir, mozzarella (low fat), ricotta semolina pasta, spinach pasta (low fat), string cheese, yogurt with fruit, frozen yogurt, eggs → Harmful – American cheese, blue cheese, Breads & Muffins brie, butter, buttermilk, camembert, casein, cheddar, Colby, cottage cheese, cream → Beneficial - Essene bread, Ezekiel bread, soy cheese, edam, emmenthal, gouda, ice cream, flour bread, sprouted wheat bread, rice cakes jarlsberg, Monterey jack, Munster, parmesan, → Neutral – brown rice bread, corn muffins, fin provolone, sherbet, skin or 2% milk, Swiss, crisp, gluten free bread, millet, oat bran muffins, whey, whole milk 100% rye bread, rye crisps, spelt bread, wasa bread → Harmful – durum wheat, high protein bread, Oils & Fat multi-grain bread, English muffins, pumpernickel, wheat bran muffins, whole wheat bread, wheat → Beneficial – flaxseed & oil, olive oil matzo → Neutral – cod liver oil, canola oil → Harmful – corn, peanut, safflower and sesame oils Cereals → Beneficial – amaranth, kasha Nuts & Seeds → Neutral – barley, corn flakes, cornmeal, cream of rice, kamut, puffed millet/rice, oat bran, oatmeal, → Beneficial – peanuts and peanut butter, rice bran, spelt pumpkin seeds → Harmful – cream of wheat, granola, grape nuts, → Neutral – almond butter, almonds, chestnuts, seven grain cereal, shredded wheat, wheat bran, filberts, hickory, litchis, macadamias, pine wheat germ nut, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, tahini, sunflower seed butter, walnuts → Harmful – brazil nuts, cashews, pistachios www.integrative.ca Condiments Fruits → Beneficial – Mustard → Beneficial – apricots, black berries, blueberries, → Neutral – jams, salad dressing boysenberries, cherries, cranberries, dried figs, → Harmful – ketchup, mayonnaise, pickles, fresh figs, grapefruit, lemons, pineapple, dark Patient Handouts Worcestershire plums, green plums, red plums, prunes → Neutral – apples, black currants, red currants, elderberries, grapes (all kinds), guava, kiwi, Spices kumquats, limes, loganberries, dates, watermelon, nectarines, peaches, pears, persimmons, → Beneficial – barley malt, blackstrap molasses, pomegranates, raisins, raspberries, star fruit, garlic, ginger, miso, soy sauce, tamari strawberries → Neutral – agar, allspice, almond, anise, → Harmful – banana, coconut, mangoes, arrowroot, basil, bay leaf, carob, curry, dill, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, oranges, papaya, dulse, honey, horseradish, kelp, nutmeg, rhubarb, tangerines oregano, parsley, vanilla → Harmful – capers, plain gelatin, black, white, red and cayenne peppers, peppercorns, apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, white NOTES wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Vegetables ______________________________________________________ → Beneficial – alfalfa sprouts, domestic ______________________________________________________ artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, beet ______________________________________________________ greens, broccoli, carrots, chicory, collard greens, dandelion, escarole, garlic, horseradish, ______________________________________________________ kale, kohlrabi, leek, romaine lettuce, okra, red ______________________________________________________ Spanish onion, yellow onion, parsley, parsnips, ______________________________________________________ pumpkin, spinach, Swiss chard, tempeh, tofu, turnips ______________________________________________________ → Neutral – arugula, asparagus, avocado, ______________________________________________________ bamboo shoots, beets, bok choy, caraway, ______________________________________________________ cauliflower, celery, chervil, coriander, white and yellow corn, cucumber, daikon radish, ______________________________________________________ endive, fennel, fiddleheads, bib lettuce, ______________________________________________________ Boston lettuce, iceberg lettuce, abalone ______________________________________________________ mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, maitake mushrooms, shitake mushrooms, mustard ______________________________________________________ greens, green olives, green onions, radicchio, ______________________________________________________ seaweeds, shallots, Brussels sprouts, mung ______________________________________________________ bean sprouts, radish sprouts, squash, chestnut, watercress, zucchini ______________________________________________________ → Harmful – Chinese cabbage, red cabbage, ______________________________________________________ white cabbage, eggplant, lima beans, ______________________________________________________ domestic mushrooms, black olives, Greek olives, Spanish olives, green peppers, ______________________________________________________ jalapeno peppers, red and yellow sweet bell ______________________________________________________ peppers, sweet potatoes, red potatoes, white ______________________________________________________ potatoes, tomatoes, yams ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Juices & Fluids ______________________________________________________ → Beneficial – apricot, carrot, celery, black ______________________________________________________ cherries, grapefruit, pineapple, prunes, lemon ______________________________________________________ → Neutral – apple, apple cider, cabbage, cucumber, cranberry, grape → Harmful – orange, papaya, tomato www .integrative.ca .