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Alkaline Food Chart

The purpose of this FOOD CHART is to help you slect Low ACID Foods. Here at My MT™ we want you
to eat from the first two columns at least 80-90% of your week as you go through our 12 week
programs. This food list sits along-side the LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX chart which is all about
CARBOHYDRATES, but this more in-depth chart also has FATS and PROTEIN FOOD CHOICES on it
too.

Foods that are more alkaline, are designed to stabilise your BLOOD-SUGAR Levels, but more
importantly, during menopause, to repair and heal INFLAMMATION that is caused by your
Menopause changes. To maintain health, research on healthy ageing, suggests that our daily diet
should consist of 60 – 80% alkaline forming foods and 20-40% acid forming foods depending on the
degrees of inflammatory changes present inside the gut, liver and muscle cells. Generally, alkaline
forming foods include: most fruits, green vegetables, peas, beans, lentils, spices, herbs and
seasonings, and seeds and nuts. This is why the MEDITERRANEAN DIET is the mainstay of the MyMT™
dietary changes that I want you to adhere to MOST of the week!

Generally, acid forming foods include: red meat, grains, foods made with processed flours and
sugars and some dairy products. These are typically foods that many of us have learnt to
consume over the years.

This chart is only intended as
As much as possible, visit your local Farmer’s a general guide to you during

market or Whole-foods Market and source your MyMT™ program. The

quality, organic, local product. intention is for you to focus
on FOODS THAT HEAL.