The list below is for you to make an easier transition from acid to alkaline foods based on the electric foods list. You will also find easy recipes plus the knowledge of what to buy at the grocery stores and where it may be found at best price.
Water: Alkaline water comes from natural spring water, not a machine. Do not drink distilled water. A much better option is to see if there is local spring water accessible to your community. Visit www.findaspring.com to check.
All-Purpose Flour (alternative): Spelt or KAMUT flour will likely be the easiest transition. Spelt flour is usually less expensive than KAMUT. KAMUT is Khorasan Wheat but it is not to be mixed up with whole wheat nor white flour.
Gluten-Free Flour: If you have celiac and require a gluten-free flour then chickpea/garbanzon flour is by far one of the best alternatives, it is also very affordable. See recipe on Homemade Chickpea Flour. Also teff flour, teff flour comes in brown and ivory. Brown teff has a stronger taste than ivory.
Baking Soda/Baking Powder: These ingredients help to make baking goods or breads grow in the oven. Your healthier alternative is to make aquafaba with the chickpea water that comes from boiling the chickpeas. This aquafaba allows your baked goods to have a fluffier texter.
Beans (alternative): Chickpeas (garbanzo beans) are good to eat in moderation.
Black pepper corns, white pepper & paprika (alternative): Cayenne pepper is a good alternative as well as african bird pepper as well as habanero peppers. Habanero peppers are small and hot, they can be found at international food markets.
Bread: Try making flat bread or tortillas since it doesn't require a leavening agent. See our recipe for Flatbread.
Gluten-Free Bread: If you have celiac and require a gluten-free flour then chickpea/garbanzo flour is by far one of the best alternatives, it is also very affordable. See our recipe for Chickpea Flour Tortilla. Also teff flour, teff flour comes in brown and ivory. Brown teff has a stronger taste than ivory.
Butter (alternative): You can use avocados, olive oil, grapeseed oil or avocado oil. Avocado oil is richer but costs more than grape-seed oil. Grape seed oil has a neutral taste and goes well for all your oil needs.
Cereal (cold): So far I've noticed kamut puffs at Whole Foods Market, they have a neutral taste even less flavorful than plain cheerios. You'll have to spice it up with sweetener, fruit etc. Whole grain amaranth made into micro popcorn can also be used as cereal, they may have a better texture than kamut puffs. I've also came across Spelt Flakes by Arrowhead Mills.
Cheese (alternative): Avocados and tahini sauce mixed together as a dip. Cream cheese alternatives are often made from nuts.
Chips (alternative): Nori chips, which is a seaweed. Amaranth micro-popcorn is an alternative and easy to make at home. It's like making popcorn from kernels however, much more nutritious coming from Amaranth an ancient grain. It can be used as a snack with sea salt or as a cereal starter.
Collard Greens (alternative): Good alternatives are kale, turnip greens and callaloo (amaranth greens).
Cranberries (alternative): All other berries are good.
French Fries (alternative): Green bananas and the better used burro banana (rulo) can be used to make tostones. In the Caribbean we usually fry a green banana known as plantain but the regular green banana and the burro banana contain less start.
See tostones recipe
Garlic(alternative): Red onion or green top onions (scallions) are good alternatives.
Grits (alternative): Fonio and amaranth are good replacements. Amaranth has many uses such as micro-popcorn, cereal and others. Fonio may be the healthiest grain available and it comes from Africa.
Iceberg lettuce (alternative): Romaine lettuce is a good alternative.
Ice Cream: See our 1-ingredient ice cream recipe.
Juice/Drinks: Obviously use sweeteners in place of sugar for various fruit juices. I've noticed that raspberry leaves (herb) infused make a great tasting drink, serve cold after infusing. The raspberry has a subtle raspberry taste and it would go great with an added sweetener such as agave served cold. The herb Tila is also great for tea.
Lemon (alternative): Limes (key limes preferred) or sour orange as alternatives. Just like a lime with a taste a bit more on the citrus side, find it in Spanish corner stores or grocery store at times. They may look like limes, I've seen them in lime size and medium. A sour orange can also be used.
Meat/Fish/Flesh: Mushrooms are great alternatives like our fried mushroom recipe. Here's our recipe for frying batter which tastes amazing as well as portobello veggie pattie.
Milk: Make homemade hempseed milk and/or walnut milk. Do not buy these milks from the store because they are acidic and tastes nothing like their ingredients, store bought vegan milks also contains numerous chemicals and has a long shelf life. By far the easiest milk recipe is to blend 1Tbsp of walnuts and 1 cup of spring water, add sweetener to taste and a touch of ground allspice. Whole grain amaranth can also be used for milk, simply pop the 1/2 cup amaranth (takes about 5 min) then blend it w/water, add sweetener to taste.
Nutmeg (alternative): Ground allspice is a great alternative and also a pinch of clove powder.
Nut/Fruit Bar: Use a food processor to process dates and nuts to create a fruit & nut bar or balls. See recipe for date and walnut balls.
Oil (alternative): At Trader Joe's I have personally tested the 100% Greek Greek Kalamata and it tasted much more pure than their lowest priced Trader Giotto's brand.
Eden foods provides pasta made from either 100% spelt or 100% kamut. Here is my review for Eden goods pasta.
Peanut butter (alternative): Home-made seed or nut butter is preferred. See recipe for seed/nut butter.
Rice (alternative): Wild rice, you can also try quinoa for a rice-like dish. See our Wild Rice Vegetable Stir-fry Recipe. Quinoa is also a good alternative. The key to making good quinoa is to cook it without salt but then add the salt later.
Peanut butter (alternative): Home-made seed or nut butter is preferred. See recipe for seed/nut butter.
Rice (alternative): Wild rice, you can also try quinoa for a rice-like dish. See our Wild Rice Vegetable Stir-fry Recipe. Quinoa is also a good alternative. The key to making good quinoa is to cook it without salt but then add the salt later.
How to cook quinoa recipe.
Sandwich: One sandwich example is to simply saute portobello mushrooms and vegetables for a veggie pattie, recipe here. There are many veggie burger recipes out there as well that get creative.
Sugar (alternative): There are many natural options for sweeteners agave (from cactus) being the most affordable as well as dates, figs, prunes.
Potatoes (alternative): A green burro banana is an excellent substitute, it can be mashed like potatoes or lightly fried like french fries. Other alternatives are butternut squash and green bananas. See mashed burro banana recipe (mangu).
Pizza: I thought my pizza days were over, especially since all the vegan cheese at the supermarkets are full of starches and highly processed. You may like a pizza marinara which is simple but tastes fantastic, it's simply a pizza with fresh tomato sauce, oregano, sea salt and basil. Pizza recipe w/spelt flour crust
Tomato Sauce: Make your own delicious marinara tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes. Also, try our pizza sauce made from cherry or plum tomatoes.
Veggie Burger: Try this Portobello mushroom pattie recipe which can be pan dehydrated, pan fried or baked.
Yams: Squash as an alternative.
Sandwich: One sandwich example is to simply saute portobello mushrooms and vegetables for a veggie pattie, recipe here. There are many veggie burger recipes out there as well that get creative.
Sugar (alternative): There are many natural options for sweeteners agave (from cactus) being the most affordable as well as dates, figs, prunes.
Pizza: I thought my pizza days were over, especially since all the vegan cheese at the supermarkets are full of starches and highly processed. You may like a pizza marinara which is simple but tastes fantastic, it's simply a pizza with fresh tomato sauce, oregano, sea salt and basil. Pizza recipe w/spelt flour crust
Tomato Sauce: Make your own delicious marinara tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes. Also, try our pizza sauce made from cherry or plum tomatoes.
Veggie Burger: Try this Portobello mushroom pattie recipe which can be pan dehydrated, pan fried or baked.
Yams: Squash as an alternative.
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