Dr. Sebi – Food List

Foods to eat

Dr. Sebi’s nutrition guide details specific foods allowed on the diet, including:

• Fruits: apples, cantaloupe, currants, dates, figs, elderberries, papayas, berries, peaches, soft jelly coconuts, pears, plums, seeded key limes, mangoes, prickly pears, seeded melons, Latin or West Indies soursop, tamarind
• Vegetables: avocado, bell peppers, cactus flower, chickpeas, cucumber, dandelion greens, kale, lettuce (except iceberg), mushrooms (except shiitake), okra, olives, sea vegetables, squash, tomatoes (only cherry and plum), zucchini
• Grains: fonio, amaranth, Khorasan wheat (kamut), rye, wild rice, spelt, teff, quinoa
• Nuts and Seeds: Brazil nuts, hemp seeds, raw sesame seeds, raw tahini butter, walnuts
• Oils: avocado oil, coconut oil (uncooked), grapeseed oil, hempseed oil, olive oil (uncooked), sesame oil
• Herbal teas: elderberry, chamomile, fennel, tila, burdock, ginger, raspberry
• Spices: oregano, basil, cloves, bay leaf, dill, sweet basil, achiote, cayenne, habanero, tarragon, onion powder, sage, pure sea salt, thyme, powdered granulated seaweed, pure agave syrup, date sugar

Foods to avoid

Any foods that are not included in the Dr. Sebi nutrition guide are not permitted, such as:

• canned fruit or vegetables
• seedless fruit
• eggs
• dairy
• fish
• red meat
• poultry
• soy products
• processed food, including take-out or restaurant food
• fortified foods
• wheat
• sugar (besides date sugar and agave syrup)
• alcohol
• yeast or foods risen with yeast
• foods made with baking powder