Green-Light Foods
FRUITS
• Lemons
LEAFY GREENS
• Arugula
• Belgian endive
• Cress
• Curly endive (chicory)
• Dandelion greens
• Lettuce
(such as Batavia, green
or red leaf,
iceberg, lollo rosso,
oakleaf and romaine)
• Mache (Lamb’s lettuce)
• Mesclun mmix
• Purslane
• Radicchio
(regular and Treviso)
• Sorrel
• Spinach
• Watercress
MUSHROOMS
• Birch boletes
(orange and regular)
• Cépes (porcini)
• Chanterelle
• Hen of the woods
• Ling Zhi (reishi)
• Morel (dried and fresh)
• Portobello
• Saffron milk cap
• Shiitake
• Slippery Jack
• Truffles (dried and
fresh)
OTHER
VEGETABLES
• Artichokes
• Asparagus
• Avocados
• Bamboo shoots
• Bean sprouts
• Beans, green
• Bell peppers (any color)
• Bok Choy
• Broccoli
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
(such as Chinese, green,
pointed, red, savoy
and white)
• Cauliflower
• Celeriac
• Celery
• Chard
(such as rainbow
and Swiss)
• Cucumbers
• Eggplants
• Garlic
• Jerusalem artichokes
• Kale
(such as curly and
dinosaur)
• Kohlrabi
• Lactic acid-fermented
vegetables (such as beets
and sauerkraut)
• Leeks
• Lotus roots, fresh
• Nettles
• Okra
• Olives
• Onions
(such as cooking, green
and Spanish)
• Parsnips
• Radishes
(such as daikon and red)
• Ramps
• Romanesco
• Salsify
• Seaweed
• Sprouts
(such as alfalfa; avoid
chickpea and soy
sprouts)
• Tomatoes
• Turnips
• Zucchini
HERBS AND
SPICES
• Basil
• Borage
• Caraway seeds
• Chervil
• Chile peppers
• Chives
• Cilantro
• Cumin
• Curry powder
• Dill
• Galangal
• Garden cress
• Hyssop
• Lemon balm
• Marjoram
• Nutmeg
• Oregano
• Paprika
• Pepper, ground
(black and white)
• Peppercorns
(green and black)
• Peppermint
• Salad burnet
• Savory
• Tarragon
• Turmeric

MEATS
• Beef
(filet mignon, ground,
loin, prime rib roasts,
stewing cubes and
tenderloin)
• Charcuterie
(such as bresaola,
salamis)¹
• Lamb
(chops, fillet, legs, loin,
medallions and
tenderloin)
• Liver paté
(such as liverwurst)¹
• Offal
(such as bone marrow,
brains, kidneys, liver,
lungs, oxtails and
tongue)
• Rabbit
• Sausages (such as veal)¹
• Veal
(breasts, cutlets, fillet,
leg and stewing cubes)
POULTRY
• Chicken
(breasts, legs, poussin,
thighs and whole)
• Duck
• Goose
• Turkey
(breasts and legs)
GAME
• Antelope
(such as chamois)
• Buffalo (bison and
water buffalo)
• Hare
• Ostrich
• Partridge
• Pheasant
• Quail
• Venison
FISH
• Anchovies
• Bream
• Catfish
• Caviar and other
fish roe
• Cod
• Eel, freshwater
• Eel, smoked saltwater²
• Flounder
• Haddock
(fresh and smoked)
• Hake
• Halibut
• Herring
(fresh, kippered,
pickled and salted)²
• Mackerel
(fresh and smoked)²
• Perch
• Pike
• Plaice
• Red mullet
• Redfish (ocean perch)
• Salmon (fresh wild,
and smoked)²
• Sardines
(canned and packed
in oil, and fresh)²
• Sole (such as Dover
and lemon)
• Sprat²
• Surimi
(imitation crabmeat)
• Swordfish (dorado)
• Trout
(such as brown
and speckled river)
• Tuna²
• Turbot
• Whitefish
SEAFOOD
• Crab (canned and fresh)
• Crayfish
• Langoustines
(Dublin bay prawns or
Norway lobsters)
• Lobster
• Mussels
• Oysters
• Scallops
• Shrimp
• Squid (fresh)
DAIRY PRODUCTS
AND EGGS
• Buttermilk, regular
• Cream, whipping (35%)
• Creme fraiche
• Eggs, chicken
• Sour cream
CHEESES³
• Appenzeller
• Blue cheeses
(such as Bavarian Blue,
Bleu d’Auvergne,
Bleu de Bresse,
Gorgonzola and
Roquefort)
• Brie
• Camembert
• Cottage cheese
• Cream cheese
• Danbo
• Edam
• Emmental
• Feta
• Fresh cheeses
(such as fromage frais,
paneer and quark)
• Goat cheese
• Gouda
• Gruyere
• Limburger
• Mascarpone
• Mozzarella
• Parmesan
• Provolone
• Raclette
• Ricotta
• Sheep cheeses
• Swiss cheeses
(such as Téte de Moine)
• Tilsit
FATS AND
OILS
• Almond oil
• Avocado oil
• Butter
(clarified, ghee and
organic)
• Canola oil²
• Coconut oil
• Drippings, beef
• Flaxseed oil²
• Goose fat
• Grapeseed oil
• Hemp seed oil²
• Lard
• Margarine
(nonhydrogenated)
• Olive oil
• Palm oil
• Peanut oil
• Pomegranate seed oil
• Pumpkin seed oil
• Sesame oil
• Walnut oil
SWEETENERS
• Stevia
THICKENERS
• Agar-Agar
• Gelatin
• Guar gum
• Locust bean gum
(carob bean gum)

DRINKS
• Chicory coffee
• Coffee, unsweetened
(brewed and espresso)
• Lemon juice
• Tea, unsweetened
(black and green)
• Water
(mineral and tap)
MISCELLANEOUS
• Broth cubes and
granules (beef, chicken
and vegetable)
• Flax seeds and
flaxseed flour
• Mustard, hot
• Sambal oelek
• Soy sauce
(watch out for sugar
content)
• Tofu
• Vinegar (all types)
• Worcestershire sauce

1. Organic, if possible; containing no added sugar
or nitrites
2. High in omega-3 fatty acids
3. Do not consume cheese rinds, especially if the
cheese is made from unpasteurized milk. Avoid
blue cheeses, such as Roquefort, if your immune
system is impaired, because they increase the risk
of infection.

Yelow-LightFoods
You may enjoy these foods without feeling
guilty, but in limited quantities. Make sure that
the foods you choose are unsweetened and not
highly processed. Each of the very exact
portions below contains 5 g of carbohydrates;
an accurate digital kitchen scale is a terrific
tool for measuring these foods, especially very
small amounts.
FRUITS
• Apples (1.4 oz/40 g)
• Apricots (1.9 oz/55 g)
• Bananas (1.4 oz/40 g)
• Black currants
(1.75 oz/50 g)
• Blackberries (2.8 oz/80 g)
• Blueberries, cultivated
(0.9 oz/25 g)
• Blueberries, wild
(1.9 oz/55 g)
• Cherimoyas (1.4 oz/40 g)
• Cherries, sour
(1.75 oz/50 g)
• Cherries, wild
(1.4 oz/40 g)
• Cranberries (2.8 oz/80 g)
• Elderberries (2.6 oz/75 g)
• Figs, fresh (1.4 oz/40 g)
• Gooseberries
(2.1 oz/60 g)
• Grapefruits (2.1 oz/60 g)
• Guava (2.6 oz/75 g)
• Kiwifruits (1.6 oz/45 g)
• Kumquats (1.2 oz/35 g)
• Limes (9.7 oz/275 g)
• Lychees (1 oz/30 g)
• Mandarin oranges
(1.6 oz/45 g)
• Mangos (1.2 oz/35 g)
• Melons, honeydew
(2.8 oz/80 g)
• Nectarines (1.4 oz/40 g)
• Oranges (1.75 oz/50 g)
• Papayas (7 oz/200 g)
• Passion fruit (1.4 oz/40 g)
• Peaches (1.9 oz/55 g)
• Pears (1.4 oz/40 g)
• Persimmons (1 oz/30 g)
• Plums (1.6 oz/45 g)
• Pomegranates (1 oz/30 g)
• Pomelos (1 oz/30 g)
• Prickly pears
(2.5 oz/70 g)
• Quinces (2.5 oz/70 g)
• Raspberries (3.2 oz/90 g)
• Red currants
(2.3 oz/65 g)
• Rhubarb (12.3 oz/350 g)
• Rose hips (1 oz/30 g)
• Star fruit (5 oz/143 g)
• Strawberries, cultivated
(2.8 oz/80 g)
• Strawberries, wild (3.2 g)
• Watermelons
(2.1 oz/60 g)
• White currants
(1.9 oz/55 g)

VEGETABLES AND
LEGUMES
• Beets, cooked (3 oz/85 g)
• Carrots, raw (3 oz/85 g)
• Chickpeas, cooked
(0.4 oz/12 g)
• Hearts of palm, canned
(4.2 oz/120 g)
• Lentils, cooked
(1 oz/30 g)
• Pickled gherkins, sour
(14.1 oz/400 g)
• Potatoes, waxy pan-fried
(1.2 oz/35 g)
• Pumpkins (3.5 oz/100 g)
GAINS AND
FLOURS²
• Almond flour
(2.5 oz/70 g)³
• Amaranth, whole raw
(0.31 oz/9)³
• Barley, pot (0.28 oz/8 g)
• Buckwheat flour
(0.25 oz/7 g)³
• Coconut flour
(0.8 oz/23 g)³
• Einkorn flour
(0.31 oz/9 g)
• Emmer flour
(0.31 oz/9 g)
• Grapeseed flour
(1 oz/30 g)³
• Millet (0.28 0z/8 g)³
• Oat bran flour, low-carb
(0.4 oz/12 g)
• Oats, rolled (0.28 oz/8 g)
• Pumpkin seed flour
(1.2 oz/35 g)³
• Quinoa (0.28 oz/8 g)³
• Rye flour (0.28 oz/8 g)
• Spelt flour (0.28 oz/8 g)
NUTS AND SEEDS
• Almonds (4.2 oz/120 g)
• Brazil nuts (4.9 oz/140 g)
• Chestnuts, cooked
(0.5 oz/14 g)
• Coconut, fresh
(3.5 oz/100 g)
• Coconut, shredded
dried unsweetened
(2.8 oz/80 g)
• Hazelnuts (1.6 oz/45 g)
• Hemp seeds, shelled
(2.3 oz/65 g)
• Macadamia nuts
(1.2 oz/35 g)
• Peanuts (1.75 oz/50 g)
• Pecans (3.9 oz/110 g)
• Pine nuts (2.1 oz/60 g)
• Pistachios (1 oz/30 g)
• Poppy seeds
(4.2 oz/120 g)
• Pumpkin seeds
(1.2 oz/35 g)
• Sesame seeds
(1.75 oz/50 g)
• Sunflower seeds, shelled
(1.4 oz/40 g)
• Walnuts (1.6 oz/45 g)
DAIRY PRODUCTS
• Ayran (150 mL)
• Buttermilk, full-fat
(1/2 cup/125 mL)
• Kefir (1/2 cup/ 125 mL)
• Milk (1% or 2%
7 tbsp/100 mL)
• Milk, raw unpasteurized
(7 tbsp/100 mL)
• Milk, skim
(6 tbsp/90 mL)
• Milk, whole
(7 tbsp/100 mL)

• Whey
(7 tbsp + 2 tsp/110 mL)
• Yogurt,
plain unsweetened
(1/2 cup/ 125 mL)
SWEETENERS
• Maple syrup
(1 tsp/5 mL)
• Agave syrup
(1 tsp/5 mL)
• Fructose, powdered
(1 tsp/5 mL)
BEVERAGES⁵
• Berry juice from berries
on Yellow-Light Foods
list, unsweetened
(scant 1 cup to 1%
cups/200 to 400 mL)
• Café au lait,
unsweetened
(7 tbsp/100 mL)
• Cappuccino,
unsweetened
(7 tbsp/100 mL)
• Coffee, brewed
unsweetened with milk
(7 tbsp/100 mL)
• Soy milk, unsweetened
(2/3 cup/150 mL)
• Vegetable juice
from vegetables on
Green-Light Foods list,
unsweetened
(scant 1 cup/200 ml)
• Vegetable juice
from vegetables on
Yellow-Light Foods list,
unsweetened
(7 tbsp/100 ml)
MISCELLANEOUS⁶
• Amaranth, puffed
(0.31 oz/9 g)
• Gingerroot
(1.6 oz/45 g)⁷
• Peanut butter,
natural unsweetened
(1.75 oz/50 g)
• Peanut butter,
sweetened (1 oz/30 g)
• Tahini (1.75 oz/50 g)
1. Do not eat raw
2. For reference; use full quantities given in recipes
3. Naturally gluten free
4. You may also enjoy low-GI sugars in limited
quantities. Your body will use only 30% of
the energy in tagatose, so you can consume about
three times more than other healthy sugars.
Other good options are galactose (a protective
sugar for the brain and neurons that cannot be
used by cancer cells), trehalose (a sugar that slowly
and steadily releases glucose during digestion)
and isomaltulose (a sugar that slowly and steadily
releases glucose and fructose during digestion).
5. You can also enjoy in limited quantities any
beverages made with low-GI sugars.
6. You can also eat in limited quantities chocolate
made with low-GI sugars.
7. An effective remedy for nausea
during chemotherapy

Red-Light Foods
Red means “stop”, so these are the foods you should
avoid completely (or consume only in minute quantities,
very infrequently) when you’re following the cancer
fighting diet. They contain too many carbohydrates.
FRUITS
• Banana chips
• Dried fruit (such as apple
rings, apricots, dates, figs,
prunes and raisins)
• Grapes
VEGETABLES
• Corn, fresh
• Kidney beans, red and white
• Peas
POTATOES
• Potato dishes (such as
dumplings, gnocchi,
pancakes and soup)
• Potato starch
• Potatoes, baked
• Potatoes, boiled (peeled
and unpeeled)
• Potatoes, deep-fried
• Potatoes,
mashed and puréed
NUTS
• Cashews
• Mixed nuts
(may contain cashews)
• Trail mix
(contains dried fruit)
GRAINS &
CEREALS
• Barley, pearl
• Bread crumbs
• Bulgur
• Cereals, cold, ready-to-eat
(such as corn flakes,
muesli, multigrain cereals
and puffed wheat)
• Corn, dried (cornmeal)
• Cornstarch
• Couscous
• Polenta
• Semolina
• Wheat berries
• Wheat bran
• Wheat flour (such as cake,
high-gluten, white and
whole-grain wheat flours)
• Wheat germ
• Wheat starch
BAKED GOODS¹
• Breads (such as baguettes,
and multigrain, pumper
nickel, rye, sourdough,
white and whole-grain
wheat breads)
• Buns, hamburger and
hot dog
• Cakes
• Cookies
• Crackers and crisp breads
• Pitas
• Pizza
• Pretzels
• Rolls
(white and whole wheat)
• Tortillas (corn and flour)
• Waffles, ready-made
PASTA & RICE²
• Pasta (such as egg noodles,
and durum wheat, white
and whole-grain pasta)
• Rice (such as basmati,
brown, quick-cooking/
instant, white and wild)
• Rice noodles
• Rice pudding
• Rice starch
• Spaetzle, ready-made
DAIRYPRODUCTS
AND CHEESE
• Buttermilk, flavored
• Cheese, processed slices
• Quark
(flavored and sweetened)
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Yogurt
(flavored and sweetened)
SNACKS
• Chips (corn and potato)
• Popcorn
• Pretzels
• Puffed rice
• Rice crackers
SWEETENERS
• Dextrose (glucose)
• Fructose syrup
• Honey
• Invert sugar
• Jam, ready-made fruit
• Jelly, ready-made fruit
• Lactose
• Maltodextrin
• Maltose
• Molasses
• Sugar (such as brown,
granulated and table)
BEVERAGES
• Barley malt drinks
• Carrot juice
• Coffee, sweetened
• Cola drinks, sweetened
• Fruit juice, undiluted
• Fruit nectar
• Hot chocolate
• Iced coffee and tea,
ready-made sweetened
• Lemonade
• Oat drinks
• Rice milk
• Soy milk, sweetened
• Sports drinks (isotonic
drinks), sweetened
• Tea, sweetened
• Vitamin-infused water,
sweetened
MISCELLANEOUS
• Convenience foods
(in general)
• Ketchup
• Mustard, sweetened
• Salad dressing,
ready-made sweetened
• Sauces and gravies
thickened with flour or
starch
• Seitan (wheat protein
meat substitute)
• Soups thickened
with flour or starch
• Tapioca
SWEETS
• Candy
• Chocolate,
less than 70% cocoa
• Ice cream
• Pudding
1. Made with “traditional”, high-carbohydrate, refined ingredients
2. You can enjoy high-protein pasta in limited amounts

Tip from Caro

Paying careful attention to your intestinal
health not only strengthens your immune
system but also supports your goal to regain
your health. A balanced intestinal flora is
necessary for both.
With this tip I can only make you aware of the
importance of the well-functioning of your
intestines; intestinal health is a big and
comprehensive issue.
You can find out more about it on our website.
Find below a few facts that show you why it is
so valuable to focus on this super organ.
Did you know that…
• your intestine forms about 80% of
your immune system ?
• it produces more than 20 hormones?
• about 100 trillion bacteria live in your
intestinal mucosa? They help you stay
healthy and break down indigestible food
and medicines. They also support your
immune system by producing and
supplying you with vitamins such as B12,
K, pyridoxine, thiamine and riboflavin.
• your intestines transform food into
energy for life and eliminate unwanted
substances?
• your gut is directly connected to your
brain? The condition of your gut has an
impact on your well-being as well as
your emotions.
• it has the largest nervous system after
the brain?
• you should eat a small amount of raw
food before every meal to get bitter
substances, bacteria as well as
microorganisms for your digestion?