BloodTypeAFoodRecommendations

Blood Type A Food Recommendations

	Highly Recommended	Recommended	Neutral	Not Recommended	Avoid
Vegetables	Aloe, alfalfa sprouts, artichokes, broccoli, carrots, celery, chicory, collard greens, escarole, fennel, green beans, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, okra, onions, parsnips, pumpkin, silverbeet, spinach, Swiss chard, turnips	Arugula, asparagus, avocado, beets/ beetroot, bok choy, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cucumber, eggplant (NS), endive, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, peas, rocket, seaweeds, squash, sweet potato (NS), tomatoes (NS), watercress, zucchini	Chili peppers (NS), corn (S), olives, radishes	Bell peppers/ capsicum, cabbage, chili peppers (S), corn (NS), sweet potato	Eggplant (S), potato, tomatoes (S)
Fruit	Apricot, blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, cherry, cranberry, fig, grapefruit, lemon, lime, pineapple, plum, prune, watermelon (NS)	Apple, banana (NS), cantaloupe (S), coconut (NS), date, grape, guava, kiwi, mango (NS), melon, nectarine, peach, pear, persimmon, pomegranate, raisin, raspberry, strawberry, tangerine (NS), watermelon		Cantaloupe (NS), coconut, honeydew, mango (S), orange, papaya, plantain, tangerine	*Banana (S)*
Grains	Amaranth, oats (S)	Barley, buckwheat, millet, oats (NS), quinoa, rice, rye, spelt, sprouted wheat	Corn (S), couscous (S), wheat (gluten, semolina, white)- (S)	Corn (NS), couscous (NS), wheat (gluten, semolina, white) – (NS)	Wheat (bran, germ, whole)
Meat/ Poultry		Turkey (NS)	Chicken, Cornish hen, duck (NS), goat (NS), goose (NS), quail (NS), rabbit (NS), turkey (S), squab	Beef, buffalo, duck (S), goat (S), goose (S), lamb, liver, quail (S), rabbit (S), veal, venison	Bacon, ham, pork
Fish/ Seafood	Bass, cod, mackerel, monkfish, red snapper, salmon, sardines, snails, trout	Grouper (NS), flounder (NS), haddock (NS), hake (NS), halibut (NS), herring (NS), mahimahi, pike, scallops (NS), shad (NS), sturgeon, tuna, yellowtail	Anchovy (NS), bluefish (NS), caviar, mussels (NS), octopus (NS), shark, swordfish	Anchovy (S), bluefish (S), catfish, clams, crab, herring (S), lobster, octopus (S), oysters, prawns, scallops (S), shrimp	Eel, flounder (S), grouper (S) haddock (S), hake (S), halibut (S), mussels (S), shad (S), sole (S), squid (S)
Dairy/Eggs	Soy cheese (S), soy milk (S)	Eggs	Cottage cheese (NS), farmer cheese, feta, goat cheese, goat milk, kefir, mozzarella, ricotta, paneer, soy cheese (NS), soy milk (NS), yogurt	American cheese, bleu, Brie, buttermilk, cottage cheese (S), cream, milk, parmesan, sour cream, Swiss	Ice cream
Beans/ Legumes	Adzukis (S), black beans (S), black eye peas (S), favas (S), lentils, pinto beans, soybeans (S), tempeh (S), tofu (S)	Adzukis (NS), black beans (NS), black eye peas (NS), cannellinis, favas (NS), kidney beans (NS), mung beans, white beans	Navy beans (NS), soybeans (NS), tempeh (NS), tofu (NS)		Chickpeas, kidney beans (S), limas, navy beans (S)
Nuts/Seeds	Pumpkin seeds, walnuts	Almonds, macadamias, peanuts, sesame seeds	Chestnuts, filberts, pecans, pine nuts, poppy seeds, sunflower seeds	Pistachios	Cashews
Fats/Oils	Flaxseed oil, cod liver oil (NS), olive oil, sesame oil (NS), walnut oil	Cod liver oil (S), ghee	Canola oil, peanut oil (NS), safflower oil (S), sesame oil (S), soy oil, sunflower oil	Butter, coconut oil, corn oil, castor oil, peanut oil, safflower oil (NS),	Margarine
Sweeteners/ Condiments	Miso, soy sauce, tamari	Barley malt, mustard, molasses	Carob, chocolate, corn syrup, honey, jams/ jellies, maple syrup, salad dressing, sugar	Mayonnaise, sucanat, pickles, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce	Artificial sweeteners, carageenan, gelatin, guar gum, ketchup
Beverages	Green tea, water	Coffee (regular & decaf), herbal tea, red wine, white wine (NS)	Beer (NS), decaf tea (NS), white wine (S)	Beer (S), liquor, soda, tea (black, decaf)
Herbs/ Spices	Garlic, ginger, mustard, parsley, turmeric (S)	Allspice, anise, basil, bay leaf, caraway, clove, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, coriander/cilantro, curry, dill, fennel, fenugreek, mint, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, rosemary, saffron, sage, sea salt, tarragon, thyme, vanilla	Pepper	Chili powder

While the specific food recommendations below are based on Dr. Peter D’Adamo’s work, they have been
expanded a bit to clearly identify the best and worst food choices.

Here are a few keys:

The foods shown in italics contain problem lectins for your blood type. They are the most important
ones to avoid, or at least reduce.
The foods shown in bold specifically inhibit the metabolism for your blood type, so if weight reduction
is one of your goals, it’s a good idea to avoid or reduce those foods as well.
Most food rankings are the same for Secretors and Non-Secretors. But in cases where they differ, they
are coded with (S) and (NS). If you know you’re a Non-Secretor, or are challenged by auto-immune
issues, then pay attention to the (NS) rankings and ignore the (S) rankings. Otherwise, pay attention to
the (S) rankings and ignore the (NS) rankings.
The fish marked with an asterisk (*) are Australian varieties that have not been ranked by Dr. D’Adamo.

It is not necessary to follow these recommendations 100% to benefit. Most healthy people will experience
tremendous improvements by following even 50-75% of the recommendations, especially if they avoid their
problem lectin foods. Here’s an easy way to approach them:

Identify the foods you like in the Highly Recommended and Recommended categories, and aim to eat
more of these.
Try to avoid, or at least reduce, all of the Avoid foods, especially the ones in italics.
Since the Not Recommended ones are not recommended, let go of the ones that aren’t favorites, and
keep the favorite ones as treats.

And here is a complete description of the Ideal Cuisine for blood type A (including Secretors and Non-
Secretors, and vegetarians as well as non-vegetarians).