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The Gracie Diet
The "Gracie Diet" is a method of eating developed by Carlos Gracie Sr.
The diet is composed of several food tables divided in the following groups:
Group A: Animal protein, fats and oils, and vegetables.
Group B: Cereals.
Group C: Sweet fruits.
Group D: Acid foods (in majority fruits).

General guide lines of the diet:
Foods from group A combine with each other and with one of group B. Foods from group C combine with each other and with one of group B. Foods from group B do not combine with each other. Foods from group D can only be consumed individually. Banana and Milk are not included in any of the groups since they have chemical combinations of their own.


Observations:
Egg yolk (raw or cooked), coconut, coffee, brewers yeast, and many varieties of teas are compatible with any food, for they are considered neutral. Avoid: Sweets, canned goods, black pepper, clove, cinnamon, mustard, pickled foods, and vinegar. Never eat: Pork and derivatives. Bread: to be less fermentable, shall be made out of pure or natural flour and eaten 24 hours after baked. Also, it should be eaten as toast or oven warmed. No alcoholic beverages. No smoking. Drinking a glass of water when you get up and before you go to sleep.

Important: In order to avoid mixing the conflicting food groups, meals must be at least 4½ hours apart, with no snacks inbetween.



Group A

Almond, Artichoke, Asparagus, Avocado, Beets - red, Brazil nuts, Broccoli, Butter,
Cabbage, Carrots, Cashews, Cauliflower, Celery, Chicken, Cocoa, Coconut - dried,
Corn on the cob, Crab meat, Crabs, Cucumber, Eggplant, Eggs, Endive, Fats - oils,
Fish, French beans, Garlic, Green beans, Green Mustard, Green Onions, Green peppers, Hazel nuts, Leeks, Lettuce, Lobster, Meats, Mushrooms, Mussels, Octopus, Olives, Olives Oil, Onion, Oregano, Oysters, Parsley, Peanuts, Peas, Pumpkin, Radishes, Savoy cabbage, Sesame, Shellfish, Shrimp, Spinach, Squid, Thistle, Tomatoes, Turnip,
Walnut


Group B

Foods That Do Not Combine With One Another:

Barley, Breadfruit, Chestnuts, Chick peas, Corn flour,
Corn-dried, Dried beans, Dried peas, Flower of mandic, All starches & flour,
Oats, Pearl barley, Potato, Rice, Rye, Soybean, Wheat, Macaroni, Lentils


Group C

Foods That Combine With Each Other Plus One of Group B, Not Prepared in Fat:

Apple, Bananas, Cream cheese, Cottage cheese, Persimmons, Plums, Dates, Grapes, Guava, Honey, Jaca, Fruit, Melons, Watermelon, Papaya, Pears, Prunes, Coconuts, Ricotta cheese, Figs, Raisins, Sugar cane, Syrup, Teas of leaves, Lemon peel, Black/herb tea, Coffee/Decaf


Group D

Foods That Do Not Combine With Each Other Or Anything Else:

Apple-Acidic, Apricot, Blackberries, Cider, Cherry, Currants, Curdled milk, Grapes-acid, Grapefruit, Lemon, Loquat, Yogurt, Mango, Peach, Pear-acidic, Plums-acidic, Pineapple, Pomegranate, Orange, Quince, Raspberry, Strawberry, Tangerine, Kefir



Bananas:

Combine With:
Do Not Combine With:

Apples, Cheese, Avocado, Butter, Cream - fresh, Figs-fresh, Dried fruits, Honey, Grapes-Moschatel, Melons-sweet, Olive oil, Oil + sugar, Watermelon, Sweet Pears, Sugar Cane, Syrup/juice, Prunes-sweet, Persimmon Syrups

And all other sweet fruits when fresh Oil and fat in General (Group B)



Milk

Combines With:
Does Not Combine With:

All of Group B All of Group A

Banana-Raw or baked, Fruits in General, Saccharin and similar Egg Whites,Cooked Yolk Meats, Milk derivatives (no Curdled milk), Oily Fruits, Kefir Olives, Yogurt, Sugar in General, Oils and Fats, Sweets in general


This information obtained from:
http://www.subfighter.com/