If you have blood type A, this guide lays out what foods your body loves—and which ones you might want to avoid. It’s all about eating to feel your best and keeping things balanced.
Meats & Poultry
Best move: Cut out red meat altogether.
Okay in moderation: Chicken, Cornish hen, turkey.
🚫 Avoid: All other meats.
Seafood
Stick to modest portions
Some fish (like sole and flounder) contain lectins that can irritate your gut—best to skip them.
Good picks: Carp, cod, pickerel, red snapper, rainbow trout, salmon, sardine, sea trout, snail, whitefish, yellow perch, tuna, pike, sailfish, sea bass, shark, smelt, snapper, sturgeon, swordfish, weakfish, yellowtail.
🚫 Avoid: Anchovy, barracuda, bluefish, bluegill bass, catfish, caviar, clam, crab, crayfish, eel, frog, gray sole, haddock, hake, herring (fresh or pickled), lobster, smoked salmon, mussels, octopus, oysters, scallop, shrimp, sole, calamari, striped bass, tilefish, turtle.
Eggs & Dairy
Keep it light and fermented.
Think yogurt, kefir, non-fat sour cream, and cultured dairy. Raw goat’s milk is a great alt to cow’s milk.
Other good choices: Soya cheese and milk, feta, goat cheese, kefir, mozzarella, ricotta, string cheese, yogurt.
🚫 Avoid: American cheese, blue cheese, brie, buttermilk, camembert, casein, cheddar, cottage cheese, cream cheese, gouda, ice cream, muenster, parmesan, sherbet, skim/2%/whole milk, Swiss, whey.
Oils & Fats
✅ Great options: Flaxseed oil, olive oil, cod liver oil.
🚫 Avoid: Canola, corn, cottonseed, peanut, safflower, sesame oils.
Nuts & Seeds
Great protein source.
✅ Great options: Peanuts and butter, pumpkin seeds, almond butter, almonds, chestnuts, hickory nuts, litchis, macadamias, pine nuts, poppy, sesame, sunflower, walnuts.
🚫 Avoid: Brazil nuts, cashews, pistachios.
Beans & Legumes
✅Thumbs up: Aduke, azuki, black, green, pinto, red soy beans; lentils (domestic, green, red); black-eyed peas; broad, cannellini, fava, jicama, snap, string, white beans; green peas, snow peas.
🚫 Avoid: Copper, garbanzo, kidney, lima, navy, red beans; tamarind.
Cereals
✅Thumbs up: Amaranth, buckwheat, barley, cornflakes, cornmeal, cream of rice, millet (puffed), oat bran, oatmeal, puffed rice, rice bran, spelt.
🚫 Avoid: Cream of wheat, granola, Grape-Nuts, wheat germ, shredded wheat, wheat bran.
Breads & Muffins
If you struggle with mucus or weight, skip whole wheat.
✅Thumbs up: Essene and Ezekiel breads (sprouted = lectin-free), rice cakes, soya flour bread, brown rice bread, corn muffins, gluten-free bread, ideal flatbread, millet, oat bran muffins, 100% rye bread and crisps, spelt bread.
🚫 Avoid: Durum wheat, English muffins, high-protein bread, Matzos (wheat), multigrain bread, pumpernickel, wheat bran muffins, whole wheat bread.
Grains & Pasta
✅Thumbs up: Buckwheat; oat, rice, rye flour; soba noodles; artichoke pasta; couscous; flour from barley, bulgur, durum wheat, gluten, graham, spelt, sprouted wheat; spelt noodles; quinoa; basmati, brown, white, wild rice.
🚫 Avoid: White/whole wheat flour; semolina or spinach pasta.
Vegetables
Keep them raw or lightly steamed.
✅Thumbs up: Artichokes, beets and beet greens, broccoli, carrots, chicory, collard greens, dandelion, escarole, garlic, horseradish, kale, leeks, Romaine lettuce, okra, red/yellow/Spanish onions, parsley, parsnips, pumpkin, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, Swiss chard, tofu, turnips, asparagus, avocado, bamboo shoots, bok choy, cauliflower, celery, coriander, corn, cucumber, daikon, fennel, bibb/Boston/iceberg/mesclun lettuce, abalone/enoki/maitake/shiitake/tree oyster mushrooms, mustard greens, green olives, green onions, radicchio, radishes, rappini, scallion, seaweed, shallots, Brussels/mung/radish sprouts, squash, water chestnut, watercress, zucchini.
🚫 Avoid: Cabbage (all kinds), eggplant, lima beans, domestic mushrooms, black/Greek/Spanish olives, all peppers, potatoes (sweet, red, white), tomatoes, yams.
Fruits
🚫 Avoid cantaloupe and honeydew—highest mold counts.
✅Thumbs up: Apricots, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cherries, cranberries, figs, grapefruit, lemons, pineapple, plums (all kinds), prunes, apples, currants, dates, elderberries, gooseberries, grapes (red, green, black, Concord), guava, kiwi, limes, loganberries, various melons (not cantaloupe/honeydew), nectarines, peaches, pears, pomegranates, prickly pears, raisins, raspberries, star fruit, strawberries.
🚫 Avoid: Bananas, coconuts, mangoes, cantaloupe, honeydew, oranges, papayas, rhubarb, tangerines.
Juices & Fluids
Start your day with warm lemon water.
✅Thumbs up: Apricot, carrot, celery, black cherry, grapefruit, pineapple, prune juice, lemon water, apple/apple cider, cabbage, cucumber, cranberry, grape, veggie juice (from approved vegetables).
🚫 Avoid: Orange, papaya, tomato juice.
Spices
✅Thumbs up: Barley malt, blackstrap molasses, garlic, ginger, miso, soy sauce, tamari, tons of herbs/spices like basil, cinnamon, mint, nutmeg, turmeric, etc.
🚫 Avoid: Capers, plain gelatin, all pepper types, vinegars (apple cider, balsamic, red wine, white), wintergreen.
Condiments
✅Thumbs up: Mustard, jams/jellies made from approved fruits.
🚫 Avoid: Ketchup, mayo, pickles, relish, Worcestershire sauce.
Herbal Teas
✅Thumbs up: Alfalfa, aloe, burdock, chamomile, echinacea, ginger, ginseng, green tea, milk thistle, rose hips, thyme… and many more!
🚫 Avoid: Cayenne, corn silk, red clover, rhubarb, yellow dock.
Beverages
✅Thumbs up: Coffee, green tea, red or white wine.
🚫 Avoid: Beer, liquor, soda, seltzer water, black tea.
Supplement Tips
Vitamin B: Whole grains, fish, eggs.
Vitamin C: Berries, citrus fruits, broccoli.
Vitamin E: Cold-pressed vegetable oils, peanuts, leafy greens, whole grains.
Calcium: Yogurt, eggs, goat milk, salmon/sardines (with bones), broccoli, spinach.
Iron: Whole grains, beans, figs, blackstrap molasses.
Zinc: Eggs, legumes.
Selenium & Chromium: Supplements are recommended.
Helpful Herbs & Supplements
Heart support: Hawthorn
Immune boosters: Echinacea, Astragalus
Calming herbs: Chamomile, valerian root
Others:
Quercetin (antioxidant)
Milk thistle (antioxidant)
Bromelain (digestion help)
Probiotic supplements (great for bloating)
Beta-carotene for vitamin A (carrots, squash, spinach, eggs)