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The Best Candida Diet Recipes
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If you are thinking of going on a candida diet or eating healthier for your gut, here are a few of my favorite recipes that are delicious and filling.
Recently, I had to go on a candida diet to balance out my gut, and hopefully help with my allergies. I eat mostly vegetarian with the occasional fish, so finding recipes that fit the diet was a little tricky. I hope these candida diet recipes help you find some things to eat while you are on your journey.
What is the Candida Diet?
The candida diet is a way of eating to reduce the amount of candida in your body. If you know or suspect that you have a candida overgrowth, cutting out certain foods like sugar and adding in other gut-healthy foods can help reduce it.
The diet has some general rules, but depending on where you look it may differ slightly. The best way to know what you should and shouldn’t be eating is to talk to a doctor. They can help you figure out how severe the overgrowth is and what your next steps should be.
Some doctors choose to give some type of medication and vitamins to help you during this process as well.
Most of the recipes I share below can be tweaked slightly to fit the diet you need. I made notes next to each recipe on things you may need to change.
What can’t you eat on the Candida diet?
I have looked up a lot of different candida diets and they all suggest a little something different. There is some main consensus on the foods you should avoid. The main things NOT to eat are:
- Sugar
- Dairy
- Alcohol
- Refined Grains
Beyond that, some diets go as far as to say no beans, fruit, starchy vegetables, mushrooms, rice, and more. Depending on your preferences, some of these recipes may include these items so double check and make sure they work for you. Check with your doctor to see what in particular you should be avoiding.
What can you eat on the Candida diet?
To make it easier to create candida diet meals try to focus on the things you can eat instead of what to avoid. As for the foods you CAN eat, here is a good starting point:
- Non-starchy vegetables (asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, peppers, greens, etc.)
- Quinoa
- Fish and Meat
- Eggs
- Nuts and Seeds
- Oats
Candida Diet Substitutes to Make
For a candida-free diet, you may need to swap out some of your everyday foods with alternatives. Once you know some of the easy swaps it will make your candida diet journey much simpler.
If you are not eating rice, substitute cauliflower rice. Here is a recipe on how to make it: Cauliflower Rice. You can also substitute quinoa.
For pasta dishes, make sure to use gluten-free pasta. One of my favorites is the Jovial Foods brown rice pasta.
If recipes have additional sugar in sauces or dressing, I just remove the sugar from the recipe. They still taste delicious!
Vegan and Vegetarian Candida Diet Recipes
Soba Noodles with Peanut Sauce
by Sigsbee Street
A filling noodle recipe made with buckwheat noodles so it is completely gluten-free. This is one of my favorite Candida diet dinner recipes. If you are not eating legumes you can skip the tofu or use a different protein.
Quick and Healthy Quinoa Pesto Bowl
by Sigsbee Street
This quinoa bowl is loaded with healthy fiber and topped with roasted mushrooms and an egg. The quinoa is tossed in a pesto sauce to add a burst of flavor. Make sure to use a vegan pesto for this recipe. It includes a healthy kale pesto recipe you can make too.
Super Green Broccoli and Kale Pesto Pasta
by Sigsbee Street
If you are looking for a simple recipe this broccoli and kale pesto pasta is it. You can use store-bought pesto or my kale pesto recipe. Just make sure you get a vegan pesto if you buy it. I love to make a big batch of it and use it for this recipe and the quinoa pesto bowl above.
Gochujang Tofu Bowls
by Sigsbee Street
When I am looking for a healthy and hearty vegan dinner I always reach for this tofu bowl. It is filled with broccoli, mushrooms, and fresh veggies. I like to use brown rice in this recipe but you could also use another grain alternative for the base.
Healthy Minestrone Soup
by Sigsbee Street
This soup is one of the best ways to pack your veggies into one meal. Make sure to use gluten-free pasta like brown rice pasta.
Healthy Greek Salad with Roasted Chickpeas
by Sigsbee Street
This Greek salad is topped with olives, artichokes, roasted chickpeas, and quinoa to make for a salad hearty enough for a meal. Just skip the feta so there is no dairy.
Loaded Kale Salad
by Minimalist Baker
You can easily substitute the beets for cauliflower in this recipe since beets tend to contain more sugar.
Sheet Pan Fajitas
by Pinch of Yum
These make for a great weeknight meal. Just make sure to use corn or gluten-free tortillas.
Pasta Primavera
by Ambitious Kitchen
This pasta is completely vegan and is loaded with veggies. To make sure it is a candida diet meal, use gluten-free pasta.
Eggplant and Tomato Curry
by Food 52
This is a simple dish loaded with flavor and spices. If you want to avoid the canola oil you can use coconut oil instead.
Fish Candida Diet Recipes
Superfood Salmon Quinoa Salad
by Sigsbee Street
If you are looking for a hearty salad to have for lunch or dinner this is a great option. Just skip the feta cheese and you have a delicious candida-friendly recipe.
Shrimp Tacos
by My Life After Dairy
Shrimp tacos are always a great weeknight meal idea. Make sure to use corn or gluten-free tortillas in this recipe.
Coconut Curry Salmon
by Pinch of Yum
I make this recipe almost every other week. It is a favorite dinner in our house. To make it candida diet friendly just skip the brown sugar. I’ve made it with and without and they both tasted great!
Green Curry Scallops with Mango Cilantro Salsa
by Pinch of Yum
To mix up your seafood nights try these green curry scallops. The recipe is actually fairly simple. Just skip the brown sugar.
Easy Candida Diet Recipes
Sweet Potato Hash
by Sigsbee Street
One of the simplest meals to make on an anti candida diet is this sweet potato hash. You can serve it for breakfast or dinner and top with with an egg. It comes together so quickly!
Spinach Coconut Curry Soup
by Sigsbee Street
This recipe uses a whole pound of spinach. Talk about getting in your greens! It is an easy one to make and the green curry paste really gives it a fantastic flavor.
Blistered Shishito Peppers
by Sigsbee Street
If you are looking for an appetizer or snack these shishito peppers are a delicious and salty bite that is so easy and tasty.
How to Succeed with a Candida Diet
As you are going through your candida journey I hope these anti candida recipes help. I will continue to add recipes to this list as I find more that follow the criteria and are delicious.
Even after you clear up your candida overgrowth, it is helpful to continue eating less sugar and eating some of these recipes in your regular rotation.
