Alkaline foods are mainly vegetables and fruits, and of animal foods, the only alkaline one is milk. Grains, common vegetables, and fruits are alkaline. Among the more alkaline: algae, dark-colored leafy vegetables. Common foods that are alkaline are: spinach, cabbage, radish, green bamboo shoots, carrots, potatoes, cucumbers, tofu, peas, adzuki beans, mung beans, yams, sweet potatoes, string beans, lotus root, chestnuts, onions, eggplants, shiitake mushrooms, milk, egg whites, oranges, grapes, bananas, apples, persimmons and so on.

Alkaline foods include: vegetables, all green leafy vegetables are alkaline food, they are rich in vitamins and minerals, vegetables in a large amount of fiber, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help defecation. Fruits, fruits are the most easily digestible alkaline food, is the body's best cleaner, it can quickly neutralize the body's excessive acidic substances, to maintain the acid-base balance of body fluids, and enhance the body's resistance to disease. Strongly alkaline food: cow's milk, tea, persimmons, cucumber, carrots, radish, spinach, citrus, grapes, taro, kelp, figs, raisins and so on. Weakly alkaline foods: potatoes, cabbage, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, greens, pumpkin, tofu, apples, pears, bananas, cherries and so on.

Alkaline food refers to the food after combustion of the chemical composition of the ash mainly contains potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and other elements, which dissolves in water to produce an alkaline solution, this kind of food, including a variety of vegetables, fruits, legumes, dairy and hard fruits in the almonds, chestnuts and so on.

In a healthy state, the human body is generally not affected by the intake of food and lead to changes in acidity and alkalinity. Many of the claims of "food acidity and alkalinity" are actually confusing "ash from burning food" with "products from metabolizing food".

The important principle of a balanced diet is to diversify food and to ensure a reasonable mix of meat and vegetables. Various types of food contain different nutrients, different health roles, play different health roles, each other can not be replaced. Only harmonious **** place, in order to ultimately obtain the greatest health benefits. The pursuit of the so-called "alkaline" food, abandon the "acidic" food, only from one extreme to another extreme, resulting in a new imbalance. In the long run, the ultimate damage is still health.