Hypertension Diet

FOODS TO BE INCLUDED:

• Whole grain cereals (wheat, Ragi, Oats, Corn, etc.,)
• Pulses like soya beans, rajmah.
• All Green leafy vegetables except amaranthus varieties.
• All vegetables except tubers.
• Fruits such as lemon, grapefruit, papaya, banana, kiwi, watermelon, raisins.
• Diet soda and Unsweetened lime juice.
• Clear soups and Pepper water.
• Tender coconut water.
• Low fat dairy like skim milk, butter milk, low fat paneer, non-fat yogurt, fat-free ice creams and puddings and low fat or non-fat cheese

FOODS TO BE AVOIDED:

• All Refined foods (white rava, maida).
• Pulses such as Bengal gram dhal, desi channa, roasted gram, and dried peas.
• Sweets, Chocolate, Jaggery, Honey, Jam, Jelly, Squash, Fruit preserves, Puddings, Cake, Pastries, etc.
• Tubers.
• Amaranthus varieties of green leafy vegetables.
• Animal foods (like fatty cuts of meat, beef, Chicken skin, lamb, pork, veal, egg yolk, and organ meats).
• Dried Fruits (Dates, Raisins, Figs, etc) and Nuts (Cashews, Ground nut, Coconut, etc).
• Ice creams, Condensed milk, Cream, Butter, Ghee, Vanaspathi, Margarine, Cheese, Mayonnaise, Peanut butter, Curd, etc).
• Alcoholic drinks, Chocolate drinks, and Soft drinks.
• All Fried foods, bakery products, canned foods, Preserved foods and Fast foods.
• Most commercially baked products such as biscuits and pastries.