Avocado oil can be a beneficial addition to the diet of individuals with Blood Type A. Its rich content of healthy fats, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory compounds may support heart health, digestive health, and overall well-being.
Fruits and Vegetables
Type A people are told they can have asparagus, cucumbers, avocados, beets, strawberries and apples a few times weekly, but should avoid bananas, oranges, cabbage, eggplant, tomatoes and potatoes.
There are very good substitutions for the foods you should avoid. For Type A and O, who should avoid all dairy products, there are many substitutes for cow's milk- Silk, goat's milk, rice milk, and almond milk that are good for all blood types.
AVOID bananas, which have lectin that interferes with type A digestion. Avoid bitter melon and honeydew melon (their high mold counts make them difficult to digest), mango, and papaya. Although they contain a digestive enzyme good for the other blood types, it doesn't work in the type A digestive tract.
Blood Group: A
You should be largely vegetarian and follow a high carbohydrate, low fat diet. They should eat lots of rice, oats, rye, pasta, pumpkin, seeds, peanuts, apricots, figs, lemons, raisins, buckwheat, wheat, soy foods, walnuts, garlic, mushroom, pine apple, blueberries, ginger and green tea.
Coffee is slightly acidic (pH 5.0–5.1)—type A's need to increase stomach acid since they tend to have very low levels—and can have a stimulating effect because of its caffeine content. Drinking one to three cups per day has some health benefits.
Recommended Dairy & Eggs for Blood Type A
Type A's can tolerate small amounts of fermented dairy products, but should avoid products made with whole milk, and limit egg consumption to occasional organically produced eggs.
BENEFICIAL or MEDICINE vegetables for your type are mainly alfalfa: sprouts, seeds; greens: beet, collard, dandelion, spinach, turnip; aloe, artichoke, broccoli, carrot, celery, chicory root, escarole, fennel bulb, garlic, ginger root, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, leek, romaine lettuce, white domestic and maitake ...
Digesting dairy is allegedly difficult for people with type A blood, but certain types of dairy may be acceptable, including: yogurt. kefir. cheeses, including mozzarella, feta, goat cheese, ricotta, and string.
People with blood type A will be able to easily digest yogurt, kefir, goat milk products, and select cheeses (such as feta and goat cheese.)
Blood type A must consume soy proteins, grains and vegetables frequently during the day. Especially, eat fruits that are alkaline based like apple, dates, berries, peaches etc. Type A should strictly avoid papayas, mangoes and oranges as it will affect the digestive system.
Vegetables are vital to the Type A Diet, providing minerals, enzymes and antioxidants. Type A are very sensitive to the lectins in potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, cabbage, tomatoes and peppers. They aggravate the delicate stomach of Type A.
Type A: Nuts and seeds are a great source of snack protein for Type A. Peanuts or peanut butter are Beneficial, as are Flaxseeds and walnuts. Vegetable proteins like fava or black beans and soy products provide an endless source of quality protein.
In terms of supplements, Vitamin B12 is important especially since the Type A diet is low on animal proteins. As mentioned before, Vitamin C as well as E is important in protecting against stomach cancer and heart disease. Calcium, iron and small amount of zinc are helpful supplements.
Furthermore, avocado is high in fat. People with blood type O are recommended to keep it away from their diet. People going on the blood type O diet should also keep away from certain types of meat and seafood, and most dairy products.
As you belong to the cultivator ancestral family, you are able to digest most grains. However, eat whole grains, rather than their more processed forms. The most beneficial grains for your blood type include rye, rice, oat, sprouted wheat, buckwheat and amaranth.
Eating seafood high in DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids—mackerel, salmon (wild has more omega-3s than farmed), sardines, sturgeon, lake trout, tuna—two to three times weekly is recommended.
Use herbs and spices to enhance and balance the flavor of your dishes, as well as improve your digestive and immune systems. Type A's should view these ingredients as more than flavor enhancers. The right combination of spices can be a powerful immune system booster.
Blood Type A (appeared during the discovery of agriculture)
Seafood: mackerel, whiting, cod, perch, sardine, salmon. Legumes: bean, beans, soy, lentils, tofu. Cereals: rice, oats. Fruit: apricot, pineapple, cherry, lemon, fig, ripe, blueberry, grapefruit, plum.
Those with type A blood should choose fruit, vegetables, tofu, seafood, turkey, and whole grains but avoid meat. For weight loss, seafood, vegetables, pineapple, olive oil, and soy are best; dairy, wheat, corn, and kidney beans should be avoided.
Cultured and soured products are easily digested by type AB, meaning cheeses such as mozzarella, ricotta and goat's cheese are all a great addition to the diet.
Coconut is not an “avoid” across the board for all blood types. It is neutral for BT A's who are non-secretors, and it falls into different categories in the SWAMI personalized diet app.
Alcohol consumption should also be avoided. People belonging to this group are highly susceptible to diabetes and obesity. They have lower levels of stomach acid (hydrochloric acid), which helps in digestion and metabolisation of food. It has been seen that people with A-blood group have a sensitive immune system.
The blood type diet was very specific about what foods are best for each blood type. For instance, it was recommended that people with blood type A load up on black beans, but stay away from kidney beans.