Dr. Sebi Nutritional Guide
Use this complete Dr. Sebi-inspired alkaline plant-based food guide to explore vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, seeds, herbs and teas, spring water, and natural foods that support vitality, digestion, and healthy function.
What This Guide Is
This guide is a practical reference for people who want to move toward a natural alkaline plant-based lifestyle. It is based on Dr. Sebi-inspired food guidance and focuses on whole plant foods, herbs and teas, and spring water as part of a wellness lifestyle.
Use it as a direction, not a source of stress. Start with familiar foods, build simple meals, and keep returning to the guide as you learn more.
A Note About the Food List
The Dr. Sebi nutritional guide changed over time. Some foods were added, and some foods were removed from earlier versions of the list. This page keeps those notes because they help visitors understand the history of the guide and use it with more clarity.
The goal is not confusion. The goal is to help you move toward natural plant foods, simple meals, herbs and teas, spring water, and daily choices that support the body.
Dr. Sebi Nutritional Guide Food List
Use these categories as a practical reference for building meals around natural alkaline plant foods, herbs and teas, and spring water.
Vegetables
- Amaranth greens – same as Callaloo, a variety of Spinach
- Wild Arugula (+added)
- Avocado
- Asparagus (-removed)
- Bell Peppers
- Chayote (Mexican Squash)
- Cucumber
- Dandelion greens
- Garbanzo beans (chick peas)
- Green Banana (-removed)
- Izote – cactus flower/ cactus leaf- grows naturally in California
- Jicama (-removed)
- Kale
- Lettuce (all, except Iceberg)
- Mushrooms (all, except Shitake)
- Mustard greens (-removed)
- Nopales – Mexican Cactus
- Okra (+added back)
- Olives (and olive oil)
- Onions
- Parsley (-removed)
- Purslane (Verdolaga) (+added)
- Poke salad -greens (-removed)
- Sea Vegetables (wakame/dulse/arame/hijiki/nori)
- Squash
- Spinach (-removed)
- String beans (-removed)
- Tomato – cherry and plum only
- Tomatillo
- Turnip greens
- Watercress (+added)
- Zucchini
Fruits
No canned fruits or seedless fruits.
- Apples
- Bananas – the smallest one or the Burro/mid-size (original banana)
- Berries – all varieties- Elderberries in any form – no cranberries
- Cantaloupe
- Cherries
- Currants
- Dates
- Figs
- Grapes -seeded
- Limes (key limes preferred with seeds)
- Mango
- Melons -seeded
- Orange (Seville or sour preferred, difficult to find )
- Papayas
- Peaches
- Pears
- Plums
- Prickly Pear (Cactus Fruit) – (+added)
- Prunes
- Raisins -seeded
- Soft Jelly Coconuts (and coconut oil)
- Soursops (Latin or West Indian markets)
- Sugar apples (chermoya) (-removed)
- Tamarind (+added)
Nuts and Seeds
Includes nut and seed butters.
- Brazil Nuts (+added)
- Hemp Seed (+added)
- Hazelnuts (-removed)
- Pine Nuts (-removed)
- Almonds and Almond butter-Raw- (-removed)
- Raw Sesame Seeds
- Raw Sesame “Tahini” Butter
- Walnuts
Oils
Minimize the use of oils.
- Olive Oil (-Do not cook with)
- Coconut Oil (-Do not cook with)
- Grapeseed Oil (+added)
- Sesame Oil (+added)
- Hempseed Oil (+added)
- Avocado Oil (+added)
Spices and Seasonings
- AAchiote
- Allspice (-removed)
- Basil
- Bay leaf
- Cayenne/African Bird Pepper
- Cilantro (-removed)
- Cloves
- Coriander (-removed)
- Cumin (-removed)
- Dill
- Habanero (+added)
- Marjoram (-removed)
- Onion Powder
- Oregano
- Parsley (-removed)
- Powdered Granulated Seaweed (Kelp/Dulce/Nori – has “sea taste”)
- Pure Sea Salt
- Sage
- Savory (+added)
- Sweet Basil (+added)
- Tarragon
- Thyme
Sugars
- 100% Pure Agave Syrup – (from cactus)
- Date “Sugar – (from dried dates)
- 100% Pure Maple Syrup – Grade B recommended (-removed)
- Maple “Sugar” (from dried maple syrup) (-removed)
Grains
- Amaranth
- Black Rice (-removed)
- Fonio (+added)
- Kamut
- Quinoa
- Rye
- Spelt
- Tef
- Wild Rice
Herbal Teas
- Alvaca (-removed)
- Anise (-removed)
- Burdock (+added)
- Chamomile
- Elderberry
- Fennel
- Ginger
- Lemon grass (-removed)
- Red Raspberry
- Cuachalalate (+added after Dr. Sebi’s death)
- Flor de Manita (+added after Dr. Sebi’s death)
- Gordo Lobo (+added after Dr. Sebi’s death)
- Muicle (+added after Dr. Sebi’s death)
Spring Water
Dr. Sebi recommended spring water as part of the alkaline plant-based lifestyle. Use spring water as your main daily water choice and build the rest of the guide around simple natural foods, herbs and teas, and daily consistency.
How to Use the Food Guide in Daily Meals
The food guide becomes easier when you use it to build simple meals. Start with familiar foods, choose from the approved categories, and keep your daily meals grounded in whole plant foods, herbs and teas, and spring water.
Start with the Base
Begin with greens, vegetables, grains, or legumes. This gives the meal structure and keeps it grounded in natural alkaline plant foods.
- Leafy greens
- Squash or zucchini
- Chickpeas
- Quinoa, fonio, teff, or wild rice
- Okra or mushrooms
Add Flavor and Support
Use herbs, seasonings, sea vegetables, lime, and simple natural ingredients to bring flavor without relying on processed foods.
- Basil, oregano, thyme, or sage
- Cayenne or habanero
- Sea salt
- Powdered seaweed
- Lime
- Herbs and teas
Keep It Simple
You do not need complicated meals to begin. A simple plate, soup, smoothie, salad, or warm grain bowl can help you stay consistent.
- One main vegetable
- One green
- One grain or legume
- One fruit-based snack
- Spring water or herbal tea
The goal is steady progress. Let the guide help you choose better foods, build better meals, and create a daily rhythm that supports vitality and healthy function.
Use the Food Guide in Real Meals
Once you understand the foods, the next step is learning how to turn them into simple meals, smoothies, soups, salads, drinks, and daily staples. The recipes section helps you use the guide in a practical way.
Start with simple recipe types:
- Smoothies
- Soups
- Salads
- Grain bowls
- Steamed vegetables
- Sea moss recipes
- Herbal drinks and teas
Herbal Teas Are Part of the Food Guide
The Dr. Sebi-inspired food guide includes herbal teas as part of daily maintenance. Herbal teas can support digestion, vitality, and healthy function when used with simple foods, spring water, and consistent daily habits. In the broader methodology, stronger herbs are used more specifically for cleansing and deeper support.
Go Deeper With the Books
The food guide gives you the foundation. The books help you understand the larger alkaline plant-based lifestyle, herbal methodology, and practical steps for using this information with more clarity.
Alkaline Plant Based Diet
A practical guide for understanding alkaline plant-based eating, food choices, transition steps, and the daily lifestyle behind the nutritional guide.
Alkaline Herbal Medicine
A deeper look at herbs, cleansing, and the broader herbal methodology that supports the alkaline plant-based lifestyle beyond daily herbal teas.
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