Blood Type A : Chart
| Food Group | Highly Beneficial | Neutral | Avoid |
| Meat & Poultry | none | chicken, Cornish hens, Turkey | bacon, beef, buffalo, duck, goose, ham, heartlamb, liver, mutton, partridge, pheasant, pork
rabbit, veal, venison, quail |
| Seafood | carp, cod, groupermackerel, monkfish
pickerel, red snapper rainbow trout, salmon, sardine, sea trout, silver perch, snail, whitefish, yellow perch |
abolone, albacore (tuna), mahimahi, ocean perch, pike, porgy, sailfish, sea bass, shark, smelt, snapper, sturgeon, swordfish, weakfishwhite perch, yellowtail | anchovy, barracuda, beluga, bluefish, bluegill bass, catfish, caviar, clam, conch, crab, crayfish, eel, flounder, frog, gray sole, haddock, hake, hailbut, herring (fresh & pickled) , lobster, lox (smoked salmon), mussels, octopus, oysters, scallops, shad, shrimp, sole, squid (calamari), striped bass, tilefish, turtle |
| Eggs & Dairy | soy cheese, soy milk | farmer, feta, goat cheese, goat milk, kefir, mozzarella, ricotta, string cheese, yogurt with fruit, frozen yogurt | American cheese, blue cheese, Brie, butter, buttermilk, Camembert, casein, cheddar, Colby, cottage cheese, cream cheese, Edam, Emmenthal, Gouda, Gruyere, ice cream, Jarlsburg, Monterey Jack, Munster, Parmesan, provolone, neufchatel, sherbet, skim or 2% milk, Swiss, whey, whole milk |
| Oils & Fats | linseed (flaxseed), olive oil | canola oil, cod liver oil | corn oil, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sesame oil |
| Nuts & Seeds | peanuts, peanut butter, pumpkin seeds | almonds, almond butter, chestnuts, filberts, hickory, litchis, macadamia, pignola (pine), poppy seeds, sesame seeds, sesame better (tahini), sunflower butter, sunflower seeds, walnuts | Brazil, cashew, pistachios |
| Beans & Legumes | adzuki beans, black beans, green beans, pinto beans, red soy beans, lentils domestic, green & red)black-eyed peas | broad beans, cannelloni beans, fava beans, jicama beans, snap beans, string beans, white beans green peas, pea pods, snow peas | copper beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, lima beans, navy beans, red beans, tamarind beans |
| Cereals | amaranth, kasha | barley, cornflakes, cornmeal, Cream of wheat, kamut, puffed millet, oat bran, oatmeal, puffed rice, rice bran, spelt | Cream of wheat, Familia, farina, granola, Grape Nuts,seven-grain, shredded wheat, wheat bran, wheat germ |
| Breads & Muffins | Essene bread, Ezekial bread, soya-flour bread, sprouted-wheat bread, rice cakes | brown-rice bread, corn muffins, Fin crisp, gluten-free bread, Ideal flat bread, millet, oat bran muffins, 100% rye bread, rye crisps, Rye Vita, spelt bread, Wasa bread | wheat bagels, corn muffins, durum wheat, multigrain bread, 100% rye bread, rye crisps, Rye Vita, wheat-bran muffins, whole-wheat bread, Fin Crisp, Wasa bread, Ideal flat bread, pumpernickel |
| Grains & Pastas | kasha, oat flour, rice flour, rye flour, soba noodles, artichoke pasta | couscous, barley flour, bulgur wheat flour, durum-wheat flour, gluten flour, graham flour, sprouted-wheat flour, spelt noodles, quinoa, basmati rice, brown rice, white rice, wild rice | white flour, whole-wheat flour, semolina pasta, spinach pasta |
| Vegetables | alfalfa sprouts, domestic artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, beet leaves, broccoli, carrots, chicory, collard greens, dandelion, escarole, garlic, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, leek, romaine lettuce, okra, red Spanish onions, yellow onions, parsley, parsnips, pumpkin, spinach, Swiss chard, tempeh, tofu, turnips | arugula, asparagus, avocado, bamboo shoots, bok choy, caraway, cauliflower, celery, chervil, coriander, white & yellow corn, cucumber, daikon radish, endive, fennel, fiddlehead ferns, bibb lettuce, Boston lettuce, iceberg lettuce, mesclun lettuce, abalone mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, maitaki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, Portobello mushrooms, tree oysters mushrooms, mustard greens, green olives, green onions, radicchio, radishes, rappini, rutabaga, scallion, seaweed, shallots, Brussels sprouts, mung sprouts, radish sprouts, all types squash, water chestnuts, watercress, zucchini | Chinese cabbage, red cabbage, white cabbage, eggplant, lima beans, domestic mushrooms, black olives, Greek olives, Spanish olives, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, sweet potatoes, red potatoes, white potatoes, tomatoes, yams |
| Fruits | apricots, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cherries, cranberries, dried figs, fresh figs, grapefruit, lemons, pineapples,dark plums, green plums, red plums, prunes | apples, black & red currants, dates, elderberries, gooseberries, black grapes, concord grapes, green grapes, red grapes, guava, kiwi, kumquat, limes, loganberries, canang melon, casaba melon,Crenshaw melon, Christmas melon, muskmelon, Spanish melon, watermelon, nectarines, peaches, pears, persimmons,
pomegranates, prickly pear, raisins, raspberries, star fruit, strawberries |
banana, coconuts, mangoes, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, oranges, papayas, plantains, rhubarb,tangerines |
| Juices & Fluids | apricot, carrot, celery, black cherries, grapefruit, pineapple, prune, water with lemon | apple, apple cider, cabbage, cucumber, cranberry, grape, vegetable juice (based on Type A diet) | orange, papaya, tomato |
| Spices | barley malt, blackstrap molasses, garlic, ginger, miso, soy sauce, tamari sauce | agar, allspice, almond extract, anise, arrowroot, basil, bay leaf, brown-rice syrup, cardamom, carob, chervil, chives, chocolate, cinnamon, clove, coriander, cornstarch, corn syrup, cream of tarter, cumin, curry, dill, dulse, honey, horseradish, kelp, maple syrup, marjoram, mint, mustard (dry), nutmeg, oregano, paprika, parsley, peppermint, pimiento, rice syrup, rosemary, saffron, sage, salt, savory, spearmint, white & brown sugar, tamarind, tapioca, tarragon,thyme, tumeric, vanilla extract | capers, plain gelatin, ground black pepper, peppercorn pepper, red pepper flakes, white pepper, apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, white vinegar, wintergreen |
| Condiments | mustard | jam & jelly from acceptable fruits, salad dressing (from Type A ingredients) | ketchup, mayonnaise, pickles, pickle relish, sour pickles, relish, Worcestershire sauce |
| Misc. Beverages | regular & decaf coffee, green tea, red wine seltzer water | white wine | beer; distilled liquors; seltzer water, cola, diet cola & other sodas, black teas (regular & decaf) |
