Traffic Light System

The rules are:

Use 80% or more from the GREEN sections (use more from the green 1 section) and 20% or less from the AMBER section.

Use very little of the RED section! And NONE from the toxic items.

The higher up on the list, the higher the Ca:P ratio. This is purely for you to make ‘A Staple Mush’ the rest of the diet remains unchanged.

 

GREEN 1 (Items with a ratio of 1:1 and above)

Papaya

Rosemary

Bok Choi

Squash (Spaghetti)

Raspberries

Blackberries

Celery

Blackberries

Squash (Butternut)

Custard Apple

Java (Jambolian) Plum

Apple (with Skin)

Pear

Persimmon (Sharon Fruit)

 

GREEN 2 (with a ratio of between 0.97 - 0.7:1

Guava

Green Beans

Carrots

Squash (Acorn)

Blackcurrant

Mango

Sugar Snap / Snow Peas

Rutabaga

Dates

Cherries (Sweet)

Apricots

Broccoli (florets)

Sweet Potato

Apricot

Kiwi

Strawberry

Cucumber

Broccoli

Mange Tout

 

AMBER 1 - use only 20% in weight of these

Although fantastic Ca:P ratio, these are high in oxalates

Dandelion Greens

Spinach

Watercress

Kale

Collard Greens 

TWICE a week at most and in small amounts (best as treats only)

Grapefruit 

Pineapple

Tangerine/Mandarin

Lime

Orange (Navel)

Raspberries

Lemon

Fig (fresh)

 

AMBER 2  - use only 20% in weight of these

Kumquat

Cantaloupe Melon

Honeydew Melon

Blueberry

Carrot

Star Fruit (Carambola)

Cauliflower

Pumpkin

 

RED  

Chinese (Asian Pear)

Peach

Plum

Pomegranate

Nectrine

Banana

Tomato

Physalis (Cape Gooseberry)

Passion Fruit

Sweetcorn

 

TOXIC & ITEMS TO AVOID

GRAPES – LINKED TO RENAL FAILURE IN A LOT OF ANIMALS

ONIONS AND ONION FAMILY (ANYTHING FROM ONION FAMILY)

Avoid onion and anything from the onion family, while it's not dangerously toxic, it can cause a type of Anemia called Heinz Body Anemia.

RHUBARD - TOXIC

AVOCADO - FATTY AND TOXIC

NUTS AND SEEDS (EXCEPT LINSEED) – CAN BE A RISK OF AFLATOXINS

HONEY - PURE SUGAR AND SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN TORPOR CASES OR OCCASIONAL TREAT

 

used with permission from Marie at SGS, please note some info may be edited or added to by SWSGUK