Foods that help gout
Fresh cherries, strawberries, blueberries, and other red-blue berries Bananas Celery Tomatoes Vegetables including kale, cabbage, parsley, green-leafy vegetables Foods high in bromelain (pineapple) Foods high in vitamin C (red cabbage, red bell peppers, tangerines, mandarins, oranges, potatoes) Drink fruit juices and purified water (8 glasses of water per day) Low-fat dairy products Complex carbohydrates (breads, cereals, pasta, rice, as well as aforementioned vegetables and fruits) Chocolate, cocoa Coffee, tea Carbonated beverages Essential fatty acids (tuna and salmon, flaxseed, nuts, seeds) Tofu, although a legume and made from soybeans, may be a better choice than meat Foods considered moderately high in purines but which may not raise the risk of gout include: asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms, peas, spinach, whole grain breads and cereals, chicken, duck, ham, turkey, kidney and lima beans. It is important to remember that purines are found in all protein foods. All sources of purines should not be eliminated.
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