2. Food Group Low Purine
0-50mg purine/100g
Eat as desired
Moderate Purine
50-150 purine/100g
Eat in moderation
High Purine
150-825mg purine/100g
Avoid eating
Breads, Cereals
& Grain
Products
White Bread
Corn Bread
Noodles/Pasta
Macaroni
Popcorn
Spaghetti
White Rice
Crackers
Puddings/Custards
Rice
Wheat
Bread
Oatmeal
Wheat bran
Wheat germ
Brown Rice
Whole
grains
Sweetbreads
Yeast (Baker’s and Brewer’s)
Fruit All Fruits and Fruit Juices
Vegetables Most vegetables (except those noted in
next column)
Vegetable soups made w/o meat stock
Asparagus
Cauliflower
Spinach
Mushrooms
Green Peas
Meats, Poultry,
Fish, and
Protein Foods
Eggs
Peanut Butter
Nuts (Walnut,Almond, Peanut)
Lean Meat
(beef, pork,
lamb)
Poultry
without skin
Tofu
Fish
Shellfish
(shrimp,
crab,
oysters,
clams)
Sardines
Mackerel
Anchovies
Herring
Organ Meats (liver,
kidney, brain, heart,
intestines)
Meat Extracts
Mincemeat
Dried beans (red bean,
munggo bean, soybean,
black eye peas, lentils, etc)
Mussels
Scallops
Milk and Milk
Products
All low fat or fat free milk and dairy
products
Cheese
Others Carbonated
beverages
Chocolate
Coffee and Tea
Fats and Oils
Condiments
Salt
Olive/Pickles
Meat Soups and Broth Beer and Alcoholic Products
Gravies
3. Eating During Acute Attack Eating in Remission
Consume 8-16 cups of fluid daily, at least half
water
Abstain from alcohol (discuss with M.D.)
Avoid fruit juice and sugared soft drinks (diet
sodas are okay)
Limit animal foods of meat, fish, and poultry to 4
to
6 oz./day
Eat protein in moderation: low-fat or nonfat dairy,
tofu, eggs, and nut butters, such as peanut butter
or
almond butter, are preferred
Consume 8 to 16 cups of fluid daily, at least half
water
Limit alcohol intake (discuss with M.D.)
Limit/avoid fruit juice and sugared soft drinks
(diet
sodas are ok)
Consume a healthy low-fat diet, with moderate
amounts of protein.Visit MyPyramid.gov and
click
on MyPyramidPlan link for daily intake
guidelines
Maintain a healthy body weight.Avoid fasting or
high-protein diets for weight loss