Ornish Friendly Foods

Identifying Ornish-friendly Foods

Certain foods and ingredients are allowed. All foods consumed should be these foods, or, if they are processed foods, should only contain these ingredients.

Foods allowed are grains, vegetables, fruits, non-fat milk products, legumes, egg whites, and small amounts of sugars and alcohol, if desired.

All other foods are not allowed. Not allowed foods include any fats or oils, any animal products other than egg whites and non-fat milk products, seeds, nuts, and avocados.

If this seems restrictive to you, it is. Once people start making exceptions, they tend to make a lot of exceptions and lose the benefit of the diet. In addition, Ornish Program research has shown that only with strict adherence is heart disease reversal likely to occur.

Ornish Friendly Grocery List