This table was printed in Prevention Magazine as part of an article reporting on research which suggests that it is easier for smokers to give up smoking if they keep their bodies in proper alkaline balance - see quote below. Studies have shown that foods which have an alkaline effect on the body can aid smokers in breaking the habit. Foods with an acid effect can make it harder. Millet and Rye are the least acid-forming grains.
Almonds are the only alkaline nuts.
Raw milk and buttermilk, yoghurt and whey are the only alkaline dairy products. All preserved or jellied fruits, canned fruits, glazed fruits, dried fruits, green bananas, cranberries, plums and prunes are acid-forming. One problem is that they want to lose their smoking habit, and the other is that they often find they are gaining weight when they stop smoking. If you consume a diet that mainly consists of vegetable foods, you produce a less acid urine and thus achieve the same thing as the sodium bicarbonate. Coincidentally, vegetables are foods which are not calorically dense.