| Grains |
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Non-whole grains |
Wheat flour steamed bread |
| Wheat flour noodles |
| Wheat flour pancakes |
| Rice |
| Millet grain |
| Millet chaff & persimmon bread |
| Whole grains |
Corn meal porridge |
| Corn meal steamed bread |
| Corn meal flat cakes |
| Corn meal dumplings |
| Sorghum |
| Vegetables |
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Dark-Green |
Spinach |
| Fresh sweet potato leaves |
| Fresh radish or mustard greens |
| Chinese parsley (coriander) |
| Dried sweet potato leaves |
| Dried greens |
| Yellow/orange |
Fresh sweet potatoes |
| Carrots |
| Orange winter squash or pumpkins |
| Pale green squashes or gourds |
| Dried sweet potatoes |
| Starchy |
White potatoes |
| Fresh green peas or beans |
| Fresh corn on the cob |
| Dried white potatoes |
| Cruciferous |
Chinese cabbage, or other cabbages |
| Dried Chinese cabbage, or other cabbages |
| Cauliflower |
| Liliaceae |
Chives or scallions |
| Others |
Fresh radish roots |
| Fresh turnip root or mustard roots |
| Garlic bulbs |
| Celery |
| Tomatoes |
| Fresh eggplants |
| Sweet green peppers |
| Cucumbers |
| Winter melons |
| Dried eggplants |
| Dried radish roots |
| Dried turnip roots, mustard roots |
| Beans |
Beans |
Cooked dried soy bean |
| Any other kind of cooked dried beans or peas |
| Fresh bean curd |
| Dried bean curd |
| Fermented. salted pickled bean curd |
| Bean sprouts |
| Fruits |
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Citrus/melons |
Any kind of sweet melons |
| Chinese hawthorn |
| Oranges |
| Non- Citrus |
Apples or pears |
| Peaches |
| Fresh grapes |
| Dried grapes |
| Fresh apricots |
| Dried apricots |
| Plums |
| Fresh persimmons |
| Dried persimmons |
| Fresh dates |
| Dried dates |
| Fresh litchis |
| Dried litchis |
| Nuts |
Nuts |
Peanuts |
| Chestnuts |
| Walnuts |
| Meat and fish |
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Red meat |
Pork in any form |
| Beef in any form |
| Liver of any kind |
| White meat |
Chicken or duck |
| Fish |
Fish or shellfish in any form |
| Eggs |
Eggs |
Eggs, either fresh or preserved |