There are many ways how to avoid heartburn. Foods, for example, should be a part of your preventive plan if you want to lessen your heartburn attacks. Like other conditions, heartburn can be prevented if you eat the right foods that do not cause heartburn, and avoid the ones that worsen your condition.

So what are the foods that cause heartburn?

Generally, these foods are either acidic or hard to digest. These are the ones that often cause the digestive system to produce much acids in the body to churn the food you eat. So, here are just some of the food groups you should avoid if you want to avoid heartburn:

- Chocolate

- Coffee

- Spearmint and peppermint

- Alcoholic drinks

- Fruit juices like orange juice, lemon, lemonade, grapefruit juice, cranberry juice

- Ground beef, chuck

- Marbled sirloin

- Chicken nuggets

- Buffalo wings

- Dairy products such as sour cream, milk shake, ice cream and regular cottage cheese

- Macaroni and cheese

- Spaghetti with sauce

- Tea

- Fatty foods and fried foods

- Onions

- Citrus fruits

- Spicy foods

- Products which are tomato-based

- Caffeinated drinks

- Spices such as garlic, onions, red or black pepper and chili powder

- Baked food high in fat like butter cookies, brownies, doughnuts,

- Junk foods like corn chips and regular potato chips

On the other hand, here are some of the safe foods for heartburn, and should be a part of your heartburn-free diet:

- Food rich in complex carbohydrates like bread, cereal, graham crackers, pretzels

- Apples, either the pulp or the juice

- Banana

- Baked potato

- Green leafy vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, carrots

- Legumes and lentils like green beans and peas

- Meat low in fat like extra-lean ground beef and skinless chicken breast

- Egg whites

- Fish without added fat

- Low-fat dairy products  

- Low-fat salad dressings and desserts

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