No-Pain food
Rice
Wheat (bread, pasta)
Corn
Amaranth
Potatoes
Yams
Sweet potatoes
Tofu
Tempeh
Beans + lentils (all)
Seeds (all)
Sesame seeds
Mushrooms (if safe)
Peanuts plus most nuts, if they fell off the tree naturally
Star anise
Cloves
Coffee
Avocado
Sunflower oil
Seaweed
Melons (all)
Bananas
Palm dates (if ripe)
Tomatoes
Rocket (arugula)
Iceberg lettuce
Romaine lettuce
Mustard greens
Mustard leaves
Cabbage
Chinese cabbage
Bok choy (white stem)
Broccoli
Kohlrabi
Asparagus
Purple daikon radish
Rhubarb
Dandelion (all colors, and the roots of it)
Beetroot
Stinging nettle
Wild mustard
plus cane sugar – in moderation!
Plus some berries, if they come easily off the bush,
and any fruits that fell naturally off the tree.
Plus some berries, if they come easily off the bush,
and any fruits that fell naturally off the tree.
Sprouts (all)
including young sprouts of watercress, water spinach, cauliflower, coriander, soya beans, pumpkin seeds, etc.
Plus onions, garlic & cucumber. And some herbs, if cut far from the stem.
Plants That Feel Pain When Plucked
Note: These are just a few examples –Most plants fall into this category.
Apples
Oranges
Tea
Olive oil
Mangoes
Papaya
Pepper
Chilis
Carrots
Radishes (except purple daikon)
Pumpkin including flower
Rosemary
Strawberries
Blueberries
Please remember
to get enough vitamins and nutrition by taking vegan vitamins and/or supplements.
to get enough vitamins and nutrition by taking vegan vitamins and/or supplements.
No-Pain food - simple list
Please note: not complete
Asparagus
Avocado
Bananas
Beans + lentils (all types, fresh/dry)
Berries (If easily fall off bush upon touching; NOT blueberries or strawberries)
Bok choy (white stem)
Cabbage
Celery
Chinese cabbage
Cloves
Coffee
Corn
Cucumber
Iceberg lettuce
Kohlrabi
Melons (all types)
Mushrooms (edible, not poisonous varieties)
Mustard greens + leaves
Most nuts only if fell naturally from tree
Onions/garlic
Other fruits only if fell naturally from tree
Peanuts
Potatoes (all types)
Rice, rice products
Romaine lettuce
Seaweed
Seeds (all kinds, including sesame)
Some herbs (peppermint, basil, etc. if cut far away from the stem)
Sprouts (all types)
Star anise
Sunflower oil
Sweet potatoes (all types)
Tempeh
Tofu
Tomatoes
Vegan butter (no olive oil)
Vegan cane sugar (white, brown, caster, raw – in moderation)
Wheat, wheat products (bread, vegan pasta, etc.)
Beetroot
Dandelion (all colors, and the roots)
Palm dates (ripe)
Purple daikon radish
Rhubarb
Stinging nettle
Wild mustard
“Every time you eat, please bless the food. Pray to God,
‘Thank You, God; thank You, all the Masters,’
thank all the noble beings who bless your food,
who lend you some merit so that you can eat good food,
have good digestion and be healthy.
Even the no-pain plants, you also should thank them.”
‘Thank You, God; thank You, all the Masters,’
thank all the noble beings who bless your food,
who lend you some merit so that you can eat good food,
have good digestion and be healthy.
Even the no-pain plants, you also should thank them.”
— Supreme Master Ching Hai (vegan)
