1 Chocolate gravy is a variety of gravy made with fat, flour, cocoa powder and sometimes a small amount of sugar. 2  Egg gravy is a bechamel bÃ©chamel sauce that is served over. 3  Biscuits meat (drippings usually from) bacon and flour are used to make a thick. 4  Roux the roux is salted and peppered to.  taste Red-eye gravy is a gravy made from the drippings of ham fried in a skillet/frying pan. 2  The pan is deglazed with coffee, and uses no thickening agent. 3  This gravy is a staple of Southern U.S. cuisine and is usually served over ham, grits or biscuits.
Most fruits and vegetables, soybeans and tofu, and some nuts, seeds, and legumes are alkaline-promoting foods, so they're fair game. Dairy, eggs, meat, most grains, and processed foods, like canned and packaged snacks and convenience foods, fall on the acid side and are not allowed. Most books that tout the alkaline diet say you shouldn't have alcohol or caffeine, either.
An alkaline diet is one that includes whole foods that have positive effects on pH levels of the blood and urine. Benefits of an alkaline diet can include better heart health, stronger bones, decreased pain and reversal of nutrient deficiencies.