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High-purine vegetables. Studies have shown that vegetables high in purines do not increase the risk of gout or recurring gout attacks. A healthy diet based on lots of fruits and vegetables can include high-purine vegetables, such as asparagus, spinach, peas, cauliflower or mushrooms.
So a diet for gout sufferers relies on foods with low levels of purine. Some high-purine foods or purine-producing foods to avoid include fried foods, alcohol, fatty foods, organ meats, herring, mackerel, scallops and high-fat snack foods such as chips.hoto Credit nuts. chestnuts. walnuts. hazel nuts image by L. Shat from Fotolia.com. Gout is a painful form of arthritis caused by excess uric acid. As the uric acid builds up in your body, crystals form in your joints, causing pain and inflammation.