Acceptable Food - Avoid or limit alcohol. Alcohol increases purine production, leading to higher uric acid levels in your blood and urine. - Limit meat to 3 ounces per meal. - Limit high-fat foods such as salad dressings, ice cream, fried foods, gravies, and dressings. Fat holds onto uric acid in your kidneys. -Eat enough carbohydrates. They help your body get rid of extra uric acid. - If you are overweight, lose weight gradually. Rapid weight loss can increase uric acid levels. - Drink 8 to 12 cups of fluid every day to help reduce kidney stone formation. - Don't take baker's or brewer's yeast as a supplement. Foods to Avoid Sweetbreads, anchovies, sardines, liver, kidneys, brains, meat extracts, herring, mackerel, scallops, gravies, goose, heart, mincemeat, mussels, Meat gravies, baker's and brewer's yeast, alcohol, and meat stock-based soups (such as bouillon, broth, and consomme). High-fat desserts such as ice cream, cookies, cakes, pies, doughnuts, and chocolate Mincemeat pie.Limit high-fat cooking, incluing au gratin, fried foods, and cream sauces. Limit to 2 servings per week. whole-grain breads and cereals, wheat germ, bran and oatmeal Limit high-fat breads like pancakes, French toast, biscuits, muffins, and French fries. FOOD TO CHOOSE - All enriched breads, cereals, rice, noodles, pasta, and potatoes Limit to 2 servings per week. whole-grain breads and cereals, wheat germ, bran and oatmeal. Beef, lamb, veal, pork, poultry, fish, eggs, peanut butter, nuts, and low-fat cheese. Salt, herbs, spices, and condiments Carbonated drinks, coffee, cocoa, and tea. Soups made with low-fat milk and vegetable-based broth. Limit to 3 teaspoons daily: butter, margarine, oils and mayonnaise  Gelatin, ice milk, vanilla wafers, angel food cake o Low-fat frozen yogurt