Eggs

• Protein-rich foods should be combined with a healthful fat and carbohydrate at every meal. Eggs are a perfect food for adrenal health. Other healthful proteins include: fish, chicken, soy, nuts and seeds. Avoid processed lunch meats and cheeses.
  
  

Oatmeal

• Whole grains are better than white flour and sugar.
  
  A complex carbohydrate such as oatmeal trumps what people with adrenal fatigue often crave most---cupcakes, doughnuts, pies and rolls. James L. Wilson, author of "Adrenal Fatigue," writes that tired people seek the quick boost of foods made with white sugar and flour when they should be eating complex carbohydrates to help avoid the sugar crash. Other complex carbohydrates include whole grain bread, oatmeal, brown rice and high-fiber cereals.
  
  

Pears

• Pears, perfect for adrenals
  
  Adrenal fatigue and blood sugar issues often go hand in hand, Wilson writes, so fruits that contain a high amounts of fructose and potassium can tax already exhausted adrenals. Pears, however, are perfect for adrenals. Other fruits to eat: papaya, plums, mango, kiwi, pears, apples, cherries and grapes (but only a few).
  But avoid: dates, bananas, oranges, raisins and grapefruit.
  
  

Red Pepper

• Strive for six to eight servings of vegetables a day, since adrenal fatigue can create a nutritional void, proponents of the adrenal fatigue diagnosis say. The more colorful the fruit, the more perfect the food is for adrenals. Think eggplant; green, yellow and red peppers; and squash.
  
  

Olive Oil

• Replace hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils with quality fats and oils such as butter, olive oil and coconut oil. A low-fat diet can put the adrenals on alert that the body is experiencing a famine, writes Jesse Lynn Hanley in "Tired of Being Tired." Cholesterol and butter is needed for the production of adrenal hormones.