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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.
Pass on Prime Rib. Eating foods high in purines â a compound found in protein-rich foods such as red meat, oily fish and even certain vegetables (spinach, mushrooms, beans) â can make gout flare-ups almost five times more likely than if you eat low-purine foods, finds an Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases study. â Corbis.