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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.
âThe wrong foods can be the âfinal strawâ that sets off a gout attack, but the patient needs to have been predisposed to the attack by having high blood uric acid with subsequent deposits of uric acid in the joints.â Examples of high-purine foods include red meat, shellfish, and beer.