* Caffeine: Avoid consuming too much coffee, black and green tea, and chocolate. * Alcohol: Withdrawal symptoms after drinking can cause migraines. * Chocolate: Interestingly, this food that is recommended to treat migraines can also often be a trigger. In addition to caffeine, it contains beta-phenylethylamine, an ingredient that is thought to cause migraines. * Foods with MSG: This migraine-triggering ingredient is found in soy sauce, as well as some processed snacks, barbecue sauces, and salad dressings. * Foods or drinks with aspartame: Avoid this ingredient, often found in diet soda and sugar-free gum. * Spicy foods, especially chili peppers * Pickled and fermented foods, which contain high levels of tyramine: pickles, kimchi, kombucha, pickled okra, pickled jalapeños * Foods with nitrites, such as processed meats including sausage, pepperoni, salami, and hot dogs * Certain cheeses that contain high levels of tyramine: Cheeses to avoid are brie, bleu cheese, cheddar, feta cheese, mozzarella, muenster, parmesan, and swiss. * Other foods that may be triggers include citrus fruits, onions, and tomatoes (due to high acidity), bananas, broad and fava beans, corn, nuts and nut butters, and cultured dairy products (yogurt and kefir).