peanuts? other foods? how to classify

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Namaste all

 

As a Pitta with an imbalance of excessive Pitta, I am curious to know

about several foods and whether or not they would worsen my

already-aggravated Pitta.

 

The first is peanuts. Sometimes they're considered nuts, and other

times they are legumes. Do they pacify or aggravate Pitta? (I can

have almost any legume but no nuts as a Pitta, which is why I'm asking

about their classification.)

 

The next food item is agave nectar. It's a sweet syrup from the agave

plant in the deserts of Mexico and the US. Vegans (who eat nothing

that came from any animal at all) use it as a honey substitute, if

they're strict in their veganism, since honey comes from bees. I know

that honey, even uncooked honey, aggravates Pitta. But where does the

agave nectar fit in? It's not a real common food, but would be a boon

to us Pitta types if it's OK for us to have. And on the subject of

honey, what about raw, organic, local honey that has not been

pasteurized? Does that make a difference? Or does that still

intensify Pitta?

 

And the next is alfalfa. I put raw alfalfa sprouts on sandwiches. I

haven't seen alfalfa listed anywhere, nor do I know if it makes a

difference whether it's the sprout or the regular plant.

 

I know millet and quinoa are considered bad for Pitta types, but does

it make a difference if they're sprouted or not? I have a bread made

from sprouted wheat (due to the desire to eliminate enzyme inhibitors

from my diet) and there's a small amount of sprouted quinoa or millet

in there as well. Does anyone know if the sprouting pacifies Pitta

any more or if it's still aggravating just the same?

 

Thanks in advance for any insight!

Om shanti,

--Jyoti / Jeni-Laura