Balancing Food For Your Dosha

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Balancing Food for Your Dosha

 

An Ayurvedic physician can help you further tailor your diet towards

your individual constitutional type.

 

VATA

Balancing Foods

Fruit - Apricots, Avocado, Bananas, Berries, Dates, Fresh Figs,

Grapefruit, Grapes, Kiwi, Lemons, Mango, Melon, Oranges, Papaya,

Peaches, Pineapple, Plums, Strawberries. Sweet fruits are balancing.

No dried fruits.

 

Vegetables - Artichoke, Asparagus, Beets, Carrots, Cucumber, Green

Beans, Leeks, Mustard Greens, Okra, Olives, Onion, Parsnip, Potato,

Squash, Watercress, Zucchini. Cooked vegetables are most balancing.

Avoid raw vegetables.

 

Grains - Amaranth, Oats, Rice, Wheat, Wild Rice

 

Legumes and Nuts - Adzuki beans, Almonds, Black lentils, Brazil Nuts,

Cashews, Flax, Hazelnuts, Mung beans, Peanuts, Pecans, Pine Nuts,

Pistachios, Pumpkin, Red lentils, Sesame, Soy cheese, Soy milk,

Sunflower, Tofu, Walnuts

 

Herbs, Spices, Condiments - Brown Rice Syrup, Honey, Maple Syrup,

Molasses, other sweeteners than White Sugar, Allspice, Almond

Extract, Anise, Basil, Bay Leaf, Black Pepper, Caraway, Cardamom,

Cayenne, Chamomile, Cinnamon, Cloves, Coriander, Coconut, Cottage

Cheese, Cumin, Dill, Fennel, Garlic, Ghee, Ginger, Mustard, Nutmeg,

Onion, Oregano, Parsley, Peppermint, Poppy Seeds, Rosemary, Sage,

Spearmint, Spirulina, Tamarind, Tarragon, Thyme, Pickles, Salt,

Seaweed, Soy Sauce, Turmeric, Vanilla

 

 

PITTA

Balancing Foods

Fruit - Apples, Avocado, Berries, Dates, Figs, Grapes, Mango, Melons,

Pears, Pineapples, Plums, Pomegranate, Prunes, Raisins, Watermelon.

Sweet fruits are balancing. Sour fruits are aggravating.

 

Vegetables - Artichoke, asparagus, bell pepper, broccoli, brussels

sprouts, cauliflower, cucumber, celery, green beans, leafy greens,

mushrooms, okra, parsley, parsnip, peas, potatoes, squash, sprouts,

zucchini. Sweet and bitter vegetables are balancing.

 

Grains - Barley, Cooked Oats, Basmati Rice, White Rice, Wheat, Wheat

Bran, Wheat Granola are balancing. Amaranth, Buckwheat, Millet, Oat

granola, Quinoa, Brown Rice and Rye are aggravating.

Legumes and Nuts - All beans except black and red lentils are

balancing, such as adzuki beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, soy beans,

split peas and tofu. Coconut, psyllium, pumpkin and sunflower are

balancing.

Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Cashews, Chia, Filberts, Flax, Macadamia Nuts,

Peanuts, Pecans, Pine Nuts, Pistachios and Sesame are aggravating.

 

Herbs, Spices and Condiments - Maple Syrup, Fruit Juice Concentrate,

Barley Syrup, Brown Rice Syrup, and other sweeteners except for honey

and molasses, Coconut, Coriander, Cumin, Dill Fennel, Mint,

Orange Peel, Peppermint, Saffron, Seaweed, Spearmint, Sprouts,

Turmeric, Wintergreen are balancing. Chili peppers,

Garlic, Ginger,

Horseradish, Ketchup, Mustard, Lemon, Mayonnaise, Onions, Pickles,

Salt, Sesame Seeds, Soy Sauce and Tamari are aggravating.

 

 

KAPHA

Balancing Foods

Fruit - Apples, Apricots, Berries, Cherries, Cranberries, Dried Figs,

Mango, Peaches, Pears, Pomegranate, Prunes, Raisins.

Sweet fruits such as bananas and dates are aggravating, as are sour

fruits such as lemons, sour oranges and grapefruit.

 

Vegetables - Asparagus, Beets, Beet Greens, Bell Pepper, Broccoli,

Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Eggplant,

Garlic, Green Beans, Horseradish, Leafy Greens, Leeks, Lettuce,

Mushrooms, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Spinach,

Sprouts, Turnips, Watercress. Raw, pungent and bitter vegetables are

balancing. Sweet, juicy vegetables are aggravating.

 

Grains - Amaranth, Barley, Buckwheat, Corn, Granola, Millet, Oats,

Oat Bran, Quinoa, Basmati Rice, Rice Cakes, Rye and Wheat Bran are

balancing. Cooked Oats, Brown or White Rice, and Wheat are

imbalancing.

 

Legumes and Nuts - Adzuki beans, Black-Eyed Peas, Chickpeas,

Flaxseeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Lima Beans, Navy Beans,

Pinto Beans, Red Lentils, Split Peas, White Beans are balancing.

Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Cashew, Coconut, Macadamia Nuts, Peanuts,

Pecans, Pine Nuts, Pistachios, Psyllium, Sesame, Black lentils, Mung

Beans, KIdney Beans, Lentils, Soy Beans, Tempeh, Walnuts and Tofu are

imbalancing.

 

Herbs, Spices and Condiments - allspice, Anise, Basil, Black Pepper,

Caraway, Cardamom, Cayenne, Cinnamon, Cloves, Coriander, Cumin, Dill,

Fenugreek, Garlic, Ginger, Horseradish, Mint, Mustard Seeds, Nutmeg,

Onion, Oregano, Paprika, Parsley, Peppermint, Poppy Seeds, Rosemary,

Sage, Spearmint, Star Anise, Tarragon, Thyme, Turmeric, Wintergreen

are balancing.

 

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