Banana with milk

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I would like to know if we can take banana with warm milk for

breakfast or after dinner? On searching on the net, I found differing

views:

 

The following website recommends banana + warm milk

http://www.ayurhelp.com/articles/Ayurveda_Health_tips.htm

 

The following documents prohibits strongly

http://www.ayurveda.com/online resource/food_combining.pdf

 

Can the knowledgable member throw light upon this contradiction? Can we

add suger for better taste?

add suger + cardamom powder for better digestion?

add ginger powder? A pinch of it?

It is suitable for people of which prakriti?

 

Regards

Vibhuti

[Guest guest]

 

This could slow down digestion for kapha people, help vata, underweight people

gain weight and reduce pita

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I would like to know if we can take banana with warm milk for

breakfast or after dinner?

[Guest guest]

Banana followed by warm milk aids sleep and bowel movements. Taking

at breakfast as well as bedtime is OK, if you do not take excess

quantity and are not suffering from " Kapha dominance " . For Kapha

dominant people the combination may diminish agni and cause allergies.

(Message 5940)

 

This suits Pitta dominated people also (Message# 11023)

 

Vata(major), Pitta(Minor) Vikruti people respond well to Banana

followed by warm milk.(Message#11796)

 

The combination is incompatible diet if Banana is not fully ripened,

sweet. Take warm milk after eating Banana. If both combined into a

shake, it should be consumed immediately. Observe what happens to

milk if you add Banana slices to milk and keep them for say 1 hour.

The Banana should have been allowed to ripen on tree itself. The

variety which is ripened artificially has less sugar content and

sometimes taste is sour too. Such fruit will cause allergies. Milk

should not be taken after such fruit.

 

Adding Sugar (crystal sugar only) and Cardamom will enhance pitta

pacifier property of the milk. It will be a better " sleep aid " in

that case. Even a pinch of nutmeg can be added. Mucous causing

tendency of milk can be reduced by adding ginger powder or black

pepper powder. Boiling milk with these powders for few minutes is recommended

in that case. Even

Vidanga can be boiled in the milk to achieve this purpose. Underweight children

can be given this milk, so that growth of worms does not occur. Instead of

crystal sugar, honey can be added just before drinking warm milk. See that milk

temperature is not very high, just lukewarm.

 

Lastly, the suitability of Banana+milk for an individual can be

assessed by him by tests recommended in Message 4511. Banana exhibits an

exceptional behaviour. Reduces constipation but will reduce motions if suffering

from diarrhea!

 

Dr. Bhate

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I would like to know if we can take banana with warm milk for

breakfast or after dinner? On searching on the net, I found differing

views:

 

The following website recommends banana + warm milk

http://www.ayurhelp.com/articles/Ayurveda_Health_tips.htm

 

The following documents prohibits strongly

http://www.ayurveda.com/online resource/food_combining.pdf

 

Can the knowledgable member throw light upon this contradiction? Can

we

add suger for better taste?

add suger + cardamom powder for better digestion?

add ginger powder? A pinch of it?

It is suitable for people of which prakriti?

[Guest guest]

Thankyou very much Dr Bhate and Dr mandv for kind explanation

Regards

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Banana followed by warm milk aids sleep and bowel movements. Taking

at breakfast as well as bedtime is OK, if you do not take excess

quantity and are not suffering from " Kapha dominance " .

[Guest guest]

dear vibhuti,

There are no absolute contra-indications for any food-items in Ayurveda, as far

as my reading goes.Everything depends on compatability, suitability and

habituality.

Banana and milk are both Kapha promoting substances. So, a combination of these

items can increase Kapha in susceptible persons.

It is better to avoid this combination after dinner for fear of increasing

Kapha. However, persons suffering fron constipation should definitely use this

combination, if they are not of Kapha Prakruti/constitution.

Sugar makes this combination very sticky, hence any use of sugar should be

sparing. Anyway, banana and milk are both sweet in their own capacity and

savouring their natural sweetness is a more pleasant experience. Cardamom does

enhance the flavour of this combination. I have not heard of ginger being added

to such combination.

Warm milk is generally avoided because reaction with fruit

ingredients(phyto-chemicals) can break/coagulate the milk, disturbing the

taste/texture and edibility of the cuisine.So cold/room-temperature milk is

preferred.

This combination is suitable for persons having Vata, Pitta or mixed Vata-Pitta

Prakruti. This combination should be avoided in diabetes and obesity.

 

Dr.D.B.Muzumdar

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I would like to know if we can take banana with warm milk for

breakfast or after dinner?

[Guest guest]

I had a flood in my basement and had to clear everything out, and while

doing so I went through my stuff and found an interesting book called

perfect health by Deepak Chopra and I discovered I am a perfect vata with a

bit of pitta in the upper numbers. He lists a bunch of food appropriate but

I would like to know if there any one out there that deals with nutrition on

the whole and can either recommend a book of recipes for a vatta pitta type

or offer suggestions, my appetite is still a bit sluggish early in the

morning. I have to rise at 4:00am and am far from hungry, though I would

love to force myself to eat, but I just cannot do it with out feeling ill.

Can anyone offer suggestions on a daily diet to pacify me? If so thank you.

Bonnie