Food Guidelines for Different Doshas - ayurvedic concept

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Food Guid Guidelines elines for Basic Cons titu tional tio nal Types Types NOTE: Guidelines provided in this table are general. Specific adjustments for individual requirements may need to be made, e.g., food allergies, strengt s trength h of agni, season seas on of of the the year and degree degree of dosha predominance predominance or aggravation. aggravation. * okay in moderation ** okay rarely VATA AVOID FRUITS

VEGETABLES

PITTA FAVOR

Generally most dried fruit

Generally most sweet fruit

Apples (raw) Cranberries Dates (dry) Figs Fi gs (dry) (dry) Pears Persimmons Pomegranates Raisins (dry) Prunes (dry) Watermelon

Apples (cooked) Applesauce Apricots Avocado Bananas Berries Cherries Coconut Dates (fresh) Figs (fresh) Grapefruit Grapes Kiwi Lemons Limes Mangoes Melons Oranges Papaya Peaches Pineapple Plums P runes runes (soaked) Raisins (soaked) Rhubarb Strawberries Tamar Tamarin ind d

Generally frozen, raw or dried vegetables

Artichoke Beet greens** Bitter melon Broccoli Brussels sprouts sprouts Burdock root Cabbage (raw) Cauliflower (raw) Celery Corn (fresh)** Dandelion greens Eggplant Horseradish** Kale Kohlrabi Mushrooms Olives, green Onions (raw) Peas (raw) (raw) Peppers, sweet & hot Potatoes, white Prickly pear (fruit & leaves) Radish (raw) Squash, winter Tomat Tomatoe oes s (cooked)** Tomat Tomatoe oes s (ra (raw) w)

In general, vegetables should be cooked

Asparagus Beets Cabbage* (cooked) Carrots Cauliflower* Cilantro Cucumber Daikon radish* Fennel (Anise) Garlic Green beans Green chilies J erus erusal alem em artichoke* Leafy greens* Leeks Lettuce* Mustard greens* Okra Olives, black Onions (cooked)* (cooked)* Parsley* Parsnip Peas (cooked) Potatoes, sweet Pumpkin Radishes (cooked)*

AVOID Generally most sour fruit

Apples (sour) Apricots (sour) Bananas Berries (sour) Cherries (sour) Cranberries Grapefruit Grapes (green) (green) Kiwi** Lemons Mangoes (green) Oranges (sour) Peaches Persimmons P ineapple ineapple (sour) (so ur) P lums lums (sour) Rhubarb Tamar Tamarin ind d

In general, pungent vegetables

KAPHA FAVOR

Generally most sweet fruit

AVOID

FAVOR

Generally most Generally most sweet & sour fruit astringent fruit

Apples (sweet) Avocado Applesauce Bananas Apricots (sweet) Coconut Avocado Dates Berries (sweet) Figs (fresh) Cherries (sweet) (sweet) Grapefruit Coconut Kiwi Dates Mangos** Figs Melons Grapes (red & Oranges purple) Papaya Limes* Pineapple Mangoes (ripe) Plums Melons Rhubarb Oranges (sweet)* Tamar Tamarin ind d Papaya* Watermelon Pears P ineapple ineapple (sweet)* (sweet)* P lums lums (sweet) (sweet) Pomegranates Prunes Raisins Strawberries* Watermelon

Apples Applesauce Apricots Berries Cherries Cranberries Figs (dry)* (dry)* Grapes* Lemons* Limes* Peaches* Pears Persimmons Pomegranates Prunes Raisins Strawberries*

In general, sweet & bitter vegetables

In general, most pungent & bitter vegetables

Artichoke Beet greens Beets (raw) Asparagus Burdock root Beets (cooked ( cooked)) Corn (fresh)** Bitter melon Daikon radish Broccoli Eggplant** Brussels sprouts sprouts Garlic Cabbage Green chilies Carrots (cooked) Horseradish Carrots (raw) ( raw)* * Kohlrabi ** Cauliflower Leeks (raw) Celery Mustard greens Cilantro Olives, green Cucumber Onions (raw) Dandelion greens P eppers eppers (hot) Fennel (Anise) Turn Turnip green reens* s* Green beans Watercress J erus erusal alem em Zucchini artichoke Prickly pear (fruit) Kale Radishes (raw) Leafy greens Spinach Leeks (cooked) (cooked)** Lettuce Spinach (raw) Mushrooms Tomat Tomatoes oes Okra Turn Turnip green reens s Olives, black Turn Turnips ips Onions (cooked) Parsley Parsnips Peas

In general, sweet & juicy vegetables

Cucumber Olives, black or green Parsnips** Potatoes, sweet Pumpkin Squash, summer Taro Taro root root Tomat Tomatoes oes (ra (raw) w) Zucchini

Artichoke Asparagus Beet greens Beets Bitter melon Broccoli Brussels sprouts sprouts Burdock root Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Cilantro Corn Daikon radish Dandelion greens Eggplant Fennel (Anise) Garlic Green beans Green chilies Horseradish J erus erusal alem em artichoke Kale Kohlrabi Leafy greens Leeks Lettuce

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Excerpted from Ayurvedic Cooking for Self H ealing, Usha and Vasant Lad, 2 ed. Albuquerque: The Ayurvedic Press. Contact PO Box 23445, Albuquerque, NM 87192-1445, (505) 291-9698, www.ayurveda.com. F:\P rinting ng Masters\Handouts\05_A Masters\Handouts\05_Agni, gni, Nutrition, and F ood Handouts\Food Guidelines.6 page.2012-05-30.doc page.2012-05-30.doc

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PITTA FAVOR

VEGETABLES

Turnips Wheat grass, sprouts

GRAINS

Barley Bread (with yeast) Buckwheat Cereals (cold, dry or puffed) Corn Couscous Crackers Granola Millet Muesli Oat bran Oats (dry) Pasta** Polenta** Rice cakes** Rye Sago Spelt Tapioca Wheat bran

LEGUMES

Aduki beans Lentils (red)* Black beans Mung beans Black-eyed peas Mung dal Chick peas Soy cheese* (garbanzo beans) Soy milk* Kidney beans Soy sauce* Lentils (brown) Soy sausages* Lima beans Tofu* Miso** Tur dal Navy beans Urad dal Peas (dried) Pinto beans Soy beans Soy flour Soy powder Split peas Tempeh White beans

AVOID

Rutabaga Spaghetti squash* Spinach (cooked)* Spinach (raw)* Sprouts* Squash, summer Taro root Turnip greens* Watercress Zucchini

Amaranth* Durham flour Oats (cooked) Pancakes Quinoa Rice (all kinds) Seitan (wheat meat) Sprouted wheat bread (Essene) Wheat

KAPHA FAVOR

AVOID

Peppers, sweet Potatoes, sweet & white Prickly pear (leaves) Pumpkin Radishes (cooked) Rutabaga Spaghetti squash Sprouts (not spicy) Squash, winter and summer Taro root Watercress* Wheat grass, sprouts Zucchini

Bread (with yeast) Buckwheat Corn Millet Muesli** Oats (dry) Polenta** Rice (brown)** Rye

Miso Soy sauce Soy sausages Tur dal Urad dal

Amaranth Barley Cereal, dry Couscous Crackers Durham flour Granola Oat bran Oats (cooked) Pancakes Pasta Quinoa Rice (basmati, white, wild) Rice cakes Seitan (wheat meat) Spelt Sprouted wheat bread (Essene) Tapioca Wheat Wheat bran

FAVOR

Mushrooms Mustard greens Okra Onions Parsley Peas Peppers, sweet & hot Potatoes, white Prickly pear (fruit & leaves) Radishes Rutabaga Spaghetti squash* Spinach Sprouts Squash, winter Tomatoes (cooked) Turnip greens Turnips Watercress Wheat grass Bread (with yeast) Amaranth* Oats (cooked) Barley Pancakes Buckwheat Pasta** Cereal (cold, dry Rice (brown, or puffed) white) Corn Rice cakes** Couscous Wheat Crackers Durham flour* Granola Millet Muesli Oat bran Oats (dry) Polenta Quinoa* Rice (basmati, wild)* Rye Seitan (wheat meat) Spelt* Sprouted wheat bread (Essene) Tapioca Wheat bran

Aduki beans Kidney beans Black beans Soy beans Black-eyed peas Soy cheese Chick peas Soy flour (garbanzo beans) Soy powder Kidney beans Soy sauce Lentils, brown Tofu (cold) & red Urad dal Lima beans Miso Mung beans Mung dal Navy beans Peas (dried) Pinto beans Soy beans Soy cheese Soy flour* Soy milk

Aduki beans Black beans Black-eyed peas Chick peas (garbanzo beans) Lentils (red & brown) Lima beans Mung beans* Mung dal* Navy beans Peas (dried) Pinto beans Soy milk Soy sausages Split peas Tempeh Tofu (hot)*

Copyrig ht © 1994, 2008 The Ayur vedic Inst itut e and Vasant Lad, MASc. All Right s Reserved. nd

Excerpted from Ayurvedic Cooking for Self H ealing, Usha and Vasant Lad, 2 ed. Albuquerque: The Ayurvedic Press. Contact PO Box 23445, Albuquerque, NM 87192-1445, (505) 291-9698, www.ayurveda.com. F:\P rinting Masters\Handouts\05_Agni, Nutrition, and F ood Handouts\Food Guidelines.6 page.2012-05-30.doc

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PITTA FAVOR

AVOID

KAPHA FAVOR

AVOID

Soy powder* Split peas Tempeh Tofu White beans

LEGUMES

FAVOR

Tur dal White beans

DAIRY

Cow's milk (powdered) Goat's milk (powdered) Yogurt (plain, frozen or w/ fruit)

Most dairy is good! Butter Buttermilk Butter Cheese (hard)* Cheese (soft) Cottage cheese Cow's milk Ghee Goat's cheese Goat's milk Ice cream* Sour cream* Yogurt (diluted & spiced)*

Butter (salted) Butter (unsalted) Buttermilk Cheese (soft, not Cheese (hard) aged, unsalted) Sour cream Cottage cheese Yogurt (plain, Cow's milk frozen or w/fruit) Ghee Goat's milk Goat's cheese (soft, unsalted) Ice cream Yogurt (freshly made & diluted)*

Butter (salted) Buttermilk* Butter Cottage cheese (unsalted)** (from skimmed Cheese (soft & goat's milk) hard) Ghee* Cow's milk Goat's cheese Ice cream (unsalted & not Sour cream aged)* Yogurt (plain, Goat's milk, skim frozen or w/fruit) Yogurt (diluted)

ANIMA L FOODS

Lamb Pork Rabbit Venison Turkey (white)

Beef Buffalo Chicken (dark) Chicken (white)* Duck Eggs Fish (freshwater or sea) Salmon Sardines Seafood Shrimp Tuna fish Turkey (dark)

Beef Chicken (dark) Duck Eggs (yolk) Fish (sea) Lamb Pork Salmon Sardines Seafood Tuna fish Turkey (dark)

Buffalo Chicken (white) Eggs (albumen or white only) Fish (freshwater) Rabbit Shrimp* Turkey (white) Venison

Beef Buffalo Chicken (dark) Duck Fish (sea) Lamb Pork Salmon Sardines Seafood Tuna fish Turkey (dark)

Black pepper* Chutney, mango (sweet) Coriander leaves Dulse* Hijiki* Kombu* Lime* Sprouts Salt* Seaweed* Tamari*

Chocolate Chutney, mango (sweet) Gomasio Kelp Ketchup** Lime Lime pickle Mango pickle Mayonnaise Pickles Salt Soy sauce Tamari Vinegar

CONDIMENTS

Chocolate Horseradish

NUTS

None

Black pepper* Chutney, mango (sweet or spicy) Chili peppers* Coriander leaves* Dulse Gomasio Hijiki Kelp Ketchup Kombu Lemon Lime Lime pickle Mango pickle Mayonnaise Mustard Pickles Salt Scallions Seaweed Soy sauce Sprouts* Tamari Vinegar In moderation:

Almonds Black walnuts Brazil nuts Cashews Charole

Chili pepper Chocolate Chutney, mango (spicy) Gomasio Horseradish Kelp Ketchup Mustard Lemon Lime pickle Mango pickle Mayonnaise Pickles Salt (in excess) Scallions Soy sauce Vinegar

Almonds (with skin) Black walnuts Brazil nuts Cashews Filberts

Chicken (white) Eggs Fish (freshwater) Rabbit Shrimp Turkey (white) Venison

Black pepper Chili Peppers Chutney, mango (spicy) Coriander leaves Dulse* Hijiki* Horseradish Lemon* Mustard (without vinegar) Scallions Seaweed* Sprouts

Almonds (soaked Almonds (soaked Charole and peeled) and peeled)** Charole Black walnuts Coconut Brazil nuts Cashews Coconut



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PITTA FAVOR

Coconut Filberts Hazelnuts Macadamia nuts Peanuts Pecans Pine nuts Pistachios Walnuts

NUTS

SEEDS

Popcorn Psyllium**

OILS

Flax seed

Chia Flax Halva Pumpkin Sesame Sunflower Tahini For internal & external use: (most suitable at top of list)

Sesame Ghee Olive Most other oils

AVOID

KAPHA FAVOR

Hazelnuts Macadamia nuts Peanuts Pecans Pine nuts Pistachios Walnuts

Chia Sesame Tahini

Almond Apricot Corn Safflower Sesame

External use only:

Coconut Avocado

AVOID

FAVOR

Filberts Hazelnuts Macadamia nuts Peanuts Pecans Pine nuts Pistachios Walnuts

Flax Halva Halva Psyllium** Popcorn (no salt, Sesame buttered) Tahini Psyllium Pumpkin* Sunflower For internal & external use: (most suitable at top of list)

Sunflower Ghee Canola Olive Soy Flax seed Primrose Walnut

Chia Flax* Popcorn (no salt, no butter) Pumpkin* Sunflower*

For internal & Avocado external use in Apricot small amounts: Coconut (Most suitable at Flax seed** top of list) Olive Primrose Corn Safflower Canola Sesame (internal) Sesame (external) Soy Sunflower Walnut Ghee Almond

External use only:

Avocado Coconut BEVERAGES

HERBAL TEAS

Alcohol (hard; red wine) Apple juice Black tea Caffeinated beverages Carbonated drinks Chocolate milk Coffee Cold dairy drinks Cranberry juice Iced tea Icy cold drinks Pear juice Pomegranate juice Prune juice** Soy milk (cold) Tomato juice** V-8 J uice

Alfalfa** Barley** Basil** Blackberry Borage**

Alcohol (beer; white wine)* Almond milk Aloe vera juice Apple cider Apricot juice Berry juice (except for cranberry) Carob* Carrot juice Chai (hot spiced milk) Cherry juice Grain "coffee" Grape juice Grapefruit juice Lemonade Mango juice Miso broth Orange juice Papaya juice Peach nectar Pineapple juice Rice milk Sour juices Soy milk (hot & well-spiced)* Vegetable bouillon Ajwan Bancha Catnip* Chamomile Chicory*

Alcohol (hard; red & sweet wine) Apple cider Berry juice (sour) Caffeinated beverages Carbonated drinks Carrot juice Cherry juice (sour) Chocolate milk Coffee Cranberry juice Grapefruit juice Iced tea Icy cold drinks Lemonade Papaya juice Pineapple juice Tomato juice V-8 juice Sour juices

Ajwan Basil** Clove Eucalyptus Fenugreek

Alcohol (beer; Alcohol (hard; dry white wine)* beer; sweet Almond milk wine) Aloe vera juice Almond milk Apple juice Caffeinated Apricot juice beverages** Berry juice (sweet) Carbonated Black tea* drinks Carob Cherry juice Chai (hot, spiced (sour) milk)* Chocolate milk Cherry juice Coffee (sweet) Cold dairy drinks Cool dairy drinks Grapefruit juice Grain "coffee" Iced tea Grape juice Icy cold drinks Mango juice Lemonade Miso broth* Miso broth Mixed veg. juice Orange J uice Orange juice* Papaya juice Peach nectar Rice milk Pear juice Sour juices Pomegranate juice Soy milk (cold) Prune juice Tomato juice Rice milk V-8 J uice Soy milk Vegetable bouillon

Alcohol (dry wine, red or white)* Aloe vera juice Apple cider Apple juice* Apricot juice Berry juice Black tea (spiced) Carob Carrot juice Chai (hot, spiced milk)* Cherry juice (sweet) Cranberry juice Grain "coffee" Grape juice Mango juice Peach nectar Pear juice Pineapple juice* Pomegranate juice Prune juice Soy milk (hot & well-spiced)

Alfalfa Bancha Barley Blackberry Borage

Alfalfa Bancha Barley Blackberry Burdock

Licorice** Marshmallow Red Zinger Rosehip**



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SPICES

PITTA FAVOR

Burdock Chrysanthemum* Cinnamon** Clove Cornsilk Comfrey Dandelion Elder Flower Ginseng Eucalyptus Hibiscus Fennel Hops** Fenugreek J asmine** Ginger (fresh) Lemon balm** Hawthorne Mormon tea J uniper berry Nettle** Kukicha* Passion flower** Lavender Red clover** Lemon grass Red Zinger** Licorice Violet** Marshmallow Yarrow Oat straw Yerba Mate** Orange peel Pennyroyal Peppermint Raspberry* Rosehips Saffron Sage Sarsaparilla Sassafras Spearmint Strawberry* Wintergreen*

All spices are good

Ajwan Allspice Almond extract Anise Asafoetida (hing) Basil Bay leaf Black pepper Caraway Cardamom Cayenne* Cinnamon Cloves Coriander Cumin Dill Fennel Fenugreek* Garlic Ginger Marjoram Mint Mustard seeds Nutmeg Orange peel Oregano Paprika Parsley Peppermint Pippali Poppy seeds Rosemary Saffron Salt Savory Spearmint Star anise

AVOID

Ginger (dry) Ginseng Hawthorne J uniper berry Mormon tea Pennyroyal Red Zinger Rosehip** Sage Sassafras Yerba Mate

KAPHA FAVOR

AVOID

Burdock Catnip Chamomile Chicory Comfrey Dandelion Fennel Ginger (fresh) Hibiscus Hops J asmine Kukicha Lavender Lemon balm Lemon grass Licorice Marshmallow Nettle Oat Straw Passion flower Peppermint Raspberry Red clover Sarsaparilla Spearmint Strawberry Violet Wintergreen Yarrow

Ajwan Basil (fresh) Allspice Black pepper* Almond extract Caraway* Anise Cardamom* Asafoetida (hing) Cinnamon Basil (dry) Coriander Bay leaf Cumin Cayenne Dill Cloves Fennel Fenugreek Ginger (fresh) Garlic Mint Ginger (dry) Neem leaves* Mace Orange peel* Marjoram Parsley* Mustard seeds Peppermint Nutmeg Saffron Oregano Spearmint Paprika Tarragon* Pippali Turmeric Poppy seeds Vanilla* Rosemary Wintergreen Sage Salt Savory Star anise Thyme

FAVOR

Chamomile Chicory Cinnamon Clove Comfrey* Dandelion Fennel* Fenugreek Ginger Ginseng* Hibiscus J asmine J uniper berry Kukicha Lavender Lemon balm Lemon grass Mormon tea Nettle Passion flower Peppermint Raspberry Red clover Sarsaparilla* Sassafras Spearmint Strawberry Wintergreen Yarrow Yerba Mate Salt

All spices are good

Ajwan Allspice Almond extract Anise Asafoetida (hing) Basil Bay leaf Black pepper Caraway Cardamom Cayenne Cinnamon Cloves Coriander Cumin Dill Fennel* Fenugreek Garlic Ginger Marjoram Mint Mustard seeds Neem leaves Nutmeg Orange peel Oregano Paprika Parsley Peppermint Pippali Poppy seeds Rosemary Saffron Savory Spearmint Star Anise



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PITTA FAVOR

AVOID

KAPHA FAVOR

AVOID

Tarragon Thyme Turmeric Vanilla Wintergreen

SPICES

SWEETENERS

Maple syrup** White sugar

FOOD SUPPLEMENTS

Barley green Brewer's yeast

Barley malt Fructose Fruit juice concentrates Honey J aggary Molasses Rice syrup Dried or fresh sugar cane juice Turbinado

FAVOR

Tarragon Thyme Turmeric Vanilla* Wintergreen White sugar** Honey** J aggary Molasses

Aloe vera juice* Bee pollen Amino acids

Amino acids Bee pollen** Royal jelly**

Minerals: calcium,

Minerals:

copper, iron, magnesium, zinc

copper, iron

Royal jelly Spirolina Blue-green algae

Vitamins: B2,

Vitamins: K

B6, C, E, P (bioflavonoids), and Folic Acid

Barley malt Fructose Fruit juice concentrates Maple syrup Rice syrup Dried or fresh sugar cane juice Turbinado

Aloe vera juice Barley green Brewer's yeast

Barley Malt Fructose J aggary Maple syrup Molasses Rice syrup Dried or fresh sugar cane juice Turbinado White sugar

Fruit juice concentrates Honey (raw & not processed)

Aloe vera juice Amino acids Barley green Vitamins: A, B1, Bee pollen Minerals: calcium, B2, B12, D, and E Brewer's yeast magnesium, zinc Minerals: copper, Spirolina calcium, iron, Blue-green algae magnesium, zinc Minerals:

potassium

Vitamins: A, B1,

B12, D and K

Vitamins: A, B1,

B2, B6, B12, C, D, E, P (bioflavonoids) and Folic Acid

Royal jelly Spirolina Blue-green algae Vitamins: B6, C, P

(bioflavonoids), and Folic Acid



Food Guidelines for Different Doshas - ayurvedic concept

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