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AYURVEDA:
BALANCING DIETS
[ Vata Pacifying Diet ]   [ Pitta Pacifying Diet ]   [ Kapha Pacifying Diet ]

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(The following is transcribed from a 1987 document of Maharishi Ayurveda Corporation of America.
For more information on this corporation, please visit their web-site: "http://www.maharishi-medical.com/")

VATA PACIFYING DIET

FAVOR:

In brief: Vata is balanced by salt, sour, and sweet tastes. (The italicized taste has the strongest effect in decreasing a dosha.)

The following foods are suitable for Vata constitutions or for creating Vata balance. Give them preference over food in the 'Avoid' section.

General:

Warm foods and drinks, unctuous (oily) food, food with predominantly sweet, sour, and salty tastes

Grains:

Rice, wheat

Dairy:

All dairy products

Sweeteners:

Sugar cane products, molasses

Oils:

All oils

Fruits:

Sweet fruits: grapes, cherries, peaches, melons, avocado, coconut, banana, sweet orange, sweet pineapple, sweet plums, sweet berries, mango, fresh figs

Vegetables:

Well cooked vegetables, beets, carrots, asparagus, cucumber, sweet potato

Nuts:

All nuts

Spices:

Black pepper (in small quantity), cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, ginger, salt, clove, mustard seeds

Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)

Chicken or turkey (white meat), sea food

VATA PACIFYING DIET

AVOID OR REDUCE:

The following foods taken in large quantities are not suitable for Vata constitutions or when Vata is imbalanced. These foods should either be avoided or reduced in quantity and frequency in your diet.

General:

Light diet and fasting, dry foods, cold foods and drinks, foods having predominantly pungent, bitter or astringent tastes.

Grains:

Barley, corn, millet, buckwheat, rye, oats

Fruits:

Dried fruits, apple, pear, pomegranate, cranberry

Vegetables:

Raw vegetables, potato, brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, peas, cauliflower, lettuce, spinach, bean sprouts, zucchini, celery

(These vegetables may be taken in moderate but not large quantity. They should always be cooked.)

Beans:

All beans except for East-Indian dahls, green beans, yellow wax beans, and tofu

Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)

Beef, rabbit, pheasant

PITTA PACIFYING DIET

FAVOR:

In brief: Pitta is balanced by bitter, sweet, and astringent tastes. (Astringent is the taste that puckers your mouth. The italicized taste has the strongest effect in decreasing a dosha.)

The following foods are suitable for Pitta constitution or for creating Pitta balance. Give them preference over food in the 'Avoid' section.

General:

Cool foods and drinks, foods with predominantly sweet, bitter and astringent tastes

Grains:

Wheat, oats, barley, white rice.

Dairy:

Milk, butter, ghee

Sweeteners:

All except honey and molasses

Oils:

Olive, sunflower

Fruits:

Sweet fruits, grapes, cherries, melons, avocado, coconut, sweet orange, sweet pineapple, sweet plums, mango, pear, pomegranate

Vegetables:

Asparagus, pumpkin, cucumber, potato, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, zucchini, okra, sweet potato, beans, green beans

Spices:

Coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel, black pepper (small quantity)

Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)

Chicken, turkey, egg white, pheasant

PITTA PACIFYING DIET

AVOID OR REDUCE:

The following foods taken in large quantities are not suitable for Pitta constitution or when Pitta is imbalanced. These foods should either be avoided or reduced in quantity and frequency in your diet.

General:

Foods with predominantly pungent (hot), sour, and salty tastes.

Foods and drinks with warming properties. (not sure what this means: perhaps alcohol, caffeine drinks, hot cocoa?)

Dairy:

Yogurt, cheese, sour cream, cultured buttermilk

Sweeteners:

Honey and molasses

Oils:

Almond, sesame, corn

Grains:

Corn, millet, rye, brown rice

Fruits:

Grape fruit, sour oranges, sour pineapple, sour plums, papaya, persimmon, olives

Vegetables:

Hot peppers, radish, tomato, beets, onion, garlic, spinach

Nuts:

Cashews, sesame seeds, peanuts

Spices:

Ginger, cumin, fenugreek, clove, celery seeds, salt, cayenne pepper, mustard seed

Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)

Beef, sea food, egg yolk

KAPHA PACIFYING DIET

FAVOR:

In brief: Kapha is balanced by pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes. (All spicy food is pungent. Astringent is the taste that puckers your mouth. The italicized taste has the strongest effect in decreasing a dosha.)

The following foods are suitable for Kapha constitution or for creating Kapha balance. Give them preference over food in the 'Avoid' section.

General:

Lighter food and diet, dry foods, warm foods and drinks, foods with predominantly pungent, bitter and astringent tastes.

Grains:

Barley, corn, millet, buckwheat, rye

Dairy:

Low fat milk

Sweeteners:

Honey

Fruits:

Apple pear, pomegranate, cranberry, persimmon

Vegetables:

Radish, asparagus, eggplant, green leafy vegetables, beets, broccoli, potato, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, pumpkin, lettuce, celery, sprouts

Spices:

All spices except salt

Beans:

All beans except tofu

Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)

Chicken, turkey

KAPHA PACIFYING DIET

AVOID OR REDUCE:

The following foods taken in large quantities are not suitable for Kapha constitutions or when Kapha is imbalanced. These foods should either be avoided or reduced in quantity and frequency in your diet.

General:

Overeating, unctuous (oily) food, cold foods and drinks, foods having predominantly sweet, sour and salty tastes

Grains:

Large quantities of wheat, rice, or oats

Dairy:

Cheese, yogurt, buttermilk, cream, butter

Fruits:

Sweet fruits, grapes, banana, avocado, coconut, dates, figs, pineapple, watermelon, papaya

Vegetables:

Tomato, cucumber, sweet potato, zucchini

Spices:

Salt

Nuts:

All nuts

Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)

Sea food, beef, pork

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General:	Warm foods and drinks, unctuous (oily) food, food with predominantly sweet, sour, and salty tastes
Grains:	Rice, wheat
Dairy:	All dairy products
Sweeteners:	Sugar cane products, molasses
Oils:	All oils
Fruits:	Sweet fruits: grapes, cherries, peaches, melons, avocado, coconut, banana, sweet orange, sweet pineapple, sweet plums, sweet berries, mango, fresh figs
Vegetables:	Well cooked vegetables, beets, carrots, asparagus, cucumber, sweet potato
Nuts:	All nuts
Spices:	Black pepper (in small quantity), cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, ginger, salt, clove, mustard seeds
Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)	Chicken or turkey (white meat), sea food

General:	Light diet and fasting, dry foods, cold foods and drinks, foods having predominantly pungent, bitter or astringent tastes.
Grains:	Barley, corn, millet, buckwheat, rye, oats
Fruits:	Dried fruits, apple, pear, pomegranate, cranberry
Vegetables:	Raw vegetables, potato, brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, peas, cauliflower, lettuce, spinach, bean sprouts, zucchini, celery (These vegetables may be taken in moderate but not large quantity. They should always be cooked.)
Beans:	All beans except for East-Indian dahls, green beans, yellow wax beans, and tofu
Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)	Beef, rabbit, pheasant

General:	Cool foods and drinks, foods with predominantly sweet, bitter and astringent tastes
Grains:	Wheat, oats, barley, white rice.
Dairy:	Milk, butter, ghee
Sweeteners:	All except honey and molasses
Oils:	Olive, sunflower
Fruits:	Sweet fruits, grapes, cherries, melons, avocado, coconut, sweet orange, sweet pineapple, sweet plums, mango, pear, pomegranate
Vegetables:	Asparagus, pumpkin, cucumber, potato, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, zucchini, okra, sweet potato, beans, green beans
Spices:	Coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel, black pepper (small quantity)
Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)	Chicken, turkey, egg white, pheasant

General:	Foods with predominantly pungent (hot), sour, and salty tastes. Foods and drinks with warming properties. (not sure what this means: perhaps alcohol, caffeine drinks, hot cocoa?)
Dairy:	Yogurt, cheese, sour cream, cultured buttermilk
Sweeteners:	Honey and molasses
Oils:	Almond, sesame, corn
Grains:	Corn, millet, rye, brown rice
Fruits:	Grape fruit, sour oranges, sour pineapple, sour plums, papaya, persimmon, olives
Vegetables:	Hot peppers, radish, tomato, beets, onion, garlic, spinach
Nuts:	Cashews, sesame seeds, peanuts
Spices:	Ginger, cumin, fenugreek, clove, celery seeds, salt, cayenne pepper, mustard seed
Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)	Beef, sea food, egg yolk

General:	Lighter food and diet, dry foods, warm foods and drinks, foods with predominantly pungent, bitter and astringent tastes.
Grains:	Barley, corn, millet, buckwheat, rye
Dairy:	Low fat milk
Sweeteners:	Honey
Fruits:	Apple pear, pomegranate, cranberry, persimmon
Vegetables:	Radish, asparagus, eggplant, green leafy vegetables, beets, broccoli, potato, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, pumpkin, lettuce, celery, sprouts
Spices:	All spices except salt
Beans:	All beans except tofu
Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)	Chicken, turkey

General:	Overeating, unctuous (oily) food, cold foods and drinks, foods having predominantly sweet, sour and salty tastes
Grains:	Large quantities of wheat, rice, or oats
Dairy:	Cheese, yogurt, buttermilk, cream, butter
Fruits:	Sweet fruits, grapes, banana, avocado, coconut, dates, figs, pineapple, watermelon, papaya
Vegetables:	Tomato, cucumber, sweet potato, zucchini
Spices:	Salt
Nuts:	All nuts
Animal Foods: (For non-vegetarians)	Sea food, beef, pork