Diet

Diet to balance vata , Pitta, Kapha

Diet Recommendation for diet Vata Personalities :

Eat larger quantities of food, but not more than you can digest easily.

Dairy : All dairy products pacify Vata. Always boil milk before you drink it, and drink it warm.       Don't drink milk with a full meal. 

 Sweeteners : All sweeteners are good (in moderation) for pacifying Vata. 

 Grains : Rice and wheat are very good. Reduce intake of barley, corn, millet, buckwheat, rye and oats.

Fruits : Favor sweet, sour, or heavy fruits, such as oranges, bananas, avocados, grapes,  cherries, peaches, melons, berries, plums, pineapples, mangos and papayas. Reduce dry or  light fruits such as apples, pears, pomegranates, cranberries, and dried fruits. 

Vegetables : Beets, cucumbers, carrots, asparagus and sweet potatoes are good. They should be cooked, not raw. The following vegetables are acceptable in moderate quantities if they are cooked, especially with Ghee or oil and Vata reducing spices: peas, green leafy vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, zucchini and potatoes. It's better to avoid sprouts and cabbage.  

Diet Recommendation for diet Pitta Personalities :

Oil - Butter, ghee, olive and coconut oil. Reduce use of almond, corn and sesame oil which increase 'pitta'.

Vegetables - Asparagus, cabbage, cucumber, carrots, cauliflower, sprouts, celery, and green leafy vegetables.

Spices - Turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, fennel, cardamom are suitable in small amounts as they increase pitta. Chilly, which aggravates pitta, should be avoided.

Fruits - sweet fruits like grapes, coconut, cherries, melons, mangoes, pomegranates, sweet oranges, plums, pineapples are good. Reduce intake of sour fruits, such as olives, under ripe pineapple, sour oranges, and unripe bananas.

Sweeteners - All sweeteners are good for pitta. Large quantity of honey should be avoided.

Dairy - Milk, butter and ghee are food for pacifying pitta; reduce use of cheese, yogurt, sour cream, and cultured butter milk as they aggravate 'pitta'. 

Diet Recommendation for diet Kapha Personalities :

Oil : Avoid large amount of any oil. 

Vegetables : Eat all except: cucumbers, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes.

Fruits : Eat lighter fruits of the more astringent kind: pears, apples, and pomegranates. Avoid heavy, very sweet or sour fruits, which increase kapha: grapes, bananas, figs, oranges, coconuts, pineapple, dates, and melons.

Sweeteners : Honey though possessing an astringent quality good for reducing kapha; must be moderately used. Avoid sugar products, which increase Kapha.

Dairy : Use low fat milk; reduced intake of milk is good for 'kapha'. Milk should be boiled before drinking (to make digestion easier) and should always be taken warm. Do not drink milk with meals, which include all six tastes (it mixes well only with sweet taste) especially salty or sour foods. For 'Kapha' disorders like congestion, one or two pinches of turmeric or ginger may be added to milk before boiling it. Yogurt, cream, ice cream, cheese, butter and excess of whole milk are not recommended.

Grains :Most are suitable for Kapha: Barley, Rye, and Corn. Kapha dosha can be decreased by reduced intake of wheat, rice.