Food Ayurvedic for your Type

The first step to eat your Ayurvedic constitution is to know what is your Constitution type or dosha. If you have not yet done, please take this quiz.

Once you know what your Ayurvedic dosha, you can balance by learning what foods support you and which foods can aggravate further your dosha.

The following general guidelines can help you get started. An Ayurvedic doctor can help you adapt your diet to your individual constitutional type.

VATA
Balancing food
Fruit - apricots, lawyer, bananas, berries, Dates, fresh figs, grapefruit, grapes, Kiwi, lemon, mango, Melon, Oranges, papayas, Peaches, pineapples, plums, strawberries. Balancing of sweet fruit. None of the dried fruit.

Vegetable - artichoke, asparagus, beets, carrots, cucumber, green beans, leeks, mustard, okra, Olives, onions, parsnips, potatoes, Squash, watercress, Zucchini. Cooked vegetables are most balancing. Avoid the raw vegetables.

Cereals - amaranth, oats, rice, wheat, wild rice

Legumes and nuts-Adzuki, almonds, lentils beans black, the Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, flax, hazelnuts, mung beans, peanuts, Pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, pumpkin, red lentils, Sesame, soy cheese, of milk of soybean, sunflower, Tofu, nuts

Meat - beef (occasionally), chicken or Turkey (white meat), ducks, eggs, fresh fish, seafood, shrimp

Herbs, spices, Condiments-syrup of brown rice, honey, maple syrup, molasses, sweetening of white sugar, pepper, Almond extract, anise, Basil, leaves of Laurier, black pepper, caraway, cardamom, Cayenne, Chamomile, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, coconut, Cottage cheese, caraway, Dill, fennel, garlic, Ghee, Ginger, mustard, nutmeg, onion, oregano, parsley, peppermint, seeds of poppy, RosemarySage, Spearmint, spirulina, tamarind, tarragon, thyme, Pickles, salt, algae, Soy Sauce, curcumaVanille

Dairy - buttermilk, cow's milk, cheese, goat's milk, goat cheese, yogurt. All is moderation.

PITTA
Balancing food
Fruits - apples, lawyer, arrays, Dates, figs, grapes, mango, Melons, pears, pineapples, plums, pomegranate, prunes, raisins, watermelon. Balancing of sweet fruit. Sour fruit are aggravating.

Vegetable - artichoke, asparagus, peppers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cucumber, celery, green beans, green vegetables, mushrooms, okra, parsley, parsnips, peas, potatoes, squash, cabbage, Zucchini. Sweet and bitter vegetables are balancing.

Balancing cereals - barley, cooked oats, Basmati rice, white rice, wheat, wheat bran, Wheat Granola. Amaranth, buckwheat, Millet, granola of oats, Quinoa, brown rice, and rye are aggravating. Legumes and nuts - all beans except black and red lentils are balancing as adzuki beans, chick peas, beans, soybeans, split peas and tofu. Coconut, psyllium, pumpkin and sunflower are balancing. Almonds, the Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, Chia, filberts, lin, Macadamia nuts, peanuts, Pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and Sesame are aggravating.

Meat - meat of white chicken, white of egg white Turkey meat, fresh water fish, shrimp (with moderation) balancing. Beef, egg yolk, duck, lamb, pork, venison and seafood, other than the shrimp are imbalancing.

Herbs, spices and Condiments - maple syrup, concentrated of barley syrup, fruit juice, Brown and other rice syrup sweeteners except for the honey and molasses, coconut, coriander, Cumin, fennel, Dill, Ghee, mint, Orange Peel, peppermint, SAFFRON, algae, green Mint, cabbage, turmeric, Wintergreen are balancing. Pepper, garlic, Ginger, horseradish, Ketchup, mustard, lemon juice, Mayonnaise, onions, pickles, salt, sesame seeds, Soy Sauce and Tamari are aggravating.

Balancing of milk products-(unsalted) butter, Cottage cheese, soft cheese soft, Ghee, cow's milk, goat's milk. Salted butter, buttermilk, hard cheese, Feta cheese, cream sour and the yogurt are aggravating.

KAPHA
Balancing food
Fruits - apples, apricots, berries, cherries, cranberries, dried figs, mango, Peaches, pears, pomegranate, prunes, raisins. Fresh fruits such as bananas and dates are aggravating, as sour fruits such as lemons, oranges, grapefruit and sour.

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