you and your diet

Diet and constitution

"One Man's Food is Another Man's Poison"

Once you know your body constitution you can take advantage of selecting the right diet for maintaining balance of Tridosha. Many foods you eat could be the cause of your health problems even if they are healthy ones. Refer to the chart below for some basic guidelines.

	VATA		PITTA		KAPHA
	Restricted	Allowed	Restricted	Allowed	Restricted	Allowed
Fruits	Dried Fruits Apples Cranberries Pears Persimmon Pomegranate Watermelon	Sweet Fruits Apricots Avocado Bananas Berries Cherries Coconut Figs (fresh) Grapefruit Grapes Lemons Mango Melons (sweet) Oranges Papaya Peaches Pineapples Plums	Sour Fruits Apricots Berries Banans Cherries Cranberries Grapefruit Grapes (green) Lemons Oranges (sour) Papaya Peaches Pineapples (sour) Persimmon Plums (sour)	Sweet Fruits Apples Avocado Cocnut Figs Grapes (dark) Mango Oranges (sweet) Pears Pineapples (sweet) Plums (sweet) Pomegranate Prunes Raisins	Sweet & Sour Fruits Avocado Banas Cocnut Figs (fresh) Grapefruit Grapes Lemons Melons Oranges Papaya Pineapples Plums	Apples Apricots Berries Cherries Cranberries Figs (dry) Mango Peaches Pears Persimmon Pomegranate Prunes Raisins
	Vata		Pitta		Kapha
	Restricted	Allowed	Restricted	Allowed	Restricted	Allowed
Vegetables	Raw Vegetables Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Eggplant Leafy Greens* Lettuce* Mushrooms Onions (raw) Parsley* Peas Peppers Potatoes (white) Spinach* Sprouts* Tomatoes *These Vegetables ok in moderation with oil dressing	Cooked Vegetables Asparagus Beets Carrots Cucumber Garlic Green Beans Okra (cooked) Onion (cooked) Potato (sweet) Radishes Zucchini	Pungent Vegetables Beets Carrots Eggplant Garlic Onions Peppers (hot) Radishes Spinach Tomatoes	Sweet & Bitter Vegetables Asparagus Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cucumber Cauliflower Celery Green Beans Leafy Greens Lettuce Mushrooms Okra Peas Parsley Peppers (green) Potatoes Sprouts Zucchini	Sweet & Juicy Vegetables Cucumber Potatoes (sweet) Tomatoes Zucchini	Pungent & Bitter Vegetables Asparagus Beets Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Eggplant Garlic Leafy Greens Lettuce Mushrooms Okra Onions Parsley Peas Peppers Potatoes (white) Radishes Spinach Sprouts
	Vata		Pitta		Kapha
	Restricted	Allowed	restricted	Allowed	restricted	Allowed
Grains	Barley Buckwheat Corn Millet Rye	Oats (cooked) Rice Wheat	Buckwheat Corn Millet Oats (dry) Rice (brown) Rye	Barley Oats (cooked) Rice (basmati) Rice (white) Wheat	Oats (cooked) Rice (brown) Rice (white) Wheat	Barley Corn Millet Oats (dry) Rice (Basmati, small amount) Rye)
Legumes	All Legumes	Mung Beans, Tofu, Black & Red Lentils	Lentils	All Legumes OK	Lentils	All Legumes OK
Nuts	All Nuts are OK in small quantities		No nuts except coconut		No nuts at all
Seeds	All seeds are OK in moderation		No seeds except Sunflower & Pumpkin		No seeds except Sunflower & Pumpkin
Sweeteners	All sweeteners are OK except white sugar		All sweeteners are OK except molasses & honey		No sweeteners except raw honey
Condiments	All spices are good		No spices except coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel, tumeric & small amounts of black pepper		All spices are good except salt
Dairy	All dairy products are OK (in moderation)		Buttermilk Cheese Sour Cream Yogurt	Butter (unsalted) Cottage Cheese Ghee Milk	No dairy except ghee & goatmilk
Oils	All oils are good		Almond Corn Safflower Sesame	Coconut Olive Sunflower Soy	No oils except almond, corn, or sunflower in small amounts

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