Ayurvedic food items according to dosha
Let Your Food Be Your Medicine
One Man's "Food" is Another Man's "Poison"
Select right diet for maintaining balance of Tridosha
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.
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| 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 |
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| Vegetables |
Raw Vegetables Celery *These Vegetables ok in moderation with oil dressing |
Cooked Vegetables Cucumber |
Pungent Vegetables Garlic |
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 |
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| 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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Sandra from Etobicoke, Ontario writes - Awesome! What particularly amazes me is that some of the foods the site advises to restrict for my particular dosha, are the very foods i unconsciously or consciously avoid. All I wanna say is that you are indeed what you eat! For me personally, the info on the site is strikingly very accurate!
Santhanam Krishnan, India writes - The whole range of what is good and what is unfit has been explained in a very simple and understandable manner. Even a school kid can understand. In this age of complexities and show-man-ship your article is a classic master-piece for every ayurvedic treatment seeker!