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Choice of Food

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When planning a diet, it is essential to know which foods to include or avoid based on one’s personal dosha constitution or imbalance. For ease of reference, some of the recommended and avoidable items for each doshic type are listed below:

Fruits

Vata		Pitta		Kapha
Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Apples	Avocados	Apples (Sour)	Apples (Sweet)	Bananas	Apples
Dates	Grapes	Berries	Berries (Sweet)	Dates	Berries
Figs (Dry)	Lemons	Cranberries	Coconuts	Grapes	Cranberries
Pomegranates	Bananas	Strawberries	Dates	Watermelons	Pomegranates
Raisin	Sweet Oranges	Banana	Figs	Sweetners	Dried Fruits
Pears	Plum	Lemons	Avocados	Melons	Strawberries (Small Amounts)
	Figs (Fresh)	Peaches	Sweet Melons	Mango
	Mango		Plums	Coconut
			Pomegranates

Dairy

Vata		Pitta		Kapha
Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Cheese	Dairy	Yoghurt	Fresh Ghee	Milk	Just a Little Dairy
Cow's Milk	Fresh, Whole Un-homogenized Milk	Sour Cream	Fresh Whole Un-homogenized Milk	Ghee	Goat Milk and Ghee in Moderation
Powdered Yoghurt	White Meat (Chicken, Fish or Turkey – Baked or Broiled)			Cheese
	Chicken Broth
	Butter
	Ghee

Meat

Vata		Pitta		Kapha
Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Turkey	White Meat (Chicken, Fish or Turkey – Baked or Broiled)	Meat	Baked or Broiled Chicken, Turkey or White Fish in Moderate Amounts	Beef	Freshwater Fish
Rabbit		Ducks		Buffalo	Shrimp
Pork		Eggs		Chicken	Rabbit
Lamb		Pork		Duck	Venison
		Salmon			Small Amount of White Meat
		Sardines

Grains

Vata		Pitta		Kapha
Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Barley	White or Brown Corn	Corn	White Basmati Rice	Bread (With Yeast)	Barley
Corn	Basmati Rice	Millet	Brown Basmati Rice	Oat (Cooked)	Buckwheat
Cereals	Wheat	Oat (Dry)	Wheat	Wheat	Cous Cous Millet
Granola	Oats	Quinoa	Barley	White Rice	Muesli
Millet	Quinoa	Polenta	Oat Bran	Cane	Oats
Tapioca			Oats		Oat Bran
			Wheat Bran		Small Amount of Wheat

Vegetables

Vata		Pitta		Kapha
Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Cabbage (Raw)	Beets	Beet	Asparagus	Cucumber	Asparagus
Cauliflower (Raw)	Cauliflower (Cooked)	Greens	Broccoli	Olives	Beets
Peas	Leeks	Carrots	Cabbage	Potato	Bitter Melons
Potatoes	Carrots	Garlic	Cucumber	Pumpkin	Broccoli
Spinach	Asparagus	Green Chillies	Cooked Onions	Spaghetti	Beet Greens
Eggplant	Cilantro	Onion	Sweet Potatoes	Squash	Cabbage
Mushroom	Fennel & Garlic	Peppers	Sprouts	Tomato (Raw)	Garlic
Raddish (Raw)	Green Beans	Prickly Pear	Squash		Fennel
Spinach	Greens Chillies	Radishes	Small Amount of Okra and Cauliflower		Carrot
Tomatoes (Raw)	Okra	Spinach			Horse Radish
	Parsnips	Turnips			Leafy Green
	Pumpkins				Leeks
	Radishes (Preferably Cooked)				Lettuce
					Okra
					Cooked Onions
					Spinach
					Sprouts
					Squash
					Turnip
					Small Amount of Artichoke, Burdock Root and Brussels Sprouts

Nuts

Vata		Pitta		Kapha
Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
None	Small Amount of Almonds Pecans and Sesame Seeds	Almonds	Sunflower Seeds in Moderate Amount	Almonds	Small Amount of Almonds, Charole
		Peanuts	Almonds in Moderate Amount	Brazil Nuts
		Pinenuts		Black Walnuts
				Filberts Hazelnuts
				Peanuts
				Pine Nuts
				Walnuts

Spices

Vata		Pitta		Kapha
Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Carawas	Ajwan	Ajwan Anise	Black Pepper	Salt	Chillies
	Almond Extract	Asafoctida Basil	Cardamom		Ginger
	Aruise	Bay Leaf Garlic	Coriander Seeds		Cinnamon
	Basil	Ginger	Cinnamon		Clove
	Bay Leaf	Mace Pippai	Fennel Seeds		Fenugreek
	Black Pepper	Mustard Seeds	Fresh Basil		Bay Leaves
	All spices are good. Cilantro, Cummin, Coriander and Fennel Seeds, Turmeric and Asafoetida (Hing)		Small Amount of Fresh Ginger		Ajwain
			Small Amount of Cumin		Arvise Asafoetida
					Bay Leaf Caraway
					Cinnamon
					Dill Mace
					Nutmeg
					Saffron