Vata Pacifying Diet

General Principles Eat warm, soft, unctuous (oily), cooked foods. Raw vegetables and salads should be generally avoided. Drink room temperature or hot beverages. Breakfast should consist of cooked cereal, cooked oatmeal, stewed fruits, or soaked fruits. Avoid cold drinks and frozen desserts (such as ice cream, popsicles, frozen yogurt etc.) Avoid light, dry, crunchy food....

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Pitta Pacifying Diet

Most Important Principles: Favor juicy, cooling foods with high water content; avoid hot spices (chilies, cayenne, jalapeno peppers, etc.), alcohol, vinegar, fried foods, tomatoes, yogurt and cheese. Favor the Following: General Cool to lukewarm drinks according to preference; sweet, bitter and astringent tastes. Grains Wheat, white rice (basmati, jasmine, texmati, etc.), barley, oats, quinoa, kamut,...

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Pitta Restrictions

Avoid or Reduce the Following: General Pungent (hot spicy), sour and salty tastes. Vinegar and acidic foods and beverages (such as coffee, alcohol, and soda). Grains Corn, millet, rye, buckwheat, brown rice. Vegetables Tomato and tomato sauce, radish, onions, carrots, beets, spinach, seaweed. Fruits Grapefruit, olives, sour oranges, peaches, sour grapes, sour pineapple, berries, prunes,...

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Kapha Pacifying Diet

Most Important Principles Favor warm, cooked foods and hot beverages.  Reduce oil and fat.  Avoid cold drinks and frozen desserts (such as ice cream, popsicles, frozen yogurt etc.).  Avoid sugar, sweets and salty foods. Favor the Following Foods: General Lighter diet. Dry, warm food and warm drinks. Pungent, bitter and astringent tastes. Grains Old grains...

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