Balancing your Dosha through Diet
VATTA:
Increase sweet, sour and salty foods. Decrease pungent, bitter, astringent or dry foods.
Hot oatmeal sweetened w/ raw honey.
Chai tea w/ milk
Sweet, heavy and or creamy fruit (bananas, avacados)
olive oil, almond oil
Hot, spiced milk (cardamom & almond)
Steamed rice, wheat & risotto
Kitchari
Legumes
Sweet potatoes
AVOID: Hot, spicy foods, raw foods, dry foods (like popcorn)
PITTA:
Increase Sweet, Bitter & Astringent foods. Decrease sour, salty and pungent foods.
Cooling foods: pears, milk, rice pudding, coconut, mangos & almonds
Dry foods: cereal, granola, crackers, rice cakes
Basmati rice
Vegetables: carrots, asparagus, bitter greens, broccoli & cauliflower, brussel sprouts, green beans
AVOID: nightshade vegetables (eggplant, potatoes), pickles, yogurt, sour cream, and cheese. Avoid vinegar in salad dressing; use lemon juice instead. Alcoholic and fermented foods should be avoided.
KAPHA:
Increase pungent;, bitter & astringent. Decrease sweetk, sour & salty.
Vegetable soup
Lentils
Apples
Chick Peas
Dry cereal, rice cakes, crackers
Vegetables: carrots, asparagus, bitter greens, broccoli & cauliflower, brussel sprouts, green beans
AVOID: oily, heavy sweet foods, fried foods, Sweet, juicy vegetables are aggravating. Cooked Oats, Brown or White Rice, and Wheat are imbalancing.