Diet Planning
Choice of Food
In planning the diet it is necessary to know which food to have or avoid based on ones personal doshic constitution or imbalance. For easy reference therefore some of the acceptable and avoidable items for each doshic type has been listed below:
Table 19
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Fruits |
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Vata |
Pitta |
Kapha |
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No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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apples |
Avocades |
apples(sour) |
apples(sweet) |
bananas |
apples |
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dates |
grapes |
berries(sour) |
berries(sweet) |
dates |
berries |
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figs (dry) |
lemons |
cranberries |
coconuts |
grapes |
cranberries |
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pomegranate |
bananas |
strawberries |
dates |
water melons |
pomegranates |
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raisin |
sweet oranges |
banana |
figs |
sweetners |
dried fruits |
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pears |
Plum |
lemon |
avocados |
melons |
strawberries in small amounts |
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figs (fresh) |
peaches |
sweet melons |
mango |
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mango |
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plums |
coconut |
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pomegranates |
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Dairy |
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Vata |
Pitta |
Kapha |
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No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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cheese |
dairy |
yogurt |
fresh ghee |
milk |
just a little dairy |
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cow’s milk |
Fresh, whole |
sour cream |
fresh whole un-homogenized milk |
clarified butter cheese |
goat milk and ghee in moderation |
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powdered |
un-homogenized milk |
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yogurt |
Ghee |
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little butter |
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white meat (chicken, fish or turkey – baked or broiled) |
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chicken broth |
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Grains |
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Vata |
Pitta |
Kapha |
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No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Barley |
white or brown basmati rice |
Corn |
white or brown basmati rice, wheat |
Bread(with yeast) |
barley buckwheat cousous millet |
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corn |
wheat |
millet |
barley |
oat(cooked) |
muesli |
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cereals |
Oats |
oat(dry) |
oat bran |
wheat |
oats |
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granola |
quinoa |
quinoa |
oats |
white rice |
oat bran |
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millet |
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polenta |
wheat or wheat bran |
cane |
small amount of wheat |
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tapioca |
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Meat |
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Vata |
Pitta |
Kapha |
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No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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turkey |
white meat (chicken, fish and turkey - baked or broiled) |
meat |
baked or broiled chicken, turkey or white fish in moderate amounts |
beef |
fresh water fish |
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rabbit |
chicken broth |
chicken |
buffalo |
shrimp |
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pork |
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ducks |
chicken |
rabbit |
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lamb |
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eggs |
duck |
venison |
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pork |
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small amount of white meat |
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salmon |
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sardines |
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