Kapha diet - recommended foods

Kapha diet - recommended foods
FAVOUR foods that are:MINIMIZE foods that are:
light, dry,warm;
pungent, bitter, astringent.		heavy, oily, cold;
sweet, salty, sour.

Recommended foods

Avoid large quantities of food, especially at night.

Dairy Products:

Avoid aged cheeses. Avoid or reduce other cheeses and yoghurt. Low-fat milk is better. Always boil milk before you drink it, and take it warm. Do not take milk with a full meal or with sour or salty food. You may add one or two pinches of turmeric or ginger to whole milk before boiling.

Fruits:

Favour lighter fruits such as apples and pears. Reduce heavy or sour fruits such as oranges, bananas, pineapples, figs, dates, avocados, coconuts, and melons.

Sweeteners:

Honey is good (but do not heat it above 40C). Avoid sugar products.

Beans:

All beans are fine except tofu (soya bean curd).

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Nuts:

Avoid all nuts.

Grains:

Most grains are fine, especially barley and millet. Do not take too much wheat, rice, or oats.

Oils:

Reduce or avoid all oils; very small amounts of ghee (clarified butter) are fine.

Spices:

All spices are fine except for salt.

Vegetables:

All are fine, except tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet potatoes and courgettes.

 

 

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