Food to balance Pitta
In the following chart you can find out which sources of food -vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts and seeds, oils and spices - that you need to add to or reduce in to your diet if your PDE is Pitta.
Since some of the items can change their natural qualities during the process of cooking, even though something generally is not good for a specific domination, with the right cooking and the combination of spices, it can be used in a moderate level, which I have marked with ‘*’ (star) sign. While a single star after an item indicates the use of that item in a moderate level, double ‘**’ (stars) after an item indicates use only when properly cooked with the right spices. After a few items you can also see three ‘* **’ (stars) with a space after the first star, which means that you can use that item in a moderate level when it is properly prepared.
If you are looking for a food list in Swedish I can recommend my books Ayurveda - Traditional kunskap for en modern livsstil or Maten från min by.
For a printable version click here.
Pitta Favour
VEGETABLES
Sprouts (mild)
Artichoke
Arugula
Brussel sprout
Bell pepper
Bok Choy
Broccoli,
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Celery
Leek (cooked)
Cucumber
Asparagus
Fennel
Jerusalem Artichoke
Kale
Lettuce
Mushroom*
Olives (black)
Leafy greens (mild)
Potato
Zucchini
Rutabaga*
Parsnip
Squash
Sweet potato
Bitter melon
Dandelion greens
Okra
Taro root
Ash gourd
Snake gourd
Ivy gourd
Ridge gourd
Bottle gourd
Chayote squash*
Chinese potato*
Cassava
FRUIT
Apple (sweet)
Apricot (sweet)
Apricot (sweet)
Berry (sweet)
Black berry (ripe)*
Black/red/purple grape (sweet)
Blue berry (ripe)
Cherry (sweet)
Coconut
Date
Fig
Guava
Lime*
Mango (ripe)
Melon
Orange (sweet)*
Pear
Pineapple (ripe)
Plum (sweet)
Pomegranate
Prune
Raisin
Strawberry*
Watermelon
GRAINS
Amaranth
Barly
Couscous
Durham flour
Oats (cooked)
Quinoa*
Rice (Basmati)
Rice (white)
Spelt
Wheat*
LEGUMES
Aduki beans*
Black beans
Black-eye peas
Chickpeas
Green beans
Kidney beans
Lima beans*
Mung beans
Mung dhal
Navy beans
Peas
Pinto beans
Soy beans
White beans
NUTS & SEEDS
Almond* (soaked & peeled)
Corn (popped without salt)
Flax seed
Hemp seed*
Psyllium
Pumpkin seed*
Sunflower seed
OIL
Almond oil*
Avocado oil*
Canola oil
Coconut oil
Primrose oil
Soybean oil
Sunflower oil
Walnut oil*
SPICES & HERBS
Basil* (fresh)
Caraway*
Cardamom*
Cilantro
Cinnamon*
Clove*
Coriander powder
Cumin
Dill
Fennel
Ginger* (fresh)
Mint
Neem leaf*
Parsley
Saffron*
Tarragon*
Turmeric
Vanilla *
Pitta Avoid/Reduce
VEGETABLES
Aubergine*
Beetroot (raw)
Beetroot (cooked)*
Burdock root
Carrot (raw)
Carrot (cooked)*
Chard
Chili
Corn* (fresh)
Daikon radish
Drumstick
Elephant foot yam
Horseradish
Kohlrabi*
Leek (raw)
Mustard greens
Olive (green)
Onion (cooked)*
Onion (raw)
Papaya*
Pumpkin*
Radish
Spinach (raw)
Spinach* (cooked)
Sprouts (pungent)
Sundried tomato
Tomato
Turnip
Watercress*
Yam*
FRUIT
Apples (sour)
Apricot (sour)
Banana*
Berry (sour)
Cherry (sour)
Cranberry
Grapefruit
Green grapes (sour)
Kiwi*
Lemon*
Lingonberry*
Mango (less ripe)
Orange (sour)
Papaya*
Peach
Persimmon
Pineapple (less ripe)
Plum (sour)
Raspberry*
Rhubarb
Tamarind (sour)
GRAINS
Buckwheat
Corn
Millet
Oats (dry)
Polenta*
Rice* (brown)
Rye
LEGUMES
Lentils*
Split pigeon peas
NUTS & SEEDS
Almond
Brazilnut
Cashew
Chia seeds*
Hazelnut
Macadamia
Macadamia nut
Peanut
Pecan
Pinenut
Pistachios
Sesameseed
Walnut
OIL
Apricot oil
Corn oil
Flaxseed oil*
Mustard oil
Olive oil*
Peanut oil
Safflower oil
Sesame oil
SPICES & HERBS
Ajwan
Allspice
Anise
Asafoetida
Basil (dry)
Bay leaf
Black pepper*
Cayenne
Curry leaves*
Fenugreek
Garlic
Ginger (dry)
Long pepper
Mace
Marjoram
Mustard seed
Nutmeg
Oregano
Paprika
Paprika powder
Rosemary*
Sage
Salt*
Star anise
Thyme
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