Ayurvedic Food Guidelines for Vata

Ayurvedic Recipes -Healthy Natural Food Recipes .Cooking Making & Preparation Tips Ayurveda Recipes & Ayurvedic Food Cooking Tips :Ayurveda is the life science .According to Ayurveda human body is classified in to three ;Vata .Pitta & Kapha Constitution. So it is important for you to take the food which is suitable to your nature (Pakriti),in the other hand if you are consuming foods which are not suitable for your body types the doshas (body is constituted of three doshas as per Ayurveda ;vata ,pita ,Kapha )will be accumulated and you will fall sick .If you take daily Ayurvedic Foods which is very natural you will live longer & will never fall sick .The food which your taking can control your body as well as your mind .Here is some of the nice collection of healthy natural recipes which not only cure you but also helps you to protect your health . "Those People who eat balanced diet in a limited quantity do not require any medicine .They are their own physicians .They clean all the body systems by this action till the last day of their life " - An old Indian Verse

FRUITS -- Yes
Generally most sweet fruit

VEGETABLES -- Yes
In general vegetables should be cooked

• apples (cooked)
• applesauce
• apricots
• avocado
• bananas
• berries
• cherries
• coconut
• dates (fresh)
• figs (fresh)
• grapefruit
• grapes
• kiwi
• lemons
• limes
• mangoes
• melons
• oranges
• papaya
• peaches
• pineapple
• plums
• prunes (soaked)
• raisins (soaked)
• rhubarb
• strawberries
• tamarind

• asparagus
• beets
• cabbage (cooked)
• carrots
• cauliflower*
• cilantro
• cucumber
• daikon radish*
• fennel (anise)
• garlic
• green beans
• green chilies
• jerusalem artichoke*
• leafy greens *
• leeks
• lettuce*
• mustard greens*
• okra
• olives, black
• onions (cooked)*
• parsley*
• parsnip
• peas (cooked)
• potatoes, sweet
• pumpkin
• radishes (cooked)*
• rutabaga
• spaghetti squash*
• spinach (cooked)*
• spinach (raw)*

LEGUMES -- Yes

DAIRY -- Yes
Most dairy is good

• lentils (red)*
• mung beans
• mung dal
• soy cheese*
• soy milk*
• soy sauce*
• soy sausages*
• tofu*
• tur dal
• urad dal

• butter
• buttermilk
• cheese (hard)*
• cheese (soft)
• cottage cheese
• cow's milk
• ghee
• goat's cheese
• goat's milk
• ice cream*
• sour cream*
• yogurt (diluted & spiced)*

GRAINS -- Yes
Use suitable grains when "generic" things are listed

BEVERAGES -- Yes

• amaranth*
• durham flour
• oats (cooked)
• pancakes
• quinoa
• rice (all kinds)
• seitan
  (wheat meat)
• sprouted
  wheat bread
  (essene)
• wheat

• alcohol (beer or wine)*
• almond milk
• aloe vera juice
• apple cider
• apricot juice
• berry juice
  (except for cranberry)
• carob*
• carrot juice
• chai (hot spiced milk)
• cherry juice
• grain "coffee"
• grape juice
• grapefruit juice
• lemonade
• mango juice
• miso broth
• orange juice
• papaya juice
• peach nectar
• pineapple juice
• rice milk
• sour juices
• soy milk
  (hot & well-spiced)*

Herb Teas:

• ajwan
• bancha
• catnip*
• chamomile
• chicory
• chrysanthemum*
• clove

NUTS -- Yes
In moderation

SEEDS -- Yes

• almonds
• black walnuts
• brazil nuts
• cashews
• charole
• coconut
• filberts
• hazelnuts
• macadamia nuts
• peanuts
• pecans
• pine nuts
• pistachios
• walnuts

• chia
• flax
• halva
• pumpkin
• sesame
• sunflower
• tahini

OILS -- Yes
For internal & external use:
(most suitable at top of list)

SPICES -- Yes
All spices are good!

• sesame
• ghee
• olive
• Most other oils
  

External use only:

• coconut
• avocado

• ajwan
• allspice
• almond extract
• anise
• asafoeida (hing)
• basil
• bay leaf
• black pepper
• cardamom
• cayenne*
• cinnamon
• cloves
• coriander
• cumin
• curry leaves
• dill
• fennel
• fenugreek*
• garlic
• ginger
• mace
• marjoram
• mint
• mustard seeds
• nutmeg
• orange peel
• oregano
• paprika
• parsley
• peppermint
• pippali
• poppy seeds
• rosemary
• saffron
• salt
• savory
• spearmint
• star anise
• tarragon
• thyme
• turmeric
• vanilla
• winter green

CONDIMENTS -- Yes

SWEETENERS -- Yes

• black pepper*
• chutney, mango
  (sweet or spicy)
• chili peppers*
• coriander leaves*
• dulse
• gomasio
• hijiki
• kelp
• ketchup
• kombu
• lemon
• lime
• lime pickle
• mango pickle
• mayonnaise
• mustard
• pickles
• salt
• scallions
• seaweed
• soy sauce
• sprouts*
• tamari

• barley malt
• fructose
• fruit juice concentrate
• honey (raw & not processed
• jaggary
• molasses
• rice sryup
• sucanat
• turbinado

FOOD SUPPLEMENTS -- Yes

• aloe vera juice*
• bee pollen
• amino acids
• minerals: calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc
• royal jelly
• spirolina
• blue-green algae
• vitamins A, B, B12, C, D & E