Ayurvedic Diet

The Ayurvedic Diet
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The Ayurvedic Diet

Ayurvedic Diet

Welcome to our Ayurvedic Diet Library, where we've compiled resources on the topic of how to eat and cook according to Ayurveda, including recipes, videos, and articles. If you're new to Ayurveda's approach to food, we recommend starting with our guide to Ayurvedic Food Combining.

  • How to Make Kitchari
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    How to Make Kitchari

    Perfect for cleansing, kitchari is an ideal food of choice during times of stress on the body, such as during periods of overwork or seasonal transitions.

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  • Ayurvedic Food Combining
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    Ayurvedic Food Combining

    Proper food combining can improve the quality of your digestive health. Learn which food combinations Ayurveda recommends for optimal digestive wellness.

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  • Vata-Balancing Diet
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    Vata-Balancing Diet

    Vata is balanced by a diet of freshly cooked, whole foods that are soft or mushy in texture, rich in protein and fat, seasoned with a variety of warming spices,...

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  • Pitta-Balancing Diet
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    Pitta-Balancing Diet

    Pitta is balanced by a diet of fresh, whole foods (both cooked and raw) that are cooling, hearty, energizing, comparatively dry, and high in carbohydrates.

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  • Kapha-Balancing Diet
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    Kapha-Balancing Diet

    Kapha is balanced by a diet of freshly cooked, whole foods that are light, dry, warming, well spiced, and relatively easy to digest—ideally served warm or hot.

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  • Vata-Balancing Foods
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    Vata-Balancing Foods

    Vata is cool, dry, rough and light, so eating foods that neutralize these qualities—foods that are warm, moist, oily, smooth, and nourishing—can help to balance excess vata.

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  • Pitta-Balancing Foods
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    Pitta-Balancing Foods

    Pitta is oily, sharp, hot, light, spreading, and liquid, so eating foods that neutralize these qualities—foods that are dry, mild, cooling, grounding, stabilizing, and dense—serve to balance excess pitta.

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  • Kapha-Balancing Foods
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    Kapha-Balancing Foods

    Kapha is heavy, cool, oily, and smooth, so eating foods that neutralize these qualities—foods that are light, warm, dry, and rough—can help to balance excess kapha.

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  • Six Tastes
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    Six Tastes

    Ayurveda places great importance on tasting foods. Rasa, the Sanskrit word for taste, has many meanings that only hint at the significance of taste in Ayurveda.

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  • How to Make Ghee
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    How to Make Ghee

    Heat one pound of unsalted organic butter over low heat in a heavy-bottomed pot. During this entire process, do not stir butter at all. The butter will begin to simmer...

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  • The Benefits of Chyavanprash
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    The Benefits of Chyavanprash

    Chyavanprash, also called chyawanprash, is a delicious nutritive jam that has been used in Ayurveda for thousands of years and offers a wide range of health benefits.

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