Vata Diet

These are the following items that are on the chart and how they are used. Red marked items can disturb the Dosha, so should be avoided or greatly reduced.

Blue marked items may only slightly disturb the dosha so should be eaten only occasionally or in smaller amounts.

Green marked items balance or reduce the dosha, they are the best for you.

Those items not colored are okay and can be eaten freely.

Fruits

Sweet

Sour or unripe

Astringent

Dried, Water soaked

Apples (green, red)

Apples (cooked)

Apricots

Avocados

Bananas

Blackberries

Blueberries

Cherries (sweet, sour)

Coconut (fresh, dried)

Cranberries

Dates (soft, hard)

Figs (fresh, dried)

Grapefruits

Grapes (sweet, sour)

Kiwis

Lemons

Limes

Lychees

Mangos

Melons (with salt)

Nectarines

Oranges (sweet, sour)

Papayas

Peaches

Pears (ripe, unripe)

Pineapples

Plums

Persimmons

Pomegranates

Prunes (fresh, dried)

Raisins dried

Raspberries

Strawberries

Watermelons

Vegetables

Fresh salads

Raw

Cooked (steamed)

Fried (Thailand style)

Acorn squash

Artichokes

Asparagus

Beet’s, Beet greens

Bitter melon

Broccoli

Brussel sprouts

Burdock root

Butternut squash

Cabbage

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Chard

Chicory

Chinese cabbage

Cilantro (coriander)

Collard

Corn

Cucumber

Daikon radish

Eggplant

Fennel stalks

Garlic

Green beans

Horseradish

Iceberg Lettuce

Kale

Kohlrabi

Leeks

Lettuce (most types)

Lotus root

Mushrooms

Okra

Olives

Onions (raw, cooked)

Parsley

Parsnips

Peas

Bell Peppers

Potatoes

Pumpkin

Radish

Rhubarb

Rutabagas

Sea greens (kelp etc.)

Spinach

Sprouts

Squashes

Sweet Potatoes

Tomatoes (raw, paste)

Turnips

Water chestnuts

Watercress

Yams

Zucchini

Spices

Ajwan

Allspice

Anise

Asafoetida

Basil

Bay leave

Black pepper

Caraway

Cardamom

Cayenne, Chilie

Celery seed

Cinnamon

Clove

Coriander

Cumin

Curry (hot, mild)

Dill

Fennel

Fenugreek

Garam masala

Garlic

Ginger

Kelp

Marjoram

Mustard seeds

Nutmeg

Onion

Oregano

Paprika

Parsley

Pippali (long pepper)

Rosemary

Saffron

Sage

Salt (table, sea)

Tamarind

Tarragon

Thyme

Turmeric

Vanilla

Herbs

Alfalfa

Aloe

Amalaki

Angelica

Ashwagandha

Barberry

Bayberry

Black tea

Burdock

Calamus

Cascara sagrada

Chamomile

Coffee (black, cream and sugar)

Comfrey

Cubeb

Damiana

Dandelion

Echinacea

Elecampane

Ephedra

Fo-ti

Fruit teas

Gentian

Ginkgo

Ginseng

Golden seal

Gota kola

Guarana

Guggulu

Hawthorn

Hibiscus

Horsetail

Irish moss

Jasmine

Jatamamsi

Kudzu

Licorice

Madder

Marshmallow

Milk thistle

Mugwort

Mullein

Neem

Nettle

Orange peel

Passion

Pennyroyal

Peppermint

Plantain

Prickly ash

Raspberry

Red clover

Rhubarb

Rose

Rosehips

Safflower

Sandlewood

Sarsaparilla

Saw Palmetto

Senna

Shatavari

Skullcap

Slippery elm

Solomon’s seal

Spirulina

Suma

Strawberry leaf

Uva Ursi

Valerian

Vervain

Grains

Dry (crackers, chips)

Cooked in water

Baked

Amaranth

Barley

Bran

Buckwheat

Corn bread

Farina

Kamut

Millet

Oats (dry, granola)

Oats (cooked)

Pasta (whole grain)

Pitta bread (whole)

Rice (brown)

Rice (basmati)

Rice (white)

Rice (wild)

Rye

Sour dough bread

Spelt

Wheat (whole grain)

Wheat germ

White flour products

Yeasted bread

Dairy

Acidophilus

Butter

Butter milk

Cheese (aged, hard)

Cheese (fresh curd)

Cottage cheese

Cream

Frozen yogurt

Ghee (clarified butter)

Ice cream

Kefir

Milk (processed)

Milk (raw)

Milk (powdered)

Milk (goat)

Sour cream

Yogurt (plain, sweet)

Legumes

Aduki

Black beans

Black-eyed peas

Black lentils

Black urad lentils

Chickpeas

Chana dahl

Kidney beans

Lentils (common)

Lima beans

Mung (green)

Navy beans

Pinto beans

Peanuts

Soy beans

Soy cheese

Soy flour products

Soy milk

Split peas

Tempeh

Tofu

Nuts/Seeds

Almonds

Brazil nuts

Cashews

Chestnuts

Chia seed

Filberts

Flax seed

Hazelnut

Macadamia

Pecans

Pinenuts

Pistachios

Pumpkin seed

Quinoa seed

Sesame seed

Sunflower seed

Walnuts

Oils

Cold pressed

Heat pressed

Almond

Apricot

Avocado

Canola

Coconut

Corn

Margarine

Mustard

Olive

Peanut

Safflower

Sesame

Soy

Sunflower

Sweetners

Barley malt syrup

Brown rice syrup

Fructose

Fruit syrup

Gour (Indian cane)

Honey (raw)

Jaggery (Indian palm)

Maple syrup

Molasses

Raw sugar (Sucanat)

White sugar

Saccharin

Turbanado

Misc.

Meat

Fish

Eggs

Poultry

Frozen foods

Canned foods

Fried foods

Pastries (white flour)

White sugar candy

Chocolate

Vinegar

Alcohol

Junk foods

Ketchup

Mustard

Pickles

Tamari (soy sauce)

Water (cold, room temperature)

Pizza (home made)