Kapha Balancing Foods

Fruits - Yes

Generally most astringent fruit

• apples
• applesauce
• apricots
• berries
• cherries
• cranberries
• figs (dry)*
• grapes*
• lemons*
• limes*
• peaches
• pears
• persimmons
• pomegranates
• prunes
• raisins
• strawberries*

Fruits - No

Generally most sweet & sour fruit

• avocado
• bananas
• coconut
• dates
• figs (fresh)
• grapefruti
• kiwi
• mangos**
• melons
• oranges
• papaya
• pineapple
• plums
• rhubarb
• tamarind
• watermelon

Vegetables - Yes

In general most pungent & bitter vegetables

• artichoke
• asparagus
• beet greens
• beets
• bitter melon
• broccoli
• brussels sprouts
• burdock root
• cabbage
• carrots
• cauliflower
• celery
• cilantro
• corn
• daikon radish
• dandelion greens
• eggplant
• fennel (anise)
• garlic
• green beans
• green chilies
• horseradish
• jerusalem artichoke
• kale
• kohlrabi
• leafy greens
• leeks
• lettuce
• mustard greens
• okra
• onions

Vegetables - No

In general, sweet & juicy vegetables

• cucumber
• olives, black or green
• parsnips**
• potatoes, sweet
• squash, winter
• Taro root
• tomatoes (raw)
• zucchini

Legumes - Yes

• aduki beans
• black beans
• black-eyed peas
• chick peas (garbanzo beans)
• lentils (red & brown)
• lima beans
• mung beans*
• mung dal*
• navy beans
• peas (dried)
• pinto beans
• soy milk
• soy sausages
• split peas
• tempeh
• tofu (hot)*
• tur dal
• white beans

Legumes - No

• kidney beans
• soy beans
• soy cheese
• soy flour
• soy powder
• soy sauce
• tofu (cold)
• Urad dal
• miso

Dairy - Yes

• buttermilk*
• cottage cheese
  (from skimmed goat's milk)
• ghee*
• goat's cheese (unsalted & not aged)*
• goat's milk skim
• yogurt (diluted)

Dairy - No

• butter (salted)
• butter (unsalted)**
• cheese (soft & hard)
• cow's milk
• ice cream
• sour cream
• yogurt (plain, frozen or with fruit)

Grains - Yes

• amaranth*
• barley
• buckwheat
• cereal (cold, dry or puffed)
• corn
• couscous
• crakcers
• durham flour*
• granola
• millet
• museli
• oat bran
• oats (dry)
• polenta
• quinoa*
• rice (basmati, wild)*
• rye
• sango
• seitan (wheat meat)
• spelt*
• sprouted wheat bread (essene)
• tapioca
• wheat bran

Grains - No

• bread (with yeast)
• oats (cooked)
• pancakes
• pasta**
• rice (brown, white)
• rice cakes**
• wheat

Beverages - Yes

• aloe vera juice
• apple cider
• apple juice*
• apricot juice
• berry juice
• black tea (spiced)
• carob
• carrot juice
• chai (hot spiced milk)*
• cherry juice (sweet)
• cranberry juice
• grain "coffee"
• grape juice
• mango juice
• peach nectar
• pear juice
• pinapple juice*
• pomegranate juice
• prune juice
• soy milk
  (hot & well-spiced)

Herb Teas:

• alfalfa
• bancha
• barley
• blackberry
• burdock
• chamomile
• chicory
• cinnomon
• clove

Beverages - No

• almond milk
• caffeinated beverages**
• carbonated drinks
• cherry juice (sour)
• chocolate milk
• coffee
• cold dairy drinks
• grapefruit juice
• iced tea
• icy cold drinks
• lemonade
• miso broth
• orange juice
• papaya juice
• rice milk
• sour juices
• soy milk (cold)
• tomato juice

Herb Teas:

• marshmallow
• rosehip**

Nuts - Yes

• charole

Nuts - No

• almonds (soaked and peeled)**
• black walnuts
• brazil nuts
• cashews
• coconut
• filberts
• hazelnuts
• macadamia nuts
• peanuts
• pecans
• pine nuts
• pistachios
• walnuts

Seeds - Yes

• chia
• flax*
• popcorn (no salt, no butter)
• pumpkin*
• sunflower*

Seeds - No

• halva
• psyllium**
• sesame
• tahini

Oils - Yes

For internal & external use in small amounts: (most suitable at top of list)

• corn
• canola
• sesame (external)
• sunflower
• ghee
• almond

Oils - No

• avocado
• apricot
• coconut
• flax seed**
• olive
• primrose
• safflower
• sesame (internal)
• soy
• walnut

Spices - Yes

All spices are good!

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

Spices - No

• salt

Condiments - Yes

• black pepper
• chili peppers
• chutney, mango (spicy)
• coriander leaves
• dulse*
• hijiki*
• horseradish
• lemon*
• mustard (without vinegar)
• scallions
• seaweed*
• sprouts*

Condiments - No

• chocolate
• chutney, mango (sweet)
• gomasio
• kelp
• ketchup**
• lime
• lime pickle
• mango pickle
• mayonnaise
• pickles
• salt
• soy sauce
• tamari
• vinegar

sweeteners - Yes

• fruit juice concentrate
• honey (raw & not processed

sweeteners - No

• barley malt
• fructose
• jaggary
• maple syrup
• molasses
• rice syrup
• sucanat
• turbinado
• white sugar

Food Supplements - Yes

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

Food Supplements - No

• minerals: potassium