Pitta Balancing Foods

Fruits - Yes

Generally most sweet fruit

• apples (sweet)
• applesauce
• apricots (sweet)
• avocado
• berries (sweet)
• cherries (sweet)
• coconut
• dates
• figs
• grapes (red & purple)
• limes*
• mangoes (ripe)
• melons
• oranges (sweet)
• papaya*
• pears
• pineapple (sweet)
• pomegranates
• prunes
• raisins
• watermelon

Fruits - No

Generally most sour fruit

• apples (sour)
• apricots (sour)
• bananas
• berries (sour)
• cherries (sour)
• cranberries
• grapefruit
• grapes (green)
• kiwi**
• lemons
• mangos (green)
• oranges (sour)
• peaches
• persimmons
• pineapple (sour)
• plums (sour)
• rhubarb
• strawberries
• tamarind

Vegetables - Yes

Generally most sweet & bitter vegetables

• artichoke
• asparagus
• beets (cooked)
• bitter melon
• broccoli
• brussel sprouts
• cabbage
• carrots (cooked)
• carrots (raw)*
• cauliflower
• celery
• cilantro
• cucumber
• dandelion greens
• fennel (anise)
• green beans
• Jerusalem artichoke
• kale
• leafy greens
• leeks (cooked)
• lettuce
• okra
• olives, black
• onions (cooked)
• parsley
• parsnips
• peas
• peppers, sweet
• potatoes, sweet & white

Vegetables - No

Generally most pungent vegetables

• beet greens
• beets raw
• burdock root
• corn (fresh)**
• daikon radish
• eggplant**
• garlic
• green chilies
• horseradish
• kohlrabi**
• leeks (raw)
• mustard greens
• olives, green
• onions (raw)
• peppers (hot)
• prickly pear (fruit)
• radishes (raw)
• spinach (cooked)**
• spinach (raw)
• tomatoes
• turnip greens
• turnips

Legumes - Yes

• aduki beans
• black beans
• black-eyed peas
• chick peas (garbanzo beans)
• kidney beans
• lentils, brown & red
• lima beans
• mung beans
• mung dal
• navy beans
• peas (dried)
• pinto beans
• soy beans
• soy cheese
• soy flour*
• soy milk
• soy powder*
• split peas
• tempeh
• tofu
• white beans

Legumes - No

• miso
• soy sauce
• soy sausages
• tur dal
• urad dal

Dairy - Yes

• butter (unsalted)
• cheese (soft, not aged, unsalted)
• cottage cheese
• cow's milk
• ghee
• goat's cheese (soft & unsalted)
• goat's milk
• ice cream
• yogurt (freshly made & diluted)*

Dairy - No

• butter (salted)
• buttermilk
• cheese (hard)
• sour cream
• yogurt (plain, frozen or with fruit)

Grains - Yes

• amaranth
• barley
• cereal, dry
• couscous
• crackers
• durham flour
• granola
• oat bran
• oats (cooked)
• pancakes
• pasta
• rice (basmati, white, wild)
• rice cakes
• sago
• seitan (wheat meat)
• spelt
• sprouted wheat bread (essene)
• tapioca
• wheat
• wheat bran

Grains - No

• bread (with yeast)
• buckwheat
• corn
• millet
• museli**
• oats (dry)
• polenta**
• quinoa
• rice (brown)**
• rye

Beverages - Yes

• almond milk
• aloe vera juice
• apple juice
• apricot juice
• berry juice (sweet)
• black tea
• carob
• chai (hot, spiced milk)*
• cherry juice (sweet)
• cool dairy drinks
• grain "coffee"
• grape juice
• mango juice
• miso broth*
• mixed veg. juice
• orange juice*
• peach nectar
• pomegranate juice
• prune juice
• pear juice
• rice milk
• soy milk
• vegetable bouillon

Herb Teas:

• alfalfa
• bancha
• barley
• blackberry
• borage
• burdock
• catnip
• chamomile

Beverages - No

• apple cider
• berry juice (sour)
• caffeinated beverages
• carbonated drinks
• carrot juice
• cherry juice (sour)
• chocolate milk
• coffee
• cranberry juice
• grapefruit juice
• iced tea
• iced drinks
• lemonade
• papaya juice
• tomato juice
• sour juices

Herb Teas:

• ajwan
• basil**
• cinnamon*
• clove
• eucalyptus
• fenugreek
• ginger(dry)
• ginseng
• hawthorne
• hyssop
• juniper berry
• pennyroyal

Nuts - Yes

• almonds (soaked and peeled)
• charole
• coconut

Nuts - No

• almonds (with skin)
• black walnuts
• brazil nuts
• cashews
• filberts
• hazelnuts
• macadamia nuts
• peanuts
• pecans
• pine nuts
• pistachios
• walnuts

Seeds - Yes

• flax
• halva
• popcorn (no salt, buttered)
• psyllium
• pumpkin*
• sunflower

Seeds - No

• chia
• sesame
• tahini

Oils - Yes

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

• sunflower
• ghee
• canola
• olive
• soy
• flax seed
• primrose
• walnut

External use only:

• avocado
• coconut

Oils - No

• almond
• apricot
• corn
• safflower
• sesame

Spices - Yes

• basil (fresh)
• black pepper*
• caraway*
• cardamom*
• cinnamon
• coriander
• cumin
• curry leaves
• dill
• fennel
• ginger (fresh)
• mint
• neem leaves*
• orange peel*
• parsley*
• peppermint
• saffron
• spearmint
• tarragon*
• turmeric
• vanilla*
• wintergreen

Spices - No

• ajwan
• allspice
• almond extract
• anise
• asafoetida (hing)
• basil (dry)
• bay leaf
• cayenne
• cloves
• fenugreek
• garlic
• ginger (dry)
• mace
• marjoram
• mustard seeds
• nutmeg
• oregano
• paprika
• pippali
• poppy seeds
• rosemary
• sage
• salt
• savory
• star anise
• thyme

Condiments - Yes

• black pepper*
• chutney, mango
  (sweet)
• coriander leaves*
• dulse*
• hijiki
• kombu*
• lime*
• sprouts
• tamari*

Condiments - No

• chili pepper
• chocolate
• chutney, mango (spicy)
• gomasio
• horseradish
• kelp
• ketchup
• mustard
• lemon
• lime pickle
• mango pickle
• mayonnaise
• pickles
• salt (in excess)
• scallions
• seaweed
• soy sauce
• vinegar

sweeteners - Yes

• barley malt
• fructose
• fruit juice concentrate
• maple syrup
• rice syrup
• sucanat
• turbinado

sweeteners - No

• honey** (raw & not processed)
• white sugar**
• jaggary
• molasses

Food Supplements - Yes

• aloe vera juice
• barley green
• brewer's yeast
• minerals: calcium, magnesium, zinc
• spirolina
• blue-green algae
• vitamins D & E

Food Supplements - No

• amino acids
• bee pollen**
• royal jelly**
• minerals: copper, iron, vitamin A, B, B12, & C