Vata Balancing Foods

Fruits - Yes

Generally most sweet fruit

• 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

Fruits - No

Generally most dried fruit

• apples (raw)
• cranberries
• dates (dry)
• figs (dry)
• pears
• pomegranates
• raisins (dry)
• prunes (dry)
• watermelon

Vegetables - Yes

In general vegetables should be cooked

• 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)*

Vegetables - No

Generally frozen, raw or dried vegetables

• artichoke
• beet greens**
• bitter melon
• broccoli
• brusssels sprouts
• burdock root
• cabbage (raw)
• cauliflower (raw)
• celery
• corn (fresh)**
• dandelion greens
• eggplant
• horseradish**
• kale
• kohlrabi
• olives, green
• onions (raw)
• peppers, sweet & hot
• potatoes, white
• prickly pear (fruit & leaves)
• radish (raw)
• tomatoes (cooked)**
• turnips
• wheat grass spouts

Legumes - Yes

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

Legumes - No

• aduki beans
• black beans
• black-eyed peas
• chick peas (garbanzo beans)
• lentils (brown)
• lima beans
• miso**
• navy beans
• peas (dried)
• pinto beans
• soy beans
• soy flour
• soy powder
• spli peas
• tempeh
• white beans
• kidney beans

Dairy - Yes

Most dairy is good

• 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)*

Dairy - No

• cow's milk (powdered)
• goat's milk (powdered)
• yogurt (plain, frozen or with fruit)

Grains - Yes

Use suitable grains when "generic" things are listed

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

Grains - No

• barley
• bread (with yeast)
• buckwheat
• cereals (cold, dry or puffed)
• corn
• couscous
• crackers
• granola
• millet
• museli
• oat bran
• oats (dry)
• pasta**
• polenta**
• rice cakes**
• rye
• sago
• spelt
• tapioca
• wheat bran

Beverages - Yes

• 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

Beverages - No

• apple juice
• black tea
• caffeinated beverages
• carbonated drinks
• chocolate milk
• coffee
• cold dairy drinks
• cranberry juice
• iced tea
• icy cold drinks
• mixed veg. juice
• pear juice
• pomegranate juice
• prune juice**
• soy milk (cold)
• tomato juice**
• vegetable bouillon

Herb Teas:

• alfalfa**
• barley**
• basil**
• blackberry
• borage**
• burdock
• cinnamon**
• cornsilk
• dandelion
• ginseng
• hibiscus
• hops**
• jasmine**
• lemon balm**

Nuts - Yes

In moderation

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

Nuts - No

• none

Seeds - Yes

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

Seeds - No

• popcorn
• psyllium**

Oils - Yes

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

• sesame
• ghee
• olive
• Most other oils

External use only:

• coconut
• avocado

Oils - No

• flax seed

Spices - Yes

All spices are good!

• 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

Spices - No

• caraway

Condiments - 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

Condiments - No

• chocolate
• horseradish

sweeteners - Yes

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

sweeteners - No

• maple syup**
• white sugar

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

Food Supplements - No

• barley green
• brewer's yeast