Pitta Lifestyle Plan

PITTA LIFESTYLE PLAN

FIRE AND WATER

Strong or overactive digestive system, Good immunity, Lively energy, Medium body frame, Logical in thought and focused in action, Sharp intelligence, Good circulation, Oiliness and warmth of body; Prone to inflammatory, muscular, neurological and rheumatic conditions

BASIC GUIDELINES

Foods to Avoid:

Oily, pungent, sour, salty, spicy, hot, foods; Red meat, alcohol, vinegar and fermented foods, hot spices, sour fruits

Foods to Indulge In:

Dry, cool, sweet, bitter, astringent, light, soothing, easily digestible foods; Fresh fruits, vegetables and juices, cooling dairy drinks

DAIRY

Eat MostEat Least or Avoid

Butter (unsalted) sour cream

Gheehard cheeses

Milk

Yoghurt (spiced only)

OILS, FATS, NUTS AND SEEDS

Canolamustard seed (seeds sparingly, don’t use oil)

Coconut olive

Ghee sesame (in summer and late spring)

Pumpkin seed

Sunflower

Water chestnut

LEGUMES

Chickpeas peanuts

Mung dahl (yellow) walnuts

Lentils (black, red and yellow)

Split peas (yellow and red)

Tofu

GRAINS

BarleyBuckwheat

Bran corn

Oatsmillet

Rice (basmati, white, brown)rye

Wheatyeasted breads

Flat breads

VEGETABLES

Asparaguscapsicum

Avocado potato (in excess)

Beets pumpkin (in excess)

Broccoli radish

Brussels sprouts spinach

Cabbage tomato

Carrot

Celery

Cauliflower

Cucumber

Daikon

Green beans

Kumara

Okra

Peas

Potatoes (moderation)

Salads

Sprouts

Squashes

Watercress

Zucchini

FRUITS AND JUICES

Sweet fruitsOranges (sweet)sour fruits

Apples (sweet)Peachesbanana (in moderation)

Apricot Pearspapaya

Berries Persimmonstamarind

Cherry (sweet)Pineapple (sweet)tamarillo

Date Plum

Dried fruits Pomegranate (sweet)

Fig

Grapes (sweet)

Lemon (sparingly)

Lime (sparingly)

Mangoes

Melons

Nectarines

HERBS, SPICES AND CONDIMENTS

Cooling spicesblack pepper

Basil (fresh)cayenne

Cardamon chilli

Cinnamon honey (in excess)

Coriander (fresh and seed)molasses

Cumin (with coriander only)mustard seed (in excess)

Dillsauces – ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, soya, worcester

Fennel (seed and leaf) salt

Ginger (fresh – small amounts)vinegars

Liquorice yeasts

Turmeric

BEVERAGES

Cool waterStimulants

Pitta pacifying teaCoffee

Tea

Alcohol

Soft drinks

EXERCISE

Team sports, nature activities, vigorous exercise – weightlifting, basketball, volleyball, backpacking, tramping, taichi, yoga, swimming (non-competitive), water-skiing, snow-skiing.

PERSONALITY

Tendency to anger, irritability, jealousy, criticism, impatience, argument, judgement, discriminative; goal oriented, can be set in his/her ways, intelligent, responsible, organised, decisive, convincing, precise speech, laughing, sharp clear memory, sound short sleep, moderate sex drive, passionate, purposeful walk, medium speed, strong and forceful, practical, intolerant, egotistic, leaders, vision-oriented, implement new ideas well, intense.

*PLEASE NOTE This list does not contain references to foods commonly avoided by people of the Hare Krsna faith – alcohol, meat, seafood, eggs, onions, garlic and mushrooms. Pitta people should eat very little of all of these foods. Onions and garlic are less rajasic (pitta aggravating) when cooked and mushrooms are less tamasic (heavy) when cooked with spices.