FOOD FOR TYPE F/ MESOMORH/ PITTA/ SUMMER

SIMPLIFIED DIET TO PACIFY PITTA

It is HOT, DRY, SHARP, LIGHT

Favour foods that are:

· Oily

· Heavy

· Cold

· Bitter

· Astringent

· Sweet (milk, rice)

Reduce foods that are:

· Dry

· Light

· Warm

· Salty

· Spicy

· Sour (cheese, tomatoes)

· Pungent

Recommendations for "Pitta" diet

· Beans - Eat lentils, Mung beans, toffee.

· Oils - Butter, ghee, olive and coconut oils.

           Reduce use of almond, corn and sesame oils which increase ‘pitta’.

· Vegetables - Asparagus, cabbage, cucumber, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts, celery, and green leafy vegetables.

· Spices - Turmeric, coriander, cinnamon, fennel, cardamom are suitable in small amounts as they increase pitta.

           Chillie and cayenne, which aggravates pitta, should be avoided.

· Grains - Barley, oats, white rice, wheat are good.

                 Brown rice, corn, millet and rye intake should be reduced.

· Fruits - sweet fruits like grapes, coconut, cherries, avocado, melons, mangoes, pomegranates, sweet oranges, plums, pineapples are good.

           Reduce intake of sour fruits, such as olives, under ripe pineapple or persimmons, sour oranges, unripe bananas.

· Sweeteners - All sweeteners are good for pitta.

                        Large quantity of honey should be avoided.

· Meat - White meat is acceptable (chicken, pheasant, turkey).

              Avoid red meat, seafood, egg yolk which increase ‘pitta’.

· Dairy - Milk, butter and ghee are food for pacifying pitta;

               reduce use of cheese, yogurt, sour cream, cultured butter milk as they aggravate ‘pitta’.