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THE KAPHA DIET
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FAVOR
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REDUCE/AVOID |
| QUALITIES |
Light, dry, warm, cooked |
Heavy, oily, cold |
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TASTES
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Pungent, bitter, astringent |
Sweet, sour, salty |
| QUANTITIES |
Small – do not overeat |
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| DAIRY |
Warm low-fat or nonfat milk |
All other |
| SWEETENERS |
Honey |
All others |
| OILS |
Small amounts only: almond, corn, ghee, safflower,
sunflower |
All except for small amounts of oils listed |
| GRAINS |
Barley, corn, millet, rye |
Oats, rice, wheat |
| FRUITS |
Light, dry fruits: apple, apricot, cranberry, dried
fruits, pear, pomegranate |
Heavy, juicy, sweet, sour: avocado, banana, coconut, date,
fig, grapefruit, grape, mango, melon, orange, papaya, peach, pineapple, plum |
| VEGETABLES |
All okay except those listed |
Sweet, juicy vegetable: cucumber, sweet potato, tomato |
| SPICES |
All okay except salt |
Salt |
| NUTS/SEEDS |
Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds |
All others |
| BEANS |
All okay except tofu |
Tofu |
| MEATS |
Poultry (white meat), white meat fish (except shellfish) |
Red meat, shellfish |
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