Shopping List for the Pitta Dosha

SPICES

Pitta: black cumin, cilantro, coriander, cumin, curry leaves, dill leaves, fennel, kudzu, mint, peppermint, saffron, spearmint, turmeric, wintergreen.

Pitta/Vata: basil (fresh), black cumin, black pepper, caraway, cardamom, coriander, cumin, dill leaves, fennel, garam masala, kudzu, mint, orange peel, peppermint, saffron, spearmint, tarragon, turmeric, vanilla, wintergreen.

Pitta/Kapha: black cumin, black pepper, coriander, cumin, curry leaves, dill leaves, fennel, garam masala, kudzu, mint, orange peel, parsley, peppermint, rose water, saffron, spearmint, turmeric wintergreen.

Tridosha (VPK=): black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, coconut, coriander, cilantro, cumin, dill (leaves or seeds), fennel, garlic (cooked), ghee, ginger (cooked), ginger (fresh), lemon, mint leaves, mustard, nutmeg, orange peel, parsley, rose water, saffron, sea salt, tamarind, tarragon, turmeric, vanilla, wintergreen. 

Foods for Reducing Pitta—Fire Element

When calming Pitta, EMPHASIZE sweet, bitter and astringent tastes, AVOID sour, salty and pungent.

Food Combining Tips	Balancing Foods	Avoid/Reduce
Fruits Note: Fruits and fruit juices are best consumed by themselves for all doshas. Soak all dried fruits except in cases where Kapha is high. Adding spices to fruits or stewing them in a little water helps their digestibility during the colder seasons or times of illness.	Sweet fruits Apples, sweet Apricots, sweet Avocado* Berries, sweet Cherries, sweet Coconut Dates Figs, fresh and dry Grapes, sweet Mango, ripe Melons Most dried fruit, soaked Oranges, sweet* Pears Persimmon Pineapple, sweet Plums, sweet Pomegranate Prunes Raisins (omit in case of candida) Watermelon	Sour fruits Apples, sour Frozen fruits or fruits with added sugar Bananas Cherries, sour Cranberries Grapefruit Kiwi** Lemon* Lime** Oranges, sour Papaya Peaches** Pineapple, sour Plums, sour Rhubarb Soursop Strawberries*
Vegetables Note: For proper digestion and nutrient absorption, combine low starch vegetables (leafy greens, broccoli, carrots, etc.) with either grains or high protein (tofu, dairy, nuts, flesh foods). Combine high starch vegetables (carrots, squash, etc.) with grains, but not with high protein. Vegetables (continued)	Sweet, Bitter, or Astringent Vegetables Acorn Squash Artichoke Arugula* Asparagus Bean sprouts Beets** Beet greens Broccoli Bok Choy Brussels Sprouts Burdock Root Butternut Squash Cucumber Fennel Cabbage Carrots* Cauliflower Celery Chicory Chinese cabbage Collard greens Fresh Corn Dandelion greens Green Beans Guy Lon Jerusalem Artichoke Jicama Kale Kohlrabi* Leafy Greens of all kinds Leeks, cooked** Lettuce Mushrooms (shitake only)** Okra Olives, black** Onions (cooked)* Parsley Parsnip Peas Purslane Radicchio Rutabaga Scallopini Squash Snow peas Spaghetti Squash Sprouts of all kinds Summer Squash Sweet potatoes Swiss Chard Tah Tsai Winter Squash Yel. Crookneck Squash Zucchini*	Frozen, dried, canned or microwaved vegetables Pungent or pickled vegetables Bell pepper* Daikon radish** Eggplant Fenugreek greens Garlic, raw or cooked Horseradish Olives, green Onions, raw Peppers, hot Potatoes (all varieties) Pumpkin** Radish Shallots Spinach** Tomatoes Turnips Turnip Greens** Watercress*
Grains Note: Grains combine well with high and low starch vegetables, as well as most legumes, such as split mung beans and aduki beans. They do not combine with high protein (tofu, dairy, nuts, flesh foods).	Amaranth** Barley Kamut** Oat bran* Oats, cooked Popcorn** Quinoa* Rice, brown** Rice, white basmati Rice cakes* Spelt Teff* Wild rice**	Cold, dry, puffed cereals Refined, frozen or microwaved products Buckwheat Corn Granola Millet Oats, dry Rye Wheat Wheat bran
Animal Foods Note: If you still eat animal foods, be sure to combine them with low starch vegetables only. Avoid combining animal foods with dairy, oils, or high starch vegetables or grains (potatoes, rice, breads, pasta).	A portion no larger than the size and width of the palm of your hand: Chicken or turkey, white meat Egg white Rabbit	Beef Duck Freshwater fish** Lamb Pork Seafood Shrimp Venison**
Legumes Note: Legumes and beans combine with low and high starch vegetables. When combined with grains (in the same meal or in the same day), they form a complete protein.  Since soy beans and tofu are considered high protein, they combine with low starch vegetables only. Soak and cook all beans very well. Tofu is best steamed, baked or scrambled/stir-fried (with broth or water rather than oil).	Aduki Beans Black Beans Black-eyed Peas Chana Dal Common Lentils Garbanzos* Lima Beans Khala Chana Mung beans, whole Navy Beans Pinto Beans Soy Milk, boiled Split Mung Beans (available at the Herb and Spice on Bank St.) Split Peas Tempeh Tepery Beans Tofu, cooked White Beans	Black Lentils Kidney Beans** Red Lentils Soy Beans** Cold Soy Milk Soy Cheese Soy Flour** Soy Margarine Soy Powder** Soy Yogurt Tempeh Tofu, cold or raw Tur Dal Urud dal
Nuts Note: Avoid combining nuts with other protein foods. Eat only a small portion at a time.	In moderation: Almonds, soaked overnight and skins removed** Homemade almond milk Coconut	Black Walnuts** Brazil Nuts Cashew Coconut English Walnu**t Filberts Macadamia Nuts Peanuts Pecans** Pine Nuts Pistachios
Seeds Note: Avoid combining seeds with other protein foods.	Pumpkin* Sunflower	Chia** Flax** Psyllium Sesame**
Sweeteners Note: Avoid if candida is high, and avoid/reduce if healing from illness.	Barley Malt Syrup Brown Rice Syrup Fructose Fruit Juice Concentrates, esp. Pear and Apricot Stevia Maple Syrup (in excess) Sucanat* Sugar Cane Juice*	Jaggery Molasses Raw Honey** (do not cook/bake honey) White Sugar
Spices	Asafoetida* Basil* Cardamom* Cinnamon* Coriander Cumin Dill Fennel* Fresh basil leaves* Ginger, fresh** Neem leaves Orange Peel* Oregano* Parsley* Peppermint* Poppy seeds* Rose water Saffron Spearmint Turmeric Tarragon* Thyme* Vanilla* Wintergreen	Ajwan Allspice Almond extract* Amchoor Anise Bay leaf Black pepper* Caraway Cayenne Cloves Fenugreek Garlic Ginger, dry Horseradish Mace Marjoram Mustard seeds** Nutmeg Onion Paprika Pippali* Rosemary Sage Savoury Star Anise Tamarind
Dairy Note: Choose dairy that is fresh, organic, and hormone-free. Make your own cheeses and yogurt. Avoid if suffering from respiratory illness, congestion or water retention.	Ghee (Clarified Butter)* Goat Milk, fresh Cottage cheese, fresh and unsalted Diluted Yogurt, fresh (1:2 parts or more with water) Fresh homemade, unsalted goat cheese** Unsalted butter**	Butter, salted Cheeses of all kinds Buttermilk Cow Milk Ice Cream Sour Cream Yogurt (undiluted)
Oils Note: Only cook with ghee for medium high temperatures, and sesame, sunflower or olive oil for low temperatures. Do not cook other oils.	Cold-pressed, from a health food store, and in moderation: Avocado* Coconut (for massage) Sunflower Flax** Olive Sesame*	Deep fried foods and  rancid or unidentified oils Almond Apricot Canola Corn Peanut Safflower Soy Walnut
Beverages Beverages Note: It is best to drink between meals (up to 30 min prior and 2 hours after eating), so as not to dilute digestive and enzymatic juices. Beverages are the most energizing when freshly made, rather than from bottled/frozen juices and drinks. When fresh is not possible, unsweetened and bottled is preferable to frozen. As much as possible, consume all beverages at room temperature. Cold drinks will weaken digestion. Dilute fruit juices 1:1 with water and drink in moderation	Aloe vera juice* Apricot juice Berry juice, sweet Carob Cherry juice, sweet Coconut milk Goat milk Grain beverages Grape juice Mango juice Miso broth** Hot spiced Goat milk* Pear juice Pomegranate juice Prune juice Hot Herbal Teas: Alfalfa Bansha* Barley Blackberry Borage Burdock Catnip Chamomile Chicory Chrysanthemum Dandelion Elder flowers* Fennel Hibiscus Hops Jasmine Lavender Lemon balm Lemongrass Licorice Lotus Marshmallow Nettle Oat straw Orange peel* Osha Passion flower Peppermint Raspberry Red Clover Rose flowers Saffron Sarsaparilla Spearmint Violet Yarrow	Alcohol, in excess Apple juice* Banana drinks Caffeine** Carbonated drinks Carrot juice, in excess Chocolate milk Coffee Cold dairy drinks Cold drinks Cranberry juice Grapefruit juice Ice cold drinks Lemonade Orange juice Papaya juice Peach nectar Pungent teas Salted drinks (i.e. canned soups or commercial bouillons) Sour juices, drinks and teas Soy milk, cold Tomato juice V-8 juice
Other	Chlorella Spirulina and other blue-green algae**

           

*These foods are OK in moderation

**These foods are OK occasionally

Note: Avoid/Reduce means when balanced, decrease consumption and eat occasionally