Ayurveda has three main focuses: healing, prevention and health care. Ayurvedic style cooking is a rational way to prepare food keeping in mind the dietary need of an individual based on different body constitution.
Ayurveda categorizes food in to three categories: Satvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. These types of foods have different effects on the body and the mind.
Sattva: Sattva is a quality of mind which induces clarity, harmony and balance.
Foods that promote Sattva are fresh fruits and vegetables, salads, fresh fruit juices, cereals(red rice), herbal tea, fresh cow milk, dry fruits, nuts, honey, jaggary, all spices and freshly cooked Food .
Rajas: A quality of mind which induces energy and action.
Some foods that promote Rajasic quality include ready to eat canned food, basmati rice, sour cream, paneer, ice-cream, yeast, sugar, pickle, vinegar, garlic, onion and salted food.
Tamas: Tamas is a quality of mind which evokes darkness, inertia, resistance and grounding.
Alcohol, red meat, white meat, pork, eggs, frozen food, food cooked in microwave, mushroom, drugs, tea, coffee, fried food, and fried nuts have Tamasic quality to them.
(Courtesy: Artofliving)
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