Vata Nourishing Vegetables
Sweet, moist, and cooked vegetables pacify Vata dosha best. *Root vegetables are especially beneficial for grounding and stabilizing in the colder months.
Vegetables to add or include:
- Asparagus
- Avocado
- Beets
- Carrots, Cooked
- Chilies (in very small quantities)
- Cilantro
- Cucumber
- Garlic
- Green Beans
- Green Chilies
- Leeks
- Mustard Greens
- Okra
- Olives (black)
- Onion, Cooked
- Parsnip
- Peas, Cooked
- Pumpkin
- Rutabega
- Spinach, Cooked
- Squash, Summer
- Squash, Winter
- Sweet Potatoes
- Watercress
- Zucchini
Vegetables to limit or avoid:
- Artichokes
- Beet Greens
- Bell Peppers
- Bitter Melon
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Burdock Root
- Cabbage
- Carrots, Raw
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chilies (in excess)
- Corn, Fresh
- Dandelion Greens
- Eggplant
- Jerusalem Artichokes
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Lettuce
- Mushrooms
- Olives, Green
- Onion, Raw
- Peas, Raw
- Peppers, Hot
- Potatoes, White
- Radishes
- Spinach, Raw
- Sprouts
- Tomatoes
- Turnips