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