Welcome to summer!
Have you started to notice any shifts in your food choices?
Maybe you have started selecting salads over soups … spritzers over teas?
Temperatures are rising and your body is craving the opposite, it wants to cool down. It’s Pitta season, it’s HOT, LIGHT and DRY. Intuition is kicking in and we find ourselves gravitating towards all those opposite qualities – SWEET, COOL, FRESH, HYDRATING.
Makes sense, right?
Just as we choose our clothes depending on the season, in the same way we need to be conscious of choosing foods based on the time of year. Selecting local produce that is grown and harvested in alignment with the season can help support and ground us during these sizzling months.
A little tip for you, a great way to eat seasonally is to visit your local farmer’s market or grocery store. They will be selling what’s currently growing. It’s a great wat to #SupportLocal whilst also consuming all the potency, value and nourishment mother nature has to offer.
For a complete list of what to EAT to BEAT the summer HEAT download the below Summer Shopping List.
Happy shopping, happy basking, happy thriving x
Ayurvedic Shopping
List for Summer
| Vegetables | Fruit | Legumes |
|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa Sprouts Artichokes Asparagus Avocados Bean Sprouts Beet greens Bell Peppers Bitter Melon Broccoli Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Chicory Cilantro Collard Greens Corn Cucumbers Dandelion Eggplant Endive Fennel Green Beans Jicama Kale Lettuce Mushrooms Mustard Greens Okra Parsley Peas Pumpkin Radishes (moderation) Seaweed Snow Peas Spinach (moderation) Squash, Acorn Squash, Winter Sweet Potatoes Swiss Chard Tomatoes (sweet) Turnip Greens Watercress Zucchini |
Eat fruit separately from other foods. Apples Apricots Blueberries Cantaloupe Cherries (ripe) Cranberries Dates Dried Fruit Figs Grapes Guavas Mangoes Melon (all) Nectarines Oranges (sweet) Papayas (small amounts) Peaches (ripe and/or peeled) Pears Persimmons Pineapple (sweet) Plums (ripe) Pomegranates (sour) Raspberries Strawberries Tangerines (sweet) |
Adzuki Bean Sprouts Black Gram Fava Garbanzo Kidney Lentils Lima Mung Split Pea Tofu |
| Tea | Beverages | Sweetners |
|---|---|---|
| Chicory Dandelion Hibiscus Mint |
Water (room temp or cool) | Favor natural whole foods sweeteners, in moderation: Maple Syrup (small amounts) Raw Sugar Rice Syrup |
| Condiments | Nuts & Seeds | Oils |
|---|---|---|
| Carob Mayonnaise |
Almonds Coconut Flax Macadamias Pine Nuts Pumpkin Sunflower |
Almond Avocado Coconut Flax Olive Ghee |
| Meats | Herbs & Spices | Dairy | Whole Grains |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beef (moderation) Chicken Duck (moderation) Eggs (moderation) Freshwater Fish Lamb (moderation) Pork Shrimp (moderation) Turkey |
Anise Asafoetida Chamomile Coriander Cumin Fennel Peppermint Saffron Spearmint |
Favor raw and vat-pasteurized. Butter Cheese (moderation) Cottage Cheese Ghee Ice Cream Milk Rice/Soy Milk |
Barley Oat Rice Rye Wheate |