information about the three Gunas or mental states and the foods that are related to creating them!

Satva is... Clarity, peace, happiness

Sattvic Foods
Sattvic foods are those that are pure, fresh, clean and full of life force energy. Eating a sattvic diet keeps our minds pure,
clear and content and is the basis for good health and enduring happiness. In order to experience a more sattvic way of
being (calm, clear, receptive, peaceful) the majority of your diet would include fresh, wholesome and “living”(as opposed
to processed) foods chosen from the list below.
Adzuki beans Caulifower Kohlrabi Quinoa
Alfalfa sprouts Celery Lentils (black or brown) Raisins
Almonds Chard Lettuce Raspberries
Amaranth Cherries (sweet or sour) Lima beans (small amounts) Rice
Apples Chestnuts Loganberries Rutabaga
Apricots Chinese cabbage Macadamia nuts Sesame seeds (hulled or
Artichokes Coconut Mangoes unhulled)
Arugula (small amounts) Collard greens Maple syrup Soybeans Soymilk (fresh)
Asparagus Corn, fresh Milk (fresh, raw, and pure) Spinach
Bananas (ripe) Cornmeal Millet Strawberries
Barley Cranberries Mother’s milk Sugar cane (raw)
Basmati rice Cucumbers Mung beans (whole) Summer squash
Bean sprouts (all kinds) Cream, sweet Mung dhal (split) Sunfower seeds
Beets Dates (fresh) Mustard greens Sweet potatoes
Black beans Endive Navy beans (in moderation) Tangerines (sweet)
Blackberries Escarole Oats (steel cut or berries) Teff
Blueberries Fava beans Oranges (sweet) Turnips
Black-eyed peas Figs (fresh or dried) Papayas Walnuts (English or black)
Brazil Nuts Filberts Parsnips Watercress
Broad beans Flowers (edible and sweet) Peaches Watermelon
Broccoli Fruit juices (freshly made) Pecans Wheat
Brussels sprouts Ghee in moderation Pineapple (sweet) Wild rice
Buckwheat Grapefruits Pine nuts Winter squash
Buttermilk (fresh) Grapes Pinto beans Yacon
Cabbage (red or green) Green beans Plums (sweet or sour) Yams
Cantaloupe Honey, raw Pomegranates Yogurt (freshly made)
Carob Honeydew melon Potatoes (all colors) Zucchini
Carrots Jerusalem artichokes Prunes
Cashew nuts Kale Pumpkins
Rajas is... Stimulation, activity, passion, creativity
Rajasic foods
Rajasic foods are stimulating and energizing to the mind and body and tend to include pungent (spicy), sour
and salty tastes. A diet consisting of primarily rajasic foods can and can overexcite the circulatory and nervous
systems and cause aggression, and competitiveness as well as physical and mental stress. The list below
contains some examples of rajasic foods. And although there are lots of yummy foods on the list, rajasic
foods should be eaten in moderation to avoid imbalance.
Aged cheeses Ice cream Pistachios, salted
Avocado Kidney beans Pumpkin seeds
Buttermilk (not freshly made) Kefr, not freshly made Radishes
Cottage cheese Lime Rhubarb
Chili Lemon Rice bran syurp
Date sugar Red lentils Ricotta Cheese
Dried dates Malt Syurp Salt (all kinds)
Eggs Mango, unripe Sour cream
Eggplant Molasses Soy milk (boxed or bottled)
Fermented food (all) Olives Sugar (all kinds)
Fructose Onions (all kinds) Tomatoes
Fruit juices (bottled) Peanuts Vinegar
Garbanzo beans Peanut oil Yogurt (not freshly made)
Garlic Pepper
Guava Pickles

Tamas is... dullness, inertia, heaviness, darkness, attachment.

Tamasic foods
Tamasic foods are dulling to the mind and body. Foods that are old, dead, frozen or highly processed, full of
chemicals, or impure are included in this category. These foods can leave a person feeling lethargic, dull,
heavy, and complacent. They offer little nourishment to the mind or the body and should be kept to the
barest minimum in any healthy balancing diet! Notice that some foods can be rendered tamasic based on the
way that they are prepared.
Alcohol Lard Mushrooms (all kinds)
Animal meat (beef, Leeks Onions, all kinds, raw or cooked
chicken, fsh, fowl, goat, Leftovers Shallots
lamb, pork, rabbit Margarine Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP)
shellfsh, turkey, venison) Microwaved food Food with preservatives
Fried foods Milk (homogenized, pasteurized,
Frozen foods powdered)