Food and diet occupy an important place in the world of yoga and
naturopathy. The effects of improper eating manifest themselves in
unwanted appearance, incorrect thought, behavior and hence action.
In yoga, foods have been classified as Rajasik, Tamasik
and Sattvik.
Rajasik Foods: Food of a king or of a restless and energetic
disposition.
 A
large variety of foods having different methods of preparation such as
fried, highly seasoned, or baked, form this category. Alcoholic and
processed beverages as well as sweets come in here.
Disadvantages: These foods impart extra weight and fat to
the body and create a feeling of uneasiness after eating.
Tamasik Food:
Food causing a lethargic disposition.
 Foods,
vegetarian or non-vegetarian, that are prepared with excess spices,
salts and hot seasonings are Tamasik foods.
Disadvantages: These foods perpetuate
laziness and people eating these are characterized by a rough and
intolerant temperament.
Sattvik Food:
Food of a Yogi...
 Foods
which are cooked with minimum amount of spices or seasonings and are
fresh are sattvik foods. These foods retain their nutritive value as
they are cooked in a very simple fashion one of the most powerful &
delicious foods which have tremendous benefit on the overall system is
sprout. Yoga
recommends such foods.
Myth or Reality?
Non vegetarian food is Tamasik, while vegetarian
food is Sattvik.
A definite MYTH!
No food by itself is rajasik, tamasik or sattvik. It is the
preparation which makes it so. Vegetables such as cabbage, potatoes
etc., if cooked with a lot of spices become tamasik while fresh boiled
chicken cooked in a simple fashion becomes sattvik.
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