
š„šš Fruits are nature’s best gift to us they are full of nutrients, energy and happiness which we only get if they are consumed in proper way.
šConsume fruit seperately. š
šRipen fruits are most easy što digest even they immediately convert into rasa( nutritive fluid) but when we eat them immediately before meal or with other food like milk,curd ,cream etc which are heavy to digest they obstruct fruit digestionš» and cause them to ferment which in result produce acidic waste and if this habit continued then digestive disorders like gas, acidity, bloating,š« indigestion etc will appear.
Sometimes you wonderš§ even after having healthy food you suffer from digestive disorders but following simple rules like avoiding fruits with meal you can prevent yourself from such problems.š¼
š Consume fruits few hours gap with food.ā
šFruits also should not be combined with vegetables ,now a days smoothies are made combining vegetables and fruits but it is not ārecommended.
šTiming to take fruit is also depends on nature of fruit like heavy fruits like mangoš„, jackfruit should be consume when hunger is more as before meal similarly light fruits like pomegranate can be consumed after meal.
š It is best to avoid fruitsšš in night as sweet fruits increase kapha and kapha is naturally dominated in night .
šSequence of having food according to there rasa is sweet , sour,salt, pungent , bitter and astringent similar pattern can be followed in case of fruits.š
šFruit juices š¹are believed to be more nutritional but they are more concentrated and heavy to digest compared to whole fruits,so it is better to have fruitššš then juice , occasionally you can have juice in moderate quantity.
š± Ayurveda do not have fix rules for all as we all are different and have different dosha prakriti and it is recommended to eat fruits according to prakriti and digestive strength.
šfruits for Vata prakritišŖļø – cooked apple, banana, Coconut, dates,fig, grapes,kiwi,lime,ripe mango, melons, orange, papaya, plumes, soaked raisins etc .
šFruits for pitta prakritiš„- they should take only ripen fruits, sweet grapes,pear, pomegranate,apple, coconut, dates,fig, melons etc.
šFruits for kapha prakritiš- they should have small quantity of fruits. Apple, pomegranate,fig, lemon, pear, soaked raisins etc.
šMost simple rule šis to have fresh ,local and seasonal fruitsš only. Take one fruit at a time which helps you to understand there effect on you, avoid fruit salad or other fruit dishes like smoothies and all.āļø