Eat For Your Dosha With These Ayurvedic Breakfast Ideas

If you're vata dominant, heavy, oily, and bulky foods can help prevent brain fog and fatigue. The spices in my spiced banana recipe aid with digestion and prevent gas. Why banana? It's a power source of nutrition that works as a mild natural laxative. The earth and water elements of bananas counterbalance vata's air and space ones. They also ensure good elimination, as bananas are oily and add bulk. This is important since vata types are vulnerable to constipation.

This recipe is fast and easy to make. For convenience, pre-blend the spices and keep it in a shaker. You can also replace banana with (or add) sweet potato, figs, or ripe mangoes.

Wheat is perceived as an evil food these days, but for pittas, wheat can be sweet, cool, and soothing. It's a nutritious food that has been a staple in India and many other countries for centuries. Known for increasing vitality and immunity, wheat flour increases balance and supports digestion. In this recipe, both wheat and milk, which are cooling and nourishing, are combined to create my delicious creamy breakfast semolina. Feel free to substitute cow milk for goat or rice milk.

For kapha types, mung bean pancakes are the perfect way to start the day. Mung beans are a highly underrated superfood, in my opinion. They have a unique composition of being light yet satisfying. These pancakes are a part of my daily breakfast routine. If your family is comprised of different doshas, you'll want to make it a part of yours, too, since all doshas can eat these pancakes every day.