Ayurveda categorizes food in to three categories: Satvic, Rajasic and Tamasic. These types of foods have different effects on the body and the mind.
Sattva:–
Sattva is a quality of mind which induces clarity, harmony and balance.
Sattavic:-
The following food promotes Sattva.
Fresh fruits and vegetables, salads, fresh fruit juices, cereals(red rice), herbal tea, fresh cow milk, dry fruits, nuts, honey,jaggery,
all spices and freshly cooked Food .
Rajas:-
A quality of mind which induces energy and action. The need to create.
Rajasic:-
The following food promotes Rajas.
Ready to eat canned food, basmati rice, sour cream, paneer, ice-cream, yeast, sugar, pickle, vinegar, garlic, onion and salted food.
Tamas:-
Tamas is a quality of mind which evokes darkness, inertia, resistance and grounding.The need to stop.
Tamsic:-
The following food promotes Tamas .
Alcohol, Beef, Chicken, Fish, Pork, Eggs, Frozen food, Microwaved food, Mushroom, Drugs, Tea, Coffee, Fried food, Fried nuts.