| | FAVOR | REDUCE/AVOID |
| QUALITIES | Heavy, warm, cooked | Light, cold, dry, raw |
| TASTES | Sweet, sour, salty | Bitter, pungent, astringent |
| QUANTITIES | Larger portions okay | |
| DAIRY | All dairy okay, look for dairy alternatives when possible | |
| SWEETENERS | All okay in moderration | |
| OILS | All okay | |
| GRAINS | Rice, wheat, cooked oats | Barley, corn, millet, rye |
| FRUITS | Sweet, sour and juicy fruits: avocado, banana, berry, cherry, grape, mango, melon, orange, peaches, plum, pineapple | Light, dry fruits: apple, cranberry, dried fruits, pears, pomegranate |
| VEGETABLES | Most vegetables in moderation when cooked, especially: Asparagus, beet, carrot, green beans, okra, sweet potato | Uncooked vegetables, cabbage, sprouts |
| SPICES | Sweet, heating spices are best, other spices in moderation | Large quantities of bitter, pungent or astringent spices: chili, coriander, fenugeek, parsley, saffron, turmeric |
| NUTS/SEEDS | All okay, almonds especially good | |
| BEANS | Garbanzos, red lentils, mung beans, tofu | All other beans except those listed |
| MEATS | Chicken, turkey, seafood | Red meat |
| | FAVOR | REDUCE/AVOID |
| QUALITIES | Cool or warm, liquid | Hot |
| TASTES | Sweet, bitter, astringent | Salty, sour, pungent |
| QUANTITIES | Moderate portions | |
| DAIRY | Butter, ghee, lassi, milk | Cheese, buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt (except lassi) |
| SWEETENERS | All okay except those listed | Honey, molasses |
| OILS | Coconut, olive, soy, sunflower | Almond, corn, safflower, sesame |
| GRAINS | Barley, oats, wheat, white rice | Corn millet, brown rice, rye |
| FRUITS | Sweet, ripe fruits: apple, avocado, cherry, fig, mango, melon, pear, pomegranate, prune, raisin | Sour, unripe fruits: apricot, banana, berry, cranberry, grapefruit, olive, papaya, peach, persimmon |
| VEGETABLES | Asparagus, bell peppers, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, green bean, okra, peas, potato, sprouts, squash, all leafy greens except spiinach | Beets, carrot, chili, eggplant, garlic, onion, radish, spinach, tomato |
| SPICES | Sweet, bitter, astringent spices: cardamom, cilantro, cinnamon, coriander, dill, fennel, mint, saffron | Pungent, heating spices, especially chili |
| NUTS/SEEDS | Coconut, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds | All others |
| BEANS | Garbanzo, mung, soybean, tofu | All others |
| MEATS | Chicken, egg whites, turkey, shrimp | Egg yolks, red meat |
| | FAVOR | REDUCE/AVOID |
| QUALITIES | Light, dry, warm, cooked | Heavy, oily, cold |
| TASTES | Pungent, bitter, astringent | Sweet, sour, salty |
| QUANTITIES | Small – do not overeat | |
| DAIRY | Warm low-fat or nonfat milk | All other |
| SWEETENERS | Honey | All others |
| OILS | Small amounts only: almond, corn, ghee, safflower, sunflower | All except for small amounts of oils listed |
| GRAINS | Barley, corn, millet, rye | Oats, rice, wheat |
| FRUITS | Light, dry fruits: apple, apricot, cranberry, dried fruits, pear, pomegranate | Heavy, juicy, sweet, sour: avocado, banana, coconut, date, fig, grapefruit, grape, mango, melon, orange, papaya, peach, pineapple, plum |
| VEGETABLES | All okay except those listed | Sweet, juicy vegetable: cucumber, sweet potato, tomato |
| SPICES | All okay except salt | Salt |
| NUTS/SEEDS | Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds | All others |
| BEANS | All okay except tofu | Tofu |
| MEATS | Poultry (white meat), white meat fish (except shellfish) | Red meat, shellfish |
