Ayurvedic Diet
Types of Foods in terms of Ease of Digestion
There are two types of foods in terms of ease of digestion.
| Heavy Foods | Heavy to Digest |
| Light Foods | Easy to Digest |
Heavy foods
Heavy foods are foods that take long time to get digested in the body. These include:
- Grains.
- Lentils.
- Animal foods.
- Nuts.
- Seeds.
- Sprouts.
- Cooked foods mixed with oil e.g. veggies.
Light foods
Light foods are foods that take less time to get digested in the body. These includes:
- Fruits.
- Vegetables (uncooked and fresh).
- Fruit juice.
- Vegetable juice.
- Green leaves.
- Steamed vegetables.
- Fresh vegetable soup (without any oil).
Ideal Ratio of Heavy and Light foods
What is the ideal ratio of Heavy and Light foods?
| Easy to Digest | More than 75% |
| Heavy to Digest | Less than 25% |
You should eat fresh fruits and fresh uncooked vegetables in form of salad.
