DIET

If you want to know more about the concept of a yoga diet and exactly what kind of diet is best to complement your yoga practice, then you’re in the right place!

Yogmaya

So, what makes a ‘yogic diet’?

#1 Vegetarian

"JA plant-based, whole-food diet is essential for yogis. Fortunately, vegetarianism and veganism have become quite popular, making going meat-free much easier when grocery shopping, cooking, and dining out. Nuts, dairy products, leafy greens, and legumes are all great sources of high-quality protein."

#2 Sattvic

"To truly combine yoga and diet into your lifestyle, any food or drink that you consume should be Sattvic.Sattvic foods are believed to make up the purest diet and the best way to nourish both mind and body, allowing yogis to achieve inner peace and good health.In Ayurvedic practice, sattvic foods are thought to increase energy, happiness, calmness, and mental clarity."

#3 Free From Chemicals

" We are exposed to chemical substances just about everywhere–in the air, in the water, and in the food that we consume. One of the goals of hatha yoga is to purify the physical and energetic bodies. Wherever possible, avoid processed foods, artificial sweeteners, caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco to move towards a healthier lifestyle and to create purity in the body and mind."

#4 Eat Fresh Foods

" A yoga diet consists of whole, fresh, seasonal foods and organic, locally grown foods, and as close to their natural state as possible.This means always preparing a fresh meal from scratch, rather than relying on frozen vegetables or readily prepared meals, regardless of whether they are technically made up of ‘sattvic’ foods."

#5 Eat At Regular Intervals

"Except for the first meal of the day, it’s important to allow at least five hours between your meals. This allows your system to fully digest from your last meal. When you eat at regular intervals, your meals will taste better, and you will be less likely to overeat."

#6 Fast For At Least One Day

"The concept of fasting should be considered in the context of a yogic diet. Fasting is the practice of abstaining from food and/or drink for a period of time. The purpose of fasting is to cleanse the body, seek a spiritual goal, or express devotion to a chosen deity.

Yogmaya

DIET CHART

#	Space	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	Early Morning 5-6AM	Apple	Carrot	Banana	Dry Fruits	Banana	Banana	Banana
2	Breakfast 7AM	Oats or Ragi Idli/Oatmeal	Utappam	Oats Dosa	Wheat Upma	Chapati	Noodles/Masala Oat	Bread Omelette
3	Morning 9AM	Fruit	Dates	Fruit	Curd	Handful of peanuts	Dates	2 Biscuits
4	Mid Morning 11AM	1 glass Buttermilk with jeera Powder with salt	Jaljeera water	Ginger Lemonade water	Buttermilk	Ginger lemonade	Buttermilk/coconut water/Sugarcane Juice	Jaljeera water
5	Lunch 1PM	Rice+Egg curry,Sambhar	Rice+carrot curry, Dondakal	Rice+ Bendakaya Pulusu, Bendakai	Rice egg pulusu, Egg Plant curry	Rice+capsicum curry, Dosakai Royyalu	Rice+soya curry/other, chikkudukaya	Veg Pulao+raita
6	Mid Afternoon 3 PM	Curd	Curd	Curd	Curd	Curd	Curd	Curd
7	Evening Snack 5PM	Fruit/Green tea	Fruit/Green tea	Fruit/Green tea	Fruit/Green tea	Fruit/Green tea	Fruit/Green tea	Fruit/Green tea
8	Dinner 7PM	2 Roti+Tomato Pappu	2 Roti+Soya/capsicum	2 Roti+Dosakai pappu	2 Roti+Onion curry	2 Roti+Thotakura pappu	2 Roti+Potato Carrot Masala	2 Roti+raita
9	Bed Time 9PM	Milk	-	Milk	-	Milk	Custard Milk	Milk