RECIPE ~ Dosha-Friendly Fruit Shakes

Sorry for the long silence, I was in Cuba for a week, dammit! And then the many crazy deadlines when I got back...

Alas, the weather's warming up which means it's a delicious time for fruits and smoothies! Some fruits are better than others for individual doshas, and soy milk is better for some and rice or almond milk for others. Here are some ideas for all of us! Pictured above is the Vata smoothie.

VATA TROPICAL SHAKE
half a banana
half a mango
1/2 cup pineapple
1/2 cup orange juice or almond milk
dash each cardamom and cinnamon
1 Tbsp ground flax seeds

PITTA FRUIT SMOOTHIE
half an apple
1 pear
1/2 cup cherries
1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
a few mint leaves (optional)
1 Tbsp ground flax seeds

KAPHA SUMMER COOLER
half an apple
1 peach
1 cup strawberries
1/2 cup soy milk
dash each turmeric, cardamom and cinnamon
1 tsp ground flax seeds

Wash and chop fruit and place in a blender with remaining ingredients. Blend on high for 30 seconds. Blend with a few ice cubes for a thicker, cooler drink. The flax is an added bonus for Omega 3s and fibre.

DOSHAS & FRUIT
VATAS need sweet and juicy fruit (bananas, berries, grapes, kiwis, mangoes, melons, oranges, pineapples) and are best avoiding dry or crunchy fruits (raw apples, cranberries, pears, dried fruit and raisins). Almond, rice and cow's milk are good beverages to blend with (avoid soy).
PITTAS need sweet, dry fruits (apples, apricots, cherries, dates, figs, melons, prunes, raisins) and should avoid sour, juicy or astringent fruit (bananas, sour berries, grapefruit, lemons, peaches, rhubarb, tamarind, strawberries). Any milk is good for Pittas.
KAPHAS do best with dry, sour fruits (apples, apricots, cranberries, grapes, lemons, peaches, pears, prunes, raisins) and should avoid sweet, heavy fruits (bananas, coconut, dates, kiwis, mangoes, melons, oranges, pineapple). Choose soy milk for drinking and blending (avoid almond, rice and cow's milk).