WARMING AND COOLING FOODS

When we create balancing meals we want to incorporate warming and cooling foods in each meal. But the amount of warming vs cooling foods depends on many factors, including season, your constitution, your current state of imbalance, and age.

Below you will find the list of warming and cooling foods this is an incomplete list if you aren’t sure about the effect of piece of food listen to your intuition eat it and see what effect it has on your body and how it makes you feel. 

FRUITS

COOLING

  • Asparagus
  • Beets
  • Beet greens
  • Broccoli
  • Cabbage
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Cilantro
  • Cucumber
  • Green beans
  • Kale (and most bitter greens)
  • Lettuce
  • Okra
  • Parsnip
  • Peas
  • Potatoes
  • Rutabaga
  • Spinach (raw)
  • Sprouts
  • Squash (summer)
  • Zucchini 

WARMING

  • Artichoke
  • Brussel sprouts
  • Burdock root
  • Carrots 
  • Chillies
  • Corn
  • Dandelion greens
  • Eggplant
  • Leeks
  • Mushrooms
  • Mustard Greens
  • Olives
  • Onion
  • Peppers
  • Radishes
  • Spinach (cooked)
  • Squash (winter)
  • Tomatoes
  • Turnips

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