25 Dez Ayurvedisch Essen über die Feiertage

Ayurvedic food over the holidays

Now it starts again with the lush Christmas menus in the circle of our loved ones. Some of the Christmas classics are often quite heavy in the stomach, but this is often related to the fact that we simply eat too much and move too little in parallel.
Here are a few simple Ayurvedic tricks , because it is nice to see that there are no contradictions after Ayurvedic approach, and that every Christmas menu can really be ayurvedic, if we pay attention to a few basic rules:

Basically, the following applies :

Ayurvedic food does not always mean pure vegetarian food. Of course, animal products are more difficult to digest and frequent consumption in everyday life can also be the cause of various diseases.
If you do not want to do without animal protein, you should note the following:

The smaller and more mobile an animal, the easier digestible. That is, the ox is heavier than the cow, the cow is heavier than the deer, the deer is heavier than the hare, etc.

• Light meat is generally better tolerated than red meat
• Poultry is best tolerated by all animals for their metabolism.
• Very important – do not combine milk with the meat menu (for example in dessert or coffee). That’s right Ama!

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The right menu and digestive spices help to better burn the food:

• As an appetizer, there should be a soup, which with Agni-stimulating spices – such as ginger, pepper or mustard seeds – the digestive fire well prepared for the upcoming main course.
• For the main course, fat and cream should be used as sparingly as possible, especially if fish, meat or poultry are also included. Ghee and sesame oil are best suited as cooking fat. Cabbage should always be boiled for a long time and, thanks to the addition of cumin, it is lighter and free from flatulence.
• The dessert should be prepared as possible without dairy products. Afterwards there should still be a bitter coffee or tea – this stimulates the digestive juices and protects against tired drowsiness after eating.

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How about wine or other alcoholic drinks for dinner?

Basically, one says: “ A glass of wine extends life by 10% . Two glasses of wine shorten it again. „

A little wine is allowed, or even recommended in the cold winter months. When enjoying wine:

• White wine has an Agni-stimulating effect and should rather be drunk at the beginning of the meal.
• Red wine has more bitter properties and goes well with the end of the meal.

Other alcoholic beverages considered Ayurveda as a tonic, which may be taken in small quantities to a heavy food and are characterized by a digestive effect.

As  the most important recommendation for the Schlemmer holidays : In the morning and throughout the day drink a lot of warm water (optimal is ginger water), maybe give up breakfast and make daily a large digestive walk .

And never forget : Even if we can not completely comply with our nutritional principles, it is not so bad: After the festive days, there are still days and the joy of eating and celebrating should not be neglected!

(Source: www.ayurveda-portal.de )