Eating with the Seasons - Well Women Summer Foods

August 10, 2008

A change in seasons requires a change in DIET! Summertime belongs to fire and is the time of maximum activity and heat. Light, small meals and yin cooling foods are suggested for this time of year. Avoid heavy, spicy, and greasy / fatty foods. Enjoy the sunshine and embrace the shade, and also remember to drink plenty of water throughout the day. Please heed the following dietary advice to put your body in balance & harmony with the seasons:

Emphasize All Green Foods!
All Sprouts
Spinach		 Bamboo Shoot
Alfalfa Sprout		 Broccoli
Cucumber		 Corn
Tofu		 Greens***
Spinach
Asparagus Celery Burdock Root Mung Beans Bok Choy
Snow Peas
Summer Squash		 Lettuce Watercress
Cabbage		 Pearl Barley
Soybean		 Kale
Dandelion

        ***Season/Steam with lemon or apple cider vinegar and salt or Soy sauce***


Soups Herbs/Spices Fruits Meats Beverages
Cold soups Mint Apples Eggs Coconut water
Cold Soba or Ramen
Gazpacho		 Dill
Cilantro
Seaweed		 Apricots
Cantaloupe
Lemon		 Salmon
Clams
Crab		 Oat straw infusion
Mint tea
Hibiscus tea
  Peaches
Oranges		 Halibut
Tuna		  
  Watermelon Chicken
Turkey