The dummy being me. I don't get it!
I get the concept of tamas, rajas, and sattva and that some foods fall into each category. Its easy to understand that beer and potato chips are tamasic, and to grasp why this is so. But past that, I get confused.
I read a banana is rajasic. Does this mean one should avoid bananas? From what I understand, rajasic food is better than tamasic food, but not as good as sattvic. Should rajasic food have any place on the table?
And then I see articles on eating for your dosha, and while one food is rajas for one, it may be sattvic for another, and tamasic for the next guy... and then I feel discouraged at my lack of knowledge on the topic.
My husband and I have been wanting to change our eating habits, and these concepts do interest us, but we're kind of at a loss on where to begin, and how to apply this in a family setting.
Any advice or tidbits of knowledge regarding this topic?
I get the concept of tamas, rajas, and sattva and that some foods fall into each category. Its easy to understand that beer and potato chips are tamasic, and to grasp why this is so. But past that, I get confused.
I read a banana is rajasic. Does this mean one should avoid bananas? From what I understand, rajasic food is better than tamasic food, but not as good as sattvic. Should rajasic food have any place on the table?
And then I see articles on eating for your dosha, and while one food is rajas for one, it may be sattvic for another, and tamasic for the next guy... and then I feel discouraged at my lack of knowledge on the topic.
My husband and I have been wanting to change our eating habits, and these concepts do interest us, but we're kind of at a loss on where to begin, and how to apply this in a family setting.
Any advice or tidbits of knowledge regarding this topic?