Spring is the season of life, prosperity and richness. During this season, the accumulated kapha is aggravated due to the heat of the sun. Therefore, Ayurveda recommends a kapha pacifying diet. Food, which contains grains like barley, rye, millet, quiona, buckwheat and wheat, can be consumed. Consumption of sidhu that is wine prepared from sugarcane is also allowed for the season. Animals, which live in dry places, like fowl, rabbit, lamb or venison can be eaten but red meat is to be totally avoided.

There are several things, which is not to be consumed during this season. Heavy, oily and cold food and is to be avoided. Food with sweet, salty and sour tastes should not be consumed.

The late winters are the coldest part of the winter. During this part of the year, the vata is most aggravated in the body. The body gets dry and there is a need to take a special care for the diet. It is during this part of the year sweet, sour and salty foods are to be eaten.

During the shishir ritu or the late winters, oily fresh and warm food should be eaten. Heavy foods such as flesh of lamb, pork is also to be eaten. Fish from the lakes being sweet, oily and nutritious can be consumed.

During this season what should not be consumed is cold foodstuffs and beverages. Pungent, bitter and astringent food should not be consumed in excess. Dry, light, fermented and stale food should also not be eaten. Flesh of animals like deer should also not be consumed.