Ayurveda recommends that a person should be very careful about his/her eating habits. One should not eat foods, which aggravates the dosha, which is dominant in the person. There are seven types of prakriti, three individuals, three dual and the seventh one is the combination of three doshas. They are Vata, Pitta, Kapha, Vata - Pitta, Vata- Kapha, Pitta-Kapha and Vata- Pitta- Kapha.

The best quality of Vata dosha is rough, dry, cold and subtle. Therefore, a person with Vata dosha should consume Vata pacifying food. Vata can be pacified with nutritive and tissue-building foods, which are warm, moist, oily, soft and heavy foods. The foods should taste sweet, sour and salty. Soft dairy products like ghee and grains like oat, wheat, rice and fruits like bananas are also recommended for a person with Vata dosha. Hot cereals with ghee, healthy soups with vegetables are ideal food for such persons. Vegetables like asparagus; carrots, green beans, bhindi, cucumber, onions, garlic, radish, beets and sweet potatoes are good for such persons.

There are certain foods, which should be completely avoided as they aggravate the Vata dosha. Frozen deserts and large amounts of raw vegetables and salads should be avoided. Foods, which have a pungent, bitter, astringent taste, should be avoided. Cold, dry and light food should also not be taken. Foods made of refined white flour and sugar are said to have light and dry quality and should be avoided. Vegetables, which should be avoided, include, cabbage, cauliflower, brinjal, leafy green vegetables, peas, mushroom, capsicum, sprouts, tomatoes, celery and potatoes enhances Vata dosha and therefore should be avoided. Smoking, consuming alcohol, junk food, brown rice and tea prepared with long leaves should be kept off. Vata dosha people should not consume fruits like apples, pears and pomegranates. Dry and hot spices like dried chilli, turmeric, methi seeds, saffron and dhaniya (coriander) powder should be avoided.