Pitta Cooling Foods Clean and Dirty    

 All of these foods listed below will cool and nourish your hot pitta.  If you can't always buy organic, know when it is most important to do so.  And of course, buy local! 

Clean Pitta Balancing Foods  = lowest in pesticide

     eat more of these    

1. asparagus
2. avocado
3. cabbage  
4. mangoes
5. pineapple 
6. sweet peas 
7. sweet potatoes
8. watermelon   

Dirty Pitta Balancing Foods = high in pesticide  

     eat lots of these too but buy them organic

1. apples
2. celery
3. lettuce
4. cucumbers  
5. dark grapes  
6. whitepotatoes

Pesticide ratings from the Environmental Working Group's 2012 Guide to Pesticides in produce.    

Sip Your Chill

Ruby Red Pitta Cocktail

1 lime juiced
2 tsp raw sugar
1 C pomegranate juice
1 Tbsp aloe vera gel

Beat the heat with this Pitta pacifying cocktail.  Drink during the day to sleep better at night.  Is known to help tame acid reflux. Aloe vera supports a weak gall bladder, fat digestion, and cleansing of the liver.  It also soothes and cools the GI tract and reduces inflammation. Pomegranate cools and builds the blood while stimulating digestion.  Lime juice stimulates digestive secretions while reducing hyperacidity, treating Vata, Pitta, and Kapha disorders. For good effect drink 1 cup before each meal at room temp up to 3 times/day.          recipe from joyfulbelly.com 

Recognizing Genetically Modified Fruit 

Unlike many countries around the globe that require mandatory labeling of genetically modified ingredients in food, the U. S. chose not to.

There is one way to tell if the fruit you are buying is a GMO (genetically modified organism).  The sticker is your clue. Just what do those numbers mean on the stickers we see on each piece of fruit?   

On each sticker is a number. The number tells you how the fruit was grown.

• A 4 digit number means it was conventionally grown (using chemicals).
• A 5 digit number beginning with a 9 means it was grown organically.
• A 5 digit number beginning with an 8 means it was genetically modified

So by looking at the photo of the dole banana you know it is organic because of the 5 digit number beginning with 9, although in this case the sticker also says "Organic".  If you are not buying organic look for 4 digits.  When there is 5 digits, here's your rhyme.  9 is fine ---- see 8? not great.   Go here for full article.