Friday, September 2, 2011

Yin foods.

 Raw vegetables, and even more so fruits, juices, sugars, alcohol and drugs are more yin (watery and expansive). 

Also, anything made with water is much more yin such as soups, smoothies, and watery foods such as eggplant and all fruits. 

Dried fruits are less watery, but are still extremely yin due to their sugar content.  Most raw plants and herbs are also very yin. 

  Also, chopping a food into tiny parts, grinding it up, blending it, pureeing it, or juicing it also causes the substance to become much more yin in nature. 

In contrast, whole foods that are not chopped up are more yang.  Let us discuss specific types of foods:

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