I’m Obsessed with These Spring Superfoods
Spring is about midway through. I’m amazed at how only a few years of Ayurveda practices have started to accumulate in my life.
This year, I’ve barely had allergies– typically, I have to treat myself with Flonase for at least a month around April (down even from three months a few years ago!!)
So far, I’ve only had to take an Allegra one day this year. 🤞🏽
I’ve talked about kapha season here and here if you want to revisit what it’s about! Short recap, it’s earth + water, so think about the consistency of mud, and bring in opposite qualities to balance.
Today I’m giving you a peak inside my cupboard for staples of spring in my own life.
I’m LOVING on these spring superfoods:
🍯Honey
Heating, scrapes excess kapha and ama (undigested toxins) AND can help with seasonal allergies and congestion!
Heating, scrapes excess kapha and ama (undigested toxins) AND can help with seasonal allergies and congestion!
Important to eat RAW honey, and if possible, local
Don’t heat or bake with it! This creates a sticky, difficult to digest toxin. If you add to tea, make sure the water has cooled a bit and isn’t boiling
Sugar isn't great this time of year, but you can eat honey to your heart’s content to get rid of that sweet craving
Limit or avoid if you have excess heat (pitta) or inflammation in your system. I’m talking in particular to my perimenopause peeps with hot flushes!
🧄Garlic
Heating, pungent, and delicious, it cleanses ama and kapha from the blood/lymph
Supportive to the upper respiratory system
It’s a part of my Venezuelan+ Costa Rican ancestors diet!
Limit or avoid if you have excess heat (pitta) or inflammation, including hot flushes
It can be dulling to the mind, so those following a classical sattvic diet may avoid (if you don't know what this is, don't worry about it!)
🟡 Ginger
Heating and a kindler for the digestion - helps to waken sluggish appetite/digestion
Make fresh ginger tea and sip it throughout the day
Cook with fresh ginger- add to soups, rice, curries, make a ginger-garlic sauce to top fish
For sluggish appetite, take a small slice of fresh ginger with lemon juice + salt thirty minutes before a meal
Fresh ginger is less heating than powdered; if you have heat in your system, you may still be able to use fresh ginger (see how you feel!)
How have these been showing up for me? A few fun examples:
🐝 Adding honey to my morning buckwheat or oatmeal; sometimes I just eat a spoonful of it because I can!
🍜 Split pea soup and harira soup made with 3-4 cloves of garlic
🫖Drinking fresh ginger tea daily- cut up some ginger, boil it in water for fifteen minutes, drink all day long– no measurements needed! Or, if short on time, throw fresh ginger into your water and keep refilling!
As the weather shifts towards more heat and dryness, these foods will fall away from my life. I love following the rhythm of the season and changing it up based on qualities of the weather and my own internal compass.
This is one thing I help clients do. I would love to help you align with YOUR own internal compass and hone in on Ayurveda routines to address your own personal imbalances, especially if you’re entering the season of perimenopause.
I want beneficial things to accumulate so much in your life that you’re also surprised and delighted by symptoms disappearing! ♥️