YUKTAHAR : Right Food

1. Simple, natural and unprocessed food is best in taste, aroma, digestion, nutrition and overall health.
2. Let us avoid snacks. Best is to eat meals, twice a day, with fruits in between.
3. Let us avoid processed food containing artificial preservatives, emulsifier, artificial colours, artificial fragrance and conditioners.

• Gita 3.13, 9.26 & 10.9.
• Share only what you normally eat or use. Do not waste money!

Consumption for self and gifts or friendly exchanges of the following suggested and similar in spirit items:

1. Raw banana.
2. Dates.
3. Dry dates or Chhuara.
4. Kishmish.
5. Whole condiments.
6. Millets.
7. Red rice.
8. Whole coconut.
9. Groundnut raw.
10. Gram raw.
11. Whole pulses. These have cover and can be sprouted.
12. Oils: Mustard, Coconut, Sesame or Groundnut.

1. Dairy products.
2. Sweets from market.
3. Sugar based products.
4. Snacks of all types, icecream, chaat and other street-food.
5. Bakery products.
6. Premium highly priced food.
7. Beverages.
8. Carbonated drinks.
9. Tea, coffee and other intoxicants.

1. Buy in bulk from the source or close to source, if possible.
2. Buy from farms and actual producers.
3. Get natural water carefully from pure sources such as rain, stream and springs, whenever possible for self and sharing.

1. Innovate in food, opt for solar cooker with discretion, solar drier etc.
2. Avoid refrigeration, for better food consciousness.
3. Buy average quality, use in premium way.
4. Share knowledge about your discoveries, experience and insights about food vendors, farms, producers and recipes on this page.

1. Buy in larger quantities. Smaller quality packages have huge environmental cost as well as per unit price.
2. Buy glass bottles for jam and pickle from scrap dealers.
3. Keep spare bags, bottles and cans in your vehicle for lucky buys.