anythign else i should get at the store?? Sattvic Diet FRESH FRUIT: apples, apricots, bananas, berries, dates, grapes, melons, lemons, mangoes, oranges, peaches and plums, are considered especially Sattvic. VEGETABLES: beets, carrots, celery, cucumbers, green leafy veggies, sweet potatoes and squash. WHOLE GRAIN: cereal, organic rice, whole wheat, spelt, oatmeal and barley. DAIRY: milk and cheese. LEGUMES: Split mung beans, yellow split peas, organic tofu, bean sprouts and perhaps lentils and aduki beans. NUTS SEEDS AND OILS: Almonds, pine nuts, walnuts, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds and flax seeds. Oils should be of highest quality and cold-pressed. Good choices are olive oil, sesame oil and flax oil. HONEY HERBS AND TEAS: raw honey and raw sugar… basil, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, fresh ginger and turmeric…. ashwagandha, bacopa, calamus, gotu kola, gingko, jatamansi, purnarnava, shatavari, saffron, shankhapushpi, tulsi and rose…. …and a multivitamin and protein suppliment. Follow thru this till you are full of “the Sattvic essence.” The persons having the sattvic essence are endowed with memory, devotion, are grateful, learned, pure, courageous, skillful, resolute, free from anxiety, having well-directed and serious intellect and activities and are engaged in virtuous acts” (CS III-8:110).
The average person who doesn't do strenous labor or exercise would need NO MORE than 1g of protein per 1kg of bodyweight. So, if you are 60kg, you'd need around 60g of protein per day, AT MOST. I personally believe if you eat a healthy diet, 25g of protein is suitable. Anyway, in order to get protein, eat eggs (if you arent vegan), and plenty of soy products (tofu, tempeh, soymilk, yogurt, etc). I wouldn't eat too much cowmilk...its not that sattvic. Be careful with too much cheese too! Also, cereal is another one I stay away from.
