Importance of diet is very much in keeping the body healthy and without vices. Diet does not mean to go on consuming whatever became available. Diet is only for the maintenance of body quality. Such diet in which each quality/substance, vitamin and other necessary maintainable ingredients are getting covered, is called as balance diet.

Yogasana practicing person should not consume diet in awkward manner, but the diet should be taken with certain rules. Yoga Practitioner should be moderate. Moderate does not mean to remain hungry, but stomach is divided in four various divisions. Half portion of stomach with solid and remaining quarter part be filled with water and remaining part be kept vacant for movement of air. Such a message is given in many scripts. Thus, the diet consumed with limitation gets digested easily without any difficulty.

Another important rule for diet is that it should be of good quality. Means much chilly, very hot, very fried, much old, much acidic, very cold and liquor, fish, meat, garlic, onions, etc. which are very stimulating substances, such diet should not be included in the life of Yoga Practitioner, because good thoughts do not emerge and continuously illicit thoughts arises in mind by consuming such diet.

 

Favorable/Suitable diet for Yoga Practitioner:

 

In the diet of Yoga Practitioner, inclusion of food is considered best and should have good quality Basmati rice, wheat and Moong, Chana and black beans with husk.

 

Favorable/Suitable vegetable for Yoga Practitioner:

 

Squirting cucumber, (Karela), cucumber (Kakdi), tritos cucunerinnas (Parvar), Began, Mula, Spinach (Palak Bhaji) and specially those which are coming according to season, these are treated as best because ingredients existing in such vegetables are of best quality, it provides anti power to fight against diseases in the body.

Favourable/Suitable fruits for Yoga Practitioner:

Ripe and sweet fruits according to season such as orange, mango, apple, banana, Mosambi, chikoo, pineapple are considered to be the best. Thus, these many fruits are considered as most qualitative in the diet and besides, maximum fiber is in such fruits, the constipation which is treated as mother of the disease is removed right from its root.

The phrase mind is according to food is very ancient. The type of food that we consume, our conduct and thoughts would remain as such. It can be said from this that if qualitative food is consumed then good thoughts can emerge and good thoughts are always active, it provides better effects too. Thus, the diet is of utmost importance in the life of Yoga Practitioner and better control is acquired from various Asana and mind also remains in own control.