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Spring Foods and Cooking Styles
Spring Foods
Spring is the season in which we can feel most inspired and purposeful. On the other
hand, we can often fall into old patterns which bring up feelings of anger, frustration,
and lack of direction in life.
Foods that are important for Spring are barley, tempeh, white radish, cabbage, leafy
greens, lentils, lemon, pickles, umeboshi plums, and light salty miso soup.
These foods nourish and cleanse the liver and gall bladder, reduce cholesterol, dissolve
fat and mucus, and can help relieve hay fever and premenstrual symptoms.
By adding these foods to your diet, you’ll feel lighter, full of vigour, more patient,
open to new direction.
Cooking style for Spring
With the seasonal change from winter to spring, we tend towards lighter cooking
methods. These include boiling, steaming, and stir frying.
Less oil and seasoning are used as this brings us into harmony with the rising energy
of Spring.
Vegetables are cut into smaller pieces for quicker cooking and for use in pressed
salads. Gomasio and miso condiments can be used in small amounts while barley and
wheat are the grains most appropriate at this time. |
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