02/06/2026
As a Sri Lankan Ayurveda Practitioner the very first and probably the biggest challenge of practicing Ayurveda in the UK would be to advise people on food.
Clients often ask me what foods are good or bad for them.
I have studied and practiced in Sri Lanka & India where this question has a simple answer. Because the Ayurveda texts teach us foods found in the south asian region and the curries we eat, which are good for which doshas and not.
So what foods found in Europe are good for the doshas?
To answer this I explored and decided for the sake of my clients to give them at least some insight from my knowledge on the food they eat and how they could affect the doshas that make up our bodies.
Since we are in the UK, why not start this AYURVEDA FOOD UK series with the all great British Breakfast. The classic Fry Up.
Here I have baked beans in tomato sauce which is mostly Pita-Kapha. Mushrooms prepared with a bit of butter is mostly Kapha. Grilled tomatoes are Pita increasing and fried eggs are Kapha.
Of course this is usually added with Pork Ham which is Pita-Kapha increasing and usually add in grilled sausages, depending on what they are the doshas change. Beef would be Pita-Kapha, Pork is Pita-Kapha and Chicken would be Kapha (maybe slightly Vata due to its lightness).
Overall the British Fry Up is a Kapha increasing diet. If you add in breads (we'll talk about them in detail on another post) white bread with butter would be Kapha increasing but if you toast it it'll be Vata increasing.
To balance out the high Kapha of this meal you can accompany it with English Breakfast Tea or Black Coffee which would be mostly Vata. Or even a citric fruit juice to give more Pita. So that the doshas are somewhat balanced out and a citrus drink would help further with digestion.
Although this is a high Kapha meal, as it is for breakfast and mornings are Kapha time, this is not completely inappropriate. Because this meal would improve your Ojas (body energy) and throughout the day you would be digesting and utilising the energy. If your natural digestion is in a good state, you should be able to digest and metabolise this meal and be ready and hungry by noon.
