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Foods that are cold, warm, or neutral

Each food has diverse qualities, such as cold, warm, or neutral. We can divide foods into three categories for convenience: cold foods, neutral foods, and warm foods.

What we eat today shapes who we become tomorrow. Choosing which foods to eat can have an impact on your health.

Every one of us is born with a unique personality. The same applies to animals, plants, flowers, trees, and other living things. We are also born with an energy imbalance among our organs. It reflects in our physical appearance and organ function.

Just as animals become naturally drawn to specific vegetation, people feel drawn to certain foods. If we consume an excessive number of these foods, it will impair our health because it will disrupt the balance in our bodies.

The dietary classifications discussed below differ from those used in western medicine and chemical analysis.

If your subjective temperature is naturally warm, consume cold and neutral foods as supplements.

If your subjective body temperature is cold, eat warm and neutral foods.

You should avoid any item that causes gas and bloating after eating since your body does not appreciate it, even if it is suitable food for you on the list.

Cold foods

Cool food
cold foods
FruitsVegetablesGrains, Legumes & SeedsMeat, Seafood & DairyCondiments & Beverages
Apple,
Avocado,
Banana,
Grapefruit,
Kiwifruit,
Lemon,
Mango
Orange,
Pear,
Persimmon,
Pineapple,
Pomelo,
Star fruit,
Strawberry,
Water melon,
Tomato
Alfalfa sprouts,
Asparagus,
Bamboo shoots,
Bitter Gourd,
Bok Choy,
Broccoli,
Cauliflower,
Celery,
Chinese Radish,
Cucumber,
Eggplant,
Endive,
Green leafy vegetables,
Kelp,
Lettuce
Lotus Root,
Mushroom,
Radish,
Spinach,
Swiss chard,
Tomato,
Water chestnut,
Watercress,
Winter Melon
Barley,
Buckwheat,
Millet,
Mung Bean,
Soy Bean,
Tofu,
Wheat bran,
Whole wheat,
Amaranth,
Job’s tear (Pearl barley)
Clam,
Cheese,
Crab,
Egg,
Crabs,
Flounder,
Octopus,
Rock fish,
Red Snapper,
Duck,
Pork,
Rabbit,

Seaweed
Yoghurt
Chrysanthemum Tea,
Green Tea,
Peppermint Tea,
Salt,
Sesame oil,
Soya sauce
cold foods

Warm foods

warming foods
warming foods
FruitsVegetablesGrains, Legumes & SeedsMeat, Seafood & DairyCondiments & Beverages
Apricot,
Cherry,
Chestnut,
Pine nut
Jujube,
Coconut meat,
Coconut milk,
Date,
Guava,
Hawthorn,

Longan,
Lychee,
Mandarin peel ,
Mango,
Nectarine,
Peach,
Raspberry
Chives,
Leek,
Mustard,
Onion,
Pumpkin,
Onion,
Squash,
Sweet Potato,
Parsnip
Caraway,
Chestnut,
Sweet Rice,
Malt,
Oats,
Pine nut,
Pistachio,
Sorghum,
Walnut
Butter,
Chicken,
Deer (Venison)
Eel,
Goat Milk,
Lamb,
Kombu (Gonbu),
Oyster,
Mussels,
Prawns, (shrimp),
Sea cucumber,
Tuna,
Trout,
Salmon,
Croaker,
Cod,
Pacific saury- (mackerel pike),
Squid( Calamari)
Venison
Basil,
Bay Leaf,
Black pepper,
Brown Sugar,
Chilli,
Cinnamon,
Clove,
Coffee,
Coriander,
Cumin,
Dill,
Fennel seed,
Garlic,
Ginger,
Ginseng,
Jasmine tea,
Mustard,
Nutmeg,
Rosemary,
Spearmint,
Vinegar,
Wine
warming foods

Neutral foods

neutral foods
lemon neutral food

Foods that are neither warm nor cold, and are acceptable for all types.

FruitsVegetablesGrains, Legumes & SeedsMeat, Seafood & DairyCondiments & Beverages
Figs,
Goji Berries,
Grapes,
Olive,
Papaya,
Plum,
Pomme Granates
Beets,
Black fungus mushrooms,
Carrot,
Chinese cabbage,
Corn,
Potato,
Pumpkin,
Shiitake mushroom,
Sweet potato,
Taro,
Turnip,
White fungus,
Yam
Adzuki Bean,
Almond,
Black sesame seed,
Black soybean,
Broad bean,
Kidney bean,
Lotus seed,
Peanut,
Peas,
Rice bran,
Rye,
String bean,
Sunflower seed,
White rice,
Yellow soybean,
Abalone,
Beef,
Cow’s milk,
 
Carp
Duck Fish,
Herring,
Oyster,
Sardine,
Shark,
Scallop
Honey,
Saffron,
Licorice
neutral foods

Source: TEM band