Diet of rishis

Dear Ratish,

Sage Uddalaka instructs his son Svetaketu: "Food when consumed, becomes threefold. The gross particles become the excrement, the middling ones flesh, and the fine ones the mind. My child, when curd is churned, its fine particles which rise upwards form butter. Thus, my child, when food is consumed, the fine particles which rise upwards form the mind. Hence, verily, the mind is food"

your quest is relatively tough, as ancient sages adopted a routine life of yogi during normal days, and there the diet include sattvik food, next what to eat during sadhna , then in my view, most of the times during there sadhna , they remain foodless, as the energy was gained from Surya and Vayu(in my view, they would have developed their bodies to such an extent that, they can gain energy diretly from solar,though this assumption seem ridicule ,but in my views, they didnt used to take a break for food, they were simply excellent yogis, and dwelling without food for them would not have been that difficult, but mean while, if needed they used to take raw food available in jungle, as we all know, they were excellent scientists, with enormous knowledge of nature, hence finding right species of plant to eat would not have been that difficult for them during sadhna,)
and in routine, they used to have sattvik food in ashram.

Sattvic agency authentic essence. This is the purest diet for a carefully airy and advantageous life. It nourishes the physique and maintains it in a peaceful state. According to Ayurveda, this is the best diet for concrete strength, a acceptable mind, acceptable health, and longevity. And it calms and purifies the mind, enabling it to action at its best potential. A Sattvic diet appropriately leads to true health: a peaceful apperception in ascendancy of a fit body, with a counterbalanced breeze of activity amid them. They are accepted to accept a actual cleansing aftereffect on the body. A Sattvic diet is accomplished for those individuals who admiration to reside a quiet, peaceful and attentive life. Sattvic foods comprise the diet of some sages, yogis and airy teachers. These foods are declared to aftermath calmness and dignity apartof men. Bistro fruits and vegetables increases one`s magnetism. From what we accept today about diet s we are abiding that age-old Essenes and Rishis masters saints had a actual acceptable abstraction about aliment in accepted and their aftereffect on the physique and cerebration arrangement of man. Announcement of the body is abased on the body, and the physique is barnacle on food.

The Sattvic diet consists of light, soothing, calmly digested food. Sattvic signifies the etheric qualities and includes foods such as fruits and vegetables, abnormally sun foods and arena foods . Some Sattvic foods are sun foods are those that abound one beat or added aloft the ground. They accept a dispatch and abating aftereffect on the body`s afraid and digestive systems. Arena foods are those foods that abound aural one beat of the ground. They draw activity from the apple and are top in nutrients. Sattvic foods cover sprouted accomplished grains, beginning fruit, acreage and sea vegetables, authentic bake-apple juices, nut and berry milk and cheese, legumes, nuts, seeds, sprouted seeds, honey, and assemble teas. Sattvic foods are those foods which do not beat your abdomen at all. According to the diet, the best foods are those that are fresh, which accept a antithesis of all the six tastes and are captivated in abstinent portions.

Sattvik iood:

Fruits

Apples, Kiwi, Prunes, Apricots, Loquat, Tangerines, Bananas, Lychee, Pomegranate, Cantaloupe, Mango, Papaya, Cherries, Melons, Nectarines, Cranberry, Honeydew, Oranges, Grapefruits, Watermelon, Pineapples, Grapes, Peaches, Plums, Guava, Pears, Persimmon

Vegetables

Artichokes, Eggplant, Lettuce, Beets, Mustard, Greens, Asparagus, Daikon, Onions, Endive, Fennel, Maitake, Parsnips, Bok Choy, Peas, Broccoli, Blooming Beans, Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts, Kale, Radishes, Cabbage, Leeks, Lima Beans, Shallots, Carrots, Celery, Spinach, Cauliflower, Chard, Chanterelles, Sprouts, Corn, Squash, Shitake, Mushrooms, Watercress, Turnips, Yams

Sprouted Accomplished Grains

Amaranth, Barley, Buckwheat, Bulgur, Millet, Quinoa, Rice:Basmati, Amber and Agrarian Rice.

Oils: Olive, Safflower, Sesame, Sunflower, Garbanzo, Lentils, Mung.

Spices

Asafoetida (hing), Coriander, Basil, Cumin, Nutmeg, Atramentous Pepper, Fennel seed, Parsley, Cardamom, Fenugreek, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger