Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 - Lesson 4 of 10
Powerful Cognition
Vegetarian food that is fresh and not spicy is ideal for spiritual practices.
yātayāmaṁ gatarasaṁ pūti paryuṣitaṁ ca yat ucchiṣṭam api cā medhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasapriyam
People in the mode of ignorance like foods that are stale, tasteless, putrid, rotten, refuse, and of impure energy
Eat food as it comes, fresh from the earth, and cooked with the energy of fire.