Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 17.8 — Sattvic food

आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः। रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥

āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ | rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ ||

Meaning

Food that increases life, purity, strength, health, joy and cheerfulness — juicy, smooth, nourishing and pleasing — is dear to sattvic people.

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