Interesting Food Facts - How planets impact our taste and food habits

Planets rule your palate

Liking for a particular kind of food is a very personal trait and varies from person to person. According to well-known astrologer Umang Taneja, who specialises in Nadi Shastra, a branch of astrology, a person’s eating habit is governed by ruling planets.

Each Zodiac has a ruling planet

As per Nadi Astrology, people can be categorized on the basis of their eating habits or preferences as per their ruling planet. Each zodiac has its own lord/ruling planet like Aries and Scorpio are ruled by Mars whereas Taurus and Libra are ruled by Venus, Gemini and Virgo are ruled by Mercury, Cancer is ruled by Moon, Leo is ruled by Sun, Saturn is the ruler of Capricorn and Aquarius and lastly Jupiter rules Sagittarius and Pisces. Each Ruling planet has a certain temperament which leads a person to have a liking for a specific kind of food.

Sun

Sun is the king of the Solar System, hence people with the ruling planet Sun have royal food habits i.e. they love to gorge on high-calorie ingredients such as butter, cream, dry fruits, oils, and sugar.

Moon

The moon affects the water of oceans and seas. The person has a liking for sweets, milk, and milk products.

Mars

Mars has martial qualities hence people governed by it like non-veg food which provides them with muscular strength.

Venus

Venus on the other hand rules foods which are packaged and have attractive displays eg Corn flakes, bread, etc.

Jupiter

Jupiter rules mainly those foods that are sweet and yellow in color like papaya, banana, yellow gram, etc, also the people with the ruling planet Jupiter have a special place for desserts in their hearts and can’t control themselves when they see one.

Mercury

Mercury rules green and leafy vegetables and salads like lady finger, spinach, bottled gourd, cauliflower, etc. People born with Mercury as the ruling planet usually have lean body structure and green vegetables are an essential part of their diet.

Saturn

Those ruled by Saturn are hardworking and hence, like energy-giving foods. Even after consuming high-calorie food,  their metabolism keeps their body weight in check. They remain thin, although blood sugar remains on the higher side.