“The hybernal aliments, such as barley, rice, wheat, sugar, ghee, milk, &c., &c., promote longevity, increase power and strength. They are pleasing to the palate, nourishing, permanent, and congenial to the body. According to the Bhagavad gita, all aliments which are neither too bitter, too saltish, too hot, too pungent, too astringent, nor too inflammable or heating, are regarded as satya guni food. They are said to be palatable, nourishing, permanent, and congenial to the body.”