Take cool, refreshing food in summer. Salads are good, so is milk and ice cream. Avoid pickles, yogurt, sour cream, and cheese. Alcoholic and fermented foods should be avoided. Their sour Rasa aggravates Pitta.
Coffee is also pitta aggravating due to the acid in coffee.
Herb tea is good. Prefer mint, licorice root or other pitta pacifying tea. Cold cereals, cinnamon toast, and apple tea is a good breakfast for Pitta. Avoid coffee, orange juice and doughnuts - they aggravate pitta. The vegetarian foods are the best for pitta.