To learn to heal yourself, you need to eat right. SIX SIMPLE RULES The simple rules for food combining might not seem so simple at first. Don’t expect to master them in a day. My suggestion: Place the food-combining chart below on your refrigerator door. Then try food combining for a little while—even just three or four days. If you have digestive ills, you likely will find the benefits are immediate—gas, bloating and stomach aches will vanish. Rule #1: Eat animal protein with non-starchy vegetables. When you eat animal-protein foods (eggs, fish, poultry, red meat) with a starchy vegetable or grain (examples include artichokes, carrots, corn, oats, peas, potatoes, rice, wheat, winter squash and yams), your salivary glands secrete ptyalin and amylase that break down the grains and starchy vegetables into simple sugars. Coating your protein foods with sugars creates compounds called advanced glycation end products (AGEs). AGEs are linked to inflammation and immune reactions that can lead to diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. When eaten together, animal-protein and starchy foods also are much more difficult to digest. Instead, eat animal protein with non-starchy vegetables such as asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, garlic, green beans, leafy greens (such as kale and collards), onions, sea vegetables (such as wakame and dulse) and zucchini. Good combination: Fish with stir-fried non-starchy vegetables. Combinations to avoid: Chicken and rice. Pasta with meat sauce. Rule #2: Eat grains and grain like seeds (amaranth, buckwheat, millet and quinoa) with starchy and/or non-starchy vegetables. This combination is the easiest of all meals to digest. I prefer grain like seeds over grains because they are gluten-free and higher in protein. Good combinations: Brown rice stir-fried with onions, garlic, broccoli, yellow squash and red pepper. A potato, onion and quinoa sauté, with a leafy green salad. Combinations to avoid: Beef hamburger on a wheat bun. Pizza with pepperoni. Rule #3: Consume fruit and fruit juices alone and at least 30 minutes before any meal…or combined with a protein-fat (avocados, dairy products, nuts and seeds). Or eat acidic fruit combined with leafy green salads. Fruit and fruit juices pass through the digestive tract very quickly. When they are consumed with slower-digesting animal-protein foods, starchy vegetables or grains, they become trapped in the digestive tract with those foods and cause fermentation. You quickly experience bloating and gas. Protein-fats combine well with acidic fruits. In food combining, acidic fruits include citrus fruits and juice, berries, cherries and pineapples. Good combinations: Blueberries in yogurt with walnuts. Grapefruit with avocado on lettuce. Tomato in a leafy green salad. Combinations to avoid: Traditional breakfast of eggs, orange juice and toast. Strawberries on top of cereal. Rule #4: Combine fats and oils with any food. Nature created fats in such a way that they go with just about everything we eat. Good combinations: Salmon in a leafy green salad with an extra-virgin olive oil dressing. Baked potato or acorn squash with butter. Quinoa tabouli salad with an extra-virgin olive oil dressing. Rule #5: Combine protein-fats with protein-fats. Protein-fats are easily digested when eaten together. Good combinations: Leafy greens with grated cheese, chopped walnuts and a dressing made with yogurt. A smoothie made in a blender with cucumber, celery, zucchini, yogurt, almonds and avocado. Combinations to avoid: Grilled cheese sandwich. Yogurt with cereal. Rule #6: Combine beans with non-starchy vegetables. Beans are a protein-starch (a food that is predominantly starchy but also has naturally occurring protein), and because protein and starches don’t combine well together, beans are difficult to digest, producing a lot of gas. Combining them with easily digested foods such as non-starchy vegetables works best. Good combinations: Black beans with onions, garlic, celery and kale. Garbanzo beans in a leafy green salad. Combination to avoid: Beans and rice. To your best health.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 17:16:19 +0000
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