Food Combining-who would have known!

Just finished up a report on food combining.It amazes me over and over again how food combining affects our health and beauty.So many people know so little about it, but it has a huge effect on our digestion and our well being. It is a little secret that can make a huge difference.

So what exactly is food combining? Every food we eat is classified in different food groups, like carbohydrates, starches, proteins and fats.
There are different kind of digestive juices in our stomach that helps to break down the foods we eat and each kind of food calls for its own specific modification of the digestive juice.. to say it simple if we mix up food groups we greatly impair the efficiency of digestion. Nutrition will be enhanced, because only food that is digested is capable of nourishing us. Various disease of the digestive tract are increasing at an alarming rate, for example colon cancer.Rather than pop a pill to suppress the symptoms of indigestion, it would be wiser to apply food combining practises. Anybody can benefit from it.
If you think about our ancestors, they never had a meal made out of steak, french fries and overcooked broccoli. They usually ate one thing at a time, eating from and apple tree until they were full, giving the body enough time to digest properly until they introduced another food group.
Benefits of food combining include: better digestion, increased energy, weight loss, clearer skin and a sense of well-being.
So what are the food combing rules?
I will try to make it as simple as possible.





1. Eat fruit only by itself
That is a rule I live by, you can combine fruit with other non starchy vegetables, like greens, but don't mix fruit with any other food group.The reason behind it, fruit digests so quick (30-45 min) and if you would eat it with other foods it will ferment and be stuck in your digestive system like a traffic jam.Best time to eat fruit is for breakfast. And don't have fruit for dessert.


2. Eat veggies with everything
Non starchy veggies combine well with every food group.That doesn't include potatoes, squash or other starches.


3. Eat protein with unlimited non starchy vegetables
Protein combines well with all kinds of raw or (cooked) vegetables.
Eat up!


4. Don't combine animal protein and starches
Don't eat a steak or chicken with potatoes or rice. Protein requires a highly acidic hydrochloric acid for digestion. Starches require a nearly neutral medium for digestion.Because of these differential working conditions in your body, the digestive process becomes very complicated. It can take double the time to digest the food properly.


5. Don't combine fat and animal protein
Fat slows down the flow of gastric juice interfering with protein digestion. Extra fat intake makes digestion difficult.


If you feel bloated and tired after a meal give these food combining tips a try and see how you feel.


Have a beautiful Sunday.


Love and Cookies

Jennifer