Bad Combinations Of Products - The Main Reasons And Rules

People consume food in any  combination without thinking about the physiological laws according to which the human digestive system works. When making a diet, it is necessary to take into account the limits within which the digestive glands and the enzymes secreted by them can work normally. Only in this way can it be achieved that the food will bring maximum benefit and minimum harm. After all, in the end, we get health and strength not because of what and how much we eat directly, but because of the correct assimilation of nutrients present in the consumed  products . What can be guaranteed in the event that the stomach is protected from a  bad combination food If fermentation processes occur in the stomach and intestines, they will not be able to provide the body with the necessary energy, vitamins and nutrients contained in  food  .

Basic principles of product combination

The basic rule of combining products is that different products require different digestive juices with corresponding reactions for their assimilation, i.e., exposure to food of corresponding enzymes (enzymes).

The juices secreted by the digestive glands are complex, well-adapted to the performed functions, liquids containing enzymes. For each set of products , a suitable combination of digestive juices with specific properties is necessary (and therefore produced by the body). Digestive glands can secrete different amounts of juices that differ in their properties. The character of the juice corresponds to the requirements of the food it affects. Carbohydrate products receive juice rich in enzymes that break down exclusively carbohydrates, protein products - enzymes that act on proteins, etc.

Because, bad combinations of food can cause failures in the release of the appropriate digestive juices, which will lead to disturbances in the assimilation of food.

Fruits, if they are consumed correctly (fresh, raw, separately from other food, on an empty stomach, before meals), are usually absorbed within 40-60 minutes. Vegetables, consumed separately or in the right combination , are absorbed within 2 hours. At the same time, the human body is adapted to their assimilation both physiologically and genetically.

Regarding the combination of vegetables with other products , it is necessary to know several rules in order not to suffer from indigestion, discomfort, flatulence and other symptoms that can even lead to chronic diseases.

Fruits and vegetables are digested in the small intestine, leaving the stomach very quickly. Bread and meat, on the contrary, must first be processed by gastric juices. In the case of a combination of meat, bread and fruit at the same time, the fermentation process begins in the stomach with the formation of alcohol, acetic acid and other undesirable products . After all, products are not harmful by themselves, but their bad combinations are harmful .

Incompatible products , entering the stomach at the same time, disrupt the natural process of digestion and become poisonous.

Everyone knows that such products as: fish and milk - two proteins at the same time, milk and fruit - you should not combine fruit with anything, eggs and fish - again, two proteins at the same time, which causes overload of the digestive tract, peas and sugar - protein and carbohydrates are a bad combination , chicken and sour milk - the same two proteins, honey and butter - fats and carbohydrates.

The basis of every meal should be fresh green vegetables. Moreover, the main part of them (if not all) should be in raw form.

Oddly enough, it is undesirable to add a lot of oil and acid to salads: an excess of acid interferes with the assimilation of starch and proteins, and oil suppresses the secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

Cabbage and other vegetable juices stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, as well as enzymes, so it is very good to combine meat or fish with green vegetables.

Fruits consumed at the same time as other food can turn into a rotting mass in the stomach and intestines. That is why it is better to eat them separately - the body will need only 40-60 minutes for their complete digestion. Also, try not to combine sour and sweet fruits.

Groups of products and their properties

• This group includes the following products : banana, date, fig, persimmon, all dried fruits.

• Foods ideal for combination : with each other (banana and fig), semi-acidic fruits (apple and persimmon), fermented milk products (prostokvasha and dates).

• Acceptable products for combination : nuts, starchy and moderately starchy vegetables, greens, non-starchy vegetables, milk.

• The combination  with other products causes fermentation.

• Do not eat fruit or fruit juice for dessert.

• It is best to consume fruit as a separate dish, half an hour to an hour before eating.

• This group includes the following products : apricot, mango, watermelon, melon, blueberry, sweet-tasting apple, pear, grape, cherry, peach, plum. Tomato also belongs to this group.

• Foods ideal for combination : with each other (plum and apple), sweet fruits (persimmon and pear), sour fruits (orange and peach), fermented milk products (kefir and apples).

• Acceptable products for combination : protein products containing a lot of fat - cheese, nuts, fat sour milk cheese (pear with nuts, cherry with cheese), greens and non-starchy vegetables (plums and cucumber).

• Foods harmful to the combination : protein products (meat and apples, egg and apricot), starches (bread and grape juice), semi-starchy vegetables (pumpkin and plum). Such combinations cause fermentation.

• Melon and blueberries should not be combined with any other products . They should be consumed as an independent dish, or in small quantities an hour before meals.

• This group includes the following products : orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, pomegranate, lemon, sour-tasting apple, pear, cherry, plum, peach, grape, currant, blackberry, cranberry.

• Ideal products for combination : semi-acidic fruits (apple and grapefruit), milk and fermented milk products (orange and ryazhanka).

• Foods allowed for combination : fat sour milk cheese, nuts, seeds, cheeses, greens and non-starchy vegetables (salad with currants).

• Foods that are bad for combination : protein products (egg and tangerine, fish with cranberry), starches (potato and orange), sweet fruits (dates and pineapple), semi-starchy vegetables (green peas with lemon).

• This group includes the following products : cucumber, cabbage, sweet pepper, green beans, etc.

• Foods that are good for combining : proteins (cucumbers and meat), fats (oil and cabbage), moderately starchy vegetables (zucchini and tomato), starches (cucumbers and bread), greens (onions, dill and sweet pepper).

• Acceptable products for combination : any fruits.

• Inadmissible products for combination : milk.

• This group includes the following products : beets, turnips, rutabagas, carrots, sea cabbage, zucchini, eggplant, pumpkin, green peas.

• Foods good for combination : starches (bread and zucchini), non-starchy vegetables (cucumber and green peas), fats (sour cream and carrots), greens.

• Products allowed for combination : fermented milk products (carrots with kefir), cheese, fermented milk cheese, nuts, seeds.

• Foods that are bad for combination : proteins (meat and eggplant, eggs with green peas), sugars (jam with pumpkin), fruits (banana and turnip), milk.

• This group includes the following products : wheat, rye, oats and their products, cereals: buckwheat, millet, pearl barley, rice, as well as potatoes, chestnuts, etc.

• Foods good for combination : greens (salad with bread), non-starchy vegetables (pumpkin porridge).

• Foods allowed to be combined : with each other (pasta with bread), fats (porridge with butter). Such combinations are undesirable for people prone to fullness. It is desirable to supplement the combination of starchy foods  with fats with greens or non-starchy vegetables. In some cases, combinations  with cheese (bread with cheese), nuts, seeds are allowed.

• Foods that are bad for combination : animal proteins (meat and bread, fish and potatoes), milk, sugars (porridge with sugar, bread with jam), fruits (apples and potatoes, grapes and bread).

• Mushrooms in any form, sauerkraut and other pickles (cucumbers, tomatoes, etc.) are well compatible with potatoes, but not compatible with bread.

• This group includes the following products : meat, fish, eggs, cottage cheese, cottage cheese, milk, sour cream, kefir, etc., dry beans, beans and peas, nuts (except peanuts), sunflower and pumpkin seeds.

• Foods ideal for combination : greens (salad with cheese), non-starchy vegetables (cucumbers and fish).

• Acceptable products for combination : moderately starchy vegetables (zucchini and meat).

• Undesirable products for combination : fats (sour cream and meat), sour and semi-sour fruits (apples and eggs).

• Inadmissible products for combination : each other (meat and cheese), starchy products (bread and eggs, porridge with meat), sugars (sugar and eggs), sweet fruits (bananas and fish).

• Exceptions: a combination of fatty sour milk cheese, cheeses, nuts, seeds with sour and semi-sour fruits and berries (apples with sour milk cheese), milk with sweet and semi-sour fruits or berries (figs and milk), sour milk drinks with sweet, semi-sweet and sour fruits (banana and ryazhanka, apricots and kefir).

• This group includes the following products : sorrel, dandelion, nettle, plantain, onion, lettuce, coriander, radish, horseradish, chicory, sage, acacia, rose petals, etc.

• Goes well with any food except milk.

• This group includes the following products : butter and ghee, vegetable oils, lard and other animal fats, cream, sour cream.

• Foods good for combination : greens (salad with sour cream), non-starchy vegetables (cream and cucumbers), moderately starchy vegetables (zucchini with butter or oil).

• Products allowed for combination  : starches (butter and bread). It is desirable to supplement such a combination with greens or non-starchy vegetables .

• Foods that are bad for combination  : animal proteins (sour cream and eggs), fruits (sour cream and apples), sugars (confectionery, sugar and cream).

• This group includes the following products : white and brown sugar, honey, jam, syrups.

• It is best to consume separately from all products , one to one and a half hours before meals.

• Products allowed for combination  : greens, non-starchy vegetables.

• Foods that are bad for combination  : proteins, starches, fats. Therefore, it is worth giving up desserts.

• Exclusion: honey. In moderate quantities, it is compatible with all products , except for animal food.