Author: Ivan Red Jr.
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Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
We are what we eat. The famous catchphrase was invented for a reason. Our diet affects literally everything - from appearance and well-being to mood.
We are what we eat. The famous catchphrase was invented for a reason. Our diet affects literally everything - from appearance and well-being to mood. Therefore, it is extremely important to know the foods that should not be consumed together.
Fruits are one of the best and healthiest foods that can enter our body. But what do most people do? He leaves fruit for dessert, believing that it will be much more correct than eating a bun or candy. Partly it is. But friends, it is strictly forbidden to eat fruits immediately after the main meal.
Fruits and freshly squeezed fruit juices are fast-digesting foods that linger in the stomach for 15-20 minutes and give us all their vitamins. This is the case if you use them separately: 40-50 minutes before the main meal or after - in an hour and a half. But if you “throw” fruits into the stomach immediately after eating, then after the same 15-20 minutes fermentation and decay occurs, which leads to a number of diseases and allergic reactions. In addition, bloating, heaviness and other unpleasant symptoms will appear.
By the way, the same applies to the combination of fruits with dairy products. Ice cream with fresh fruit or fruit and milkshake should not be included in the regular menu. It is better to sometimes add fruits to fermented milk products.
And ideally, make it a rule that fruits are a complete food that should be taken separately and get the maximum benefit.
Animal protein (meat, seafood, eggs, cheeses, etc.) will be a heavy tandem with carbohydrates (potatoes in any form, white bread, soft wheat pasta). Yes, this is one of those "mismatches" that is difficult to accept. After all, cutlets with pasta and potatoes with chicken are one of the favorite dishes that children also eat with pleasure. But if you want them and you to be healthy, exclude such combinations from the family menu. There are many other side dishes and options.
Bakery products should not be combined with sugar-containing foods and drinks. Bread with jam is not the best start to the day, and compote with a bun for a child for an afternoon snack is not a good idea. Such combinations lead to gas formation, as well as to fermentation and decay, which in turn are a sure way to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Bread and coffee are also not best friends. Caffeine interferes with the absorption of trace elements and nutrients found in bread.
Bread and milk in general, it would seem, are classics of the food genre. But this couple leads to an increase in blood sugar and gas formation. In addition, it provokes appetite and you want to eat something more and more.
Fats (butter and vegetable oil, cream, lard, etc.), as well as bakery products, do not like to be combined with sugar. Fermentation will be provided. Also, fats should not be mixed with each other. For example, vegetable with animals, nuts with avocado, nuts with butter, and so on.
Foods rich in starch (pasta, bread, potatoes, corn, some cereals) are generally very picky and do not like the neighborhood in the form of animal proteins, sugar, fruits, dairy and sour-milk products. What are they with, you ask. They go well with vegetables, herbs and fats. Also, some starchy foods can be combined with each other.
Sugar (fructose, white sugar, sweets, jams, syrups, etc.) should not be tied to the main meals, but consumed long before or after meals, after 2-3 hours. As already found out above, they cause fermentation in a duet with proteins and starch products.
Greens, it would seem, are a completely universal product that only benefits. But even here there is a small exception. You can add greens to absolutely all food, except milk. In all other respects, it improves digestion, kills toxins and brings a lot of positive things for our body.
Be healthy and combine products correctly!