How to Eat Food in Combinations
A diet that combines food types properly builds and maintains good health. In digestion, specific enzymes are designed to break down only one type of food at a time. When enzymes are inhibited by improper food combinations, the next stage of digestion cannot take place, and the undigested food is acted on by bacteria, which produce toxins. When these are absorbed instead of nutrients, illness eventually results.
Instructions
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Eat simple foods first. Fruits move through the digestive tract rapidly because they do not need to be broken down as much as other foods. It is acceptable to eat uncooked green leafy vegetables (romaine, spinach, kale or green leaf lettuce) with fruits.
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Eat non-starchy vegetables next. Lightly cooked vegetables in the cabbage family and Asian combinations work well. Starchy vegetables, such as carrots, yams, potatoes or corn, can also be eaten, but it is best to consume only one of these at a meal.
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Starches and proteins don't mix. Proteins require acidic enzymes for digestion. Such acids neutralize the alkaline enzymatic juices required to digest starches. The resulting products cannot move on to the next stage of digestion, in which nutrients should be made available to the body. Green leafy vegetables may be combined with starches (e.g., pasta and salad).
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Never eat more than one protein per meal. Green leafy vegetables may be combined with protein foods (e.g., steak and salad).
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Eat fats and proteins separately. The body needs several hours to digest fats. Soaking nuts and seeds in water makes them easier to digest. Sprouting greatly improves nutrient availability. Green leafy vegetables can be combined with fats (e.g., salad with olive oil dressing).
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Tips & Warnings
Eat melons alone on an empty stomach---they should not be combined with any other foods. Wait at least two hours after eating fruits, three hours after eating starches and four hours after eating proteins and fats before another meal is taken. It is difficult to give up combination foods such as sandwiches (clearly rule-breakers). If you do slip, take a good enzyme supplement and wait several hours before your next meal.
Skip dessert. Different sugars require different enzymes that will not be present if other foods are in the stomach. Bacterial fermentation will turn the dessert into alcohols that will irritate the bowels and poison other organs. Some foods, such as beans, contain both starch and protein. Perhaps our bodies are designed to handle this combination in one food, but the reputation of such foods to produce gas (fermentation) is testimony to the difficulty of digesting them. At the least, they should not be eaten with other proteins or starches (e.g., no bean tacos or chili containing meat).
