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GOLDEN Rule 18: Combine And Layer Meals (CALM your stomach)

Some proteins and starches do not combine well in the stomach. Combining heavy carbohydrates and proteins can cause digestive problems. For example, eating meat and potatoes at the same time could be the cause of constipation and bloating.

Why?

Amylase is produced in response to eating carbohydrates, breaking them down for digestion. Amylase is active in an alkaline medium and destroyed by a mildly acidic environment. Pepsin is produced in response to eating protein, breaking it down for digestion. Pepsin is active in an acid medium and is destroyed in an alkaline environment.

Basic Food-Combining Guidelines

  • Eat the most watery, least dense foods first (leafy salads, fruits)
  • Eat the most concentrated or dense foods last (heavy starch, meat)
  • Protein: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, milk, avocado, tofu, nuts and seeds; combine well with salads, vegetables and acid fruits (citrus, limes, grapes, lemons, oranges, berries, plums)
  • Carbohydrate: potatoes, cereals, grains, legumes, pasta, bread, baked foods, bananas, syrups, sweeteners, honey or sugar; combine well with salads, vegetables, dried and sweet fruits (apples, pears, peaches, apricots, melons)
  • Leafy Green Blossom low starch green leafy vegetables (spinach, lettuce, kale, silverbeet, any green leafy vegetable that you can wrap around your finger); can be combined with all fruits, all vegetables, all carbohydrates and all proteins!
  • Fresh Fruits are best eaten on their own at least 30 minutes before main meals or two hours afterwards as fruit is digested very quickly. A main protein meal can take two to four hours (depending on the strength of your digestive system)
  • If you are choosing to eat animal protein, avoid combining two protein types in the same meal (this excludes plant-based proteins which are fine to eat in combination)
  • Avoid mixing fruit and starchy vegetables
  • Some carbohydrates combine very well (rice and lentils, beans on wholegrains)
  • Remember that tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are fruits!

GOLDEN Rule 1: Be Prepared and Control your Environment

GOLDEN Rule 2: Deal with the Body you have

GOLDEN Rule 3: Honour Thy Bowel

GOLDEN Rule 4: Give up what Weakens You

GOLDEN Rule 5: Read Ingredients Panels (RIP) or Rest in Peace

GOLDEN Rule 7: Eat a Local, Balanced, Plant-Based Wholefood Diet

GOLDEN Rule 11: Regular Intelligent Fasting®

GOLDEN Rule 12: Feel the Flow and Let it Go!

GOLDEN Rule 13: Rhythm, Routine and Regularity (R & R & R)

GOLDEN Rule 14: Stop Eating at 7 p.m.

GOLDEN Rule 18: Combine And Layer Meals (CALM your stomach)

My 20 GOLDEN Rules (Book): Reference Endnotes

Written by Jason Shon Bennett from jasonshonbennett.com®. Full international copyright© and protection exists for this material. No commercial use without permission and full acknowledgement. For a deeper health education, read my books Eat Less, Live Long, My 20 GOLDEN Rules, and Feel Great & Live Longer, or contact me to speak at your workplace or community organisation.

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