Foods That Are Not Healthy to Eat Together

I ate some Bottlecaps and washed it down with a gulp of Coke Zero once. My cheeks popped out and I squirted soda fizz all over my keyboard at work. :)

Seriously though, I think that as long as they're not medications you're mixing, foods that we eat everyday are probably just fine.

A---There is no scienific basis to this myth whatsoever. I work with a Naturopath who has her PhD in Nutrition and here is her advice:
Food Combining
What do you think of food combining?

I am fairly open-minded and do not want to quickly dismiss any idea that may help someone to enjoy better health. And there are people who claim to experience health improvements such as better digestion when they watch how they combine their foods.

However, there is no reliable scientific evidence, of which I am aware, that shows that food combining by itself, causes health improvement. The organizations and professionals that are promoting food combining are advocating a diet that is very healthful and represents a major improvement over the Standard American Diet. Most people would experience better health consuming it regardless of the combinations used to construct the meals.

I will continue to be open to some evidence indicating that we should consider incorporating this concept into our curriculum, but for now, getting people to convert to the plant based (90%) diet we recommend is enough of a shift for most people. *****

As for acid/alkaline, yes, foods have those properties. What it means tho, is this. Our bodies function best with slightly alkaline blood. To enable our bodies to be slightly alkaline, we need lots and lots of fruits and veggies. Anything else, meat, dairy, grains...all promote acidity in the body. An acid body is vulnerable to diseases...cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disorders, etc.

So, simply eat a broad range of fruits and veggies, whole grains, legumes/beans, and a few nuts and seeds (sparingly...they contain lots of fat) while minimizing animal protein and that includes dairy and yogurt. Go to www.pcrm.org to learn why. While at the website, put dairy in the search box.

Feel free to call if you have any other questions. I'd be honored to help. D.

I know I cant drink a pepsi and then drink a beer shortly after, it causes an explosion :)

I am very familiar with this nonsense. When i worked at a health food/vitamin store these theories were regularly debunked by naturopathic doctors. get in your fresh fruits , veggies, fatty acids, mono saturated fats, whole grains and complete proteins and dont worry about the order in which you eat them.

Acidic versus alkaline.... Look it up!

mentos and diet coke! although it is fun to set off on your neighbors porch!

A few years ago my dad read a book called "Fit for Life" and it is a book that describes food combining. He still swears by it to this day. It is something like you can eat fruit 15 minutes before a meal or eat fruit no sooner than 3 hours after a meal. You can have protein and veggies at the same time, but not protein and a starch....anyway it is something like that. The book is very thorough so you might want to check into it. I think my dad even lost some poundage just by food combining.

I know I always used to get a tummy ache if I ate cherries and drank milk close together....don't know if that's what you're looking for though :)

Fruits and veggies digest in about 4 hours. Meats and dairy take MUCH much longer, so eating them together can cause lots of digestion issues, because if the fruit and veggies were in your stomach much longer then 4 hours they'll ferment.

Here's a link to an amazing set of videos on healthy eating. He does talk about this. Enjoy!

http://amazingdiscoveries.tv/c/7/Life_at_its_Best/