Do you know that compatibility of products is important for proper nutrition? Often after a meal, we feel fatigue and heaviness. What is the catch, because food is a source of energy? Some combinations of products are easily digested and give energy, since we absorb the maximum of nutrients. But there are also such combinations, which can become a catastrophe for the digestive system. Incorrect combination of foods causes a feeling of heaviness after eating, weakness, energy exhaustion and mood changes are not for the better.

The creator of the idea of ??compatibility of products for health was a doctor from New York, William Howard Hay. In the future, the popularity of this practice has grown and gained popularity thanks to the American naturopathic Herbert M. Shelton.

Product compatibility table for proper nutrition.

Product compatibility table for proper nutrition.

The right combination of products - the basic rules.

Do not mix products containing animal protein and starch. Are you surprised? So often we combine chicken with potatoes, rice with meat or pasta with cutlets. This combination is incompatible for good assimilation. The body does not have time to absorb all the nutrients, there is bloating and gas formation. The best proteins are alone or accompanied by vegetables without starch, preferably raw.

Foods rich in starch: Rice, carrots, beets, corn, oats, peas, potatoes, wheat, pumpkin.

Vegetables without starch: asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, garlic, green beans, leafy vegetables, seaweed, zucchini.

Mix different kinds of proteins - wrong. This group of products with a complex variety of amino acids. The body needs a lot of energy to digest it. Protein products are better for eating without adding vegetable oil. The correct way to bake meat, poultry or fish in the oven, rather than fry in oil.

Products containing starch (corn, rice, potatoes, pasta), are well combined with vegetables.

Fruit acids and carbohydrates are not the best combination. Acid not only hampers the digestion of carbohydrates, but also facilitates their fermentation.

Please note that in the product compatibility table, together with acid fruits, tomatoes are indicated. The fact is that tomatoes are rich in lemon, malic and oxalic acids, and they interfere with the digestion of starches.

Animal fats can be combined with carbohydrates and vegetables, but not with proteins. Fats slow down the already long digestion of proteins for 2-3 hours. But if you can not resist the fried meat, then supplement your dish with a lot of green vegetables.

And again about fruit. This food is quickly digested. 20-30 minutes and it is already outside the stomach.

What happens when you eat fruit for dessert after a meal rich in protein and starches? Fruit sugars await their turn, are at high temperature and in the stomach begins the process of fermentation.

The only group of products that fits well with fruit are green leafy vegetables. This combination is an excellent basis for smoothies.

Well, in other cases, fruit is better for eating on an empty stomach. So you will help the body to digest all the necessary nutrients.

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