Food Combining Diets

Food combining diets are available in many variations. All of them attempt to stimulate your metabolism so that you burn fat more quickly than you would on a regular diet plan. On any food combining diet, you are able to eat only certain foods at specific times of day and are prohibited from mixing certain foods.

Principles

The science of food combining is based on the theory that different food groups have different digestion times. When you eating foods in a similar group, your digestion is eased and rapidly sped up.

Proper food combinations are essential for efficient digestion and absorption of the nutrients in your diet. Because certain foods require different digestive enzymes to aid in the digestive process, sticking to food with relatively the same digestion time nullifies the normal process of acidic and alkaline foods coming into contact. When acids and alkalines mix in your stomach, they neutralize each other and slow digestion, resulting in a host of health problems and making it more difficult to lose weight.

Food Combinations

While the science of food combining might seem complicated, putting it into practice is easily accomplished when you adhere to the following guidelines:

Do not combine acidic foods with carbs. For example, do not have oatmeal and a glass of orange juice for breakfast.

Proteins shouldn't be combined with fat. Don't add cheese to your eggs or cook your omelette in a pan full of butter.

Protein should not be combined with acidic fruit. Don't have orange juice in the morning with your eggs or put a tomato slice on your hamburger.

Sugar and starch should not mix. Avoid doughnuts or putting jam on toast.

Having protein with carbs should be avoided. You may have both, just not together.

Have only one starch during any meal.

Melon and milk should only be eaten by themselves.

Making it Work

Food combining may feel like your options are limited. It', difficult at first, but once you establish a pattern the diet can fit easily into any lifestyle. Breakfast can be a single piece of fruit or a vegetable omelette. At lunch, stick with a salad loaded with vegetables accompanied by a serving of bread or potato. For dinner have another salad or a baked potato piled with vegetables.