Raw Food Combining - Simple Guidelines for Proper Digestion

Raw Food Combining Chart is a simple chart for proper digestion on the raw foods diet and in this article I will give you some guidelines that you would typically find in a raw food combining chart. This article will explain what are the best food combination's on the raw food diet.

When thinking about making a recipe it is good to take proper food combining into consideration. If you have compromised digestion eating your foods properly can make a real difference. The basic premise behind the theory is that certain foods digest well together and certain foods are hard to digest together. This has to do with the digestion time of certain foods among other factors. If you have ever experienced flatulence or bloating after eating a meal chances are your foods were not properly combined. Many people who have consistently followed the guidelines have noticed a difference in the ease of their digestion. Here are some tips as a guideline when making your recipes.

1. Fruits and fatty foods do not combine well together.
2. Acid and Sweet fruits do not combine well together.
3. Non starchy vegetables and fatty foods combine well together.

All vegetables combine well together, and all fruits from each of their categories combine well together. For example: 2 acid fruits such as oranges and grapefruit.

High water content vegetables include all green vegetables, summer squash, bell peppers, jicama, sea vegetables, and green sprouts as well.

Starchy Vegetables include mature carrots, beets, winter squash, sunchokes, sweet potatoes, corn, fresh peas, and other starchy root vegetables. Sprouted buckwheat can also be considered a starch.

Fatty foods include all nuts and seeds, coconuts, and avocados.

Sweet fruits are your starchier fruits. Some examples are bananas, mamey sapotes, sapodillas, dates, persimmons, tamarind, and figs...(etc.)

Sub acid fruits are fruits that are not as starchy as sweet fruits but not as acid as acid fruits. Some examples are: mangos, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, grapes, cherimoya, papayas...(etc.)

Acid fruits are fruits that have a lot of acid in them. Some examples are all citrus fruits, pomegranate, kiwis, most berries, tamarillos, star fruit, tomatoes, and pineapple.

Melons are a fruit that is best eaten alone.

Lettuce, cucumbers, young leafy greens, and celery are the best vegetables to combine with fruits.

It is best to limit your fat at each meal to only one or two types. For example eat an avocado at one meal and sunflower seeds at the next, but try not to eat them together at the same time.

It is best to try and not combine too many fruits together at one meal. 1-3 different types of fruits are best.

The worst combination is dried sweet fruits with nuts and seeds such as you find in many raw desserts and pre-prepared raw snacks such as cookies and energy bars.

Oils and nuts and seeds are very difficult to digest together and will leave you feeling heavy and tired.

Wait until your fruit meals are digested (about 1-3hrs) before you eat your fat meals.

Don't be overwhelmed! See how you feel after you eat a meal and experiment with what methods work for you. Remember, if you are eating simply chances are you're food combining properly! Also, remember that no one eats perfectly all the time, so just do your best.

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Cecilia is a raw foods teacher in Sonoma, California. For more in depth information about food combining please check out this raw food combining chart. For more information on the raw food diet check out Cecilia's raw foods website: becoming raw.