Food Combining Chart To Improve Digestion
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The way you eat can affect how well you feel, your energy levels, and how well you
digest on a daily basis. Below we've not only detailed the best food combinations
but also the best order to eating.
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Food Category
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Food Groups
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Combine With
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Avoid
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Digestion Time
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Proteins
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Soybeans
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Barley
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Non-starchy vegetables.
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Acid fruits and starches.
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3+ hours
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Nuts
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Peas
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Beans
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Olives
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Peanuts
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Eggs
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Meat
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Fish
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Poultry
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Tofu
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Cheese
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Wheat
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Tofu
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Milk
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Wheat Germ
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Blue-Green Algae
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Fats
(unsaturated)
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Olive Oils
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Fish Oils
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Use in moderation
to cook
with or as
a condiment.
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Do not use as a portion of your meal.
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3+ hours
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Vegetable Oil
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Fish
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Flaxseed Oil
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Meats
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Sesame Oil
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Seeds
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Peanut Oil
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Nuts
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Canola Oil
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Soybeans
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Wheat Germ
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Avacado
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Nut Butters
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Fats
(saturated)
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Margarine
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Butter
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Eat every
once in a
great while.
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Do not
use as a
regular part of your diet.
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3+ hours
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Safflower Oil
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Dairy
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Coconut Oil
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Coconuts
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Hard Cheese
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Fat Meats
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Cottonseed Oil
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Palm Kernel Oil
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Sugars-Sweets
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Rice Syrup
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Soda
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Non-starchy vegetables.
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Proteins and starches.
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2-3
hours
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Maple Syrup
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Fructose
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Molasses
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Sorghum
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Barley Malt
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Honey
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White Sugar
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Milk
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Brown Sugar
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Turbinado Sugar
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Starches
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White Potato
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Yams
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Non-starchy vegetables.
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Acid fruits and proteins.
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2-3
hours
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Cauliflower
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Broccoli
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Squashes
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Peas
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Carrots
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Beets
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Corn
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Beans
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Pastas
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Rice
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Breads
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Grains
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Peanuts
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Cereals
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Brussel Sprouts
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Sweet Potatoes
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Junk Food Starches
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Potato Chips
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Candy
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Eat every
once in a
great while.
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Do not use as a regular part of your diet.
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2-3
hours
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Corn Chips
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Pretzels
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French Fries
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Cakes
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Pop Corn
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Pies
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Crackers
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Cookies
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Non-Starch Vegetables
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Dandelion
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Garlic
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Can be combined
with all
foods.
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Can be combined with all foods.
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30-45 minutes
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Swiss Chard
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Endive
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Watercress
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Lettuce
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Cucumber
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Leeks
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Spinach
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Onion
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Mushrooms
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Peppers
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Cabbage
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Radish
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Tomatoes
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Escarole
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Scallions
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Celery
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Rhubarb
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Chives
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Leafy Sprouts
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Bamboo Shoots
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Green Leafy Vegetables
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Acid Fruits
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Grapefruit
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Lemon
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Sub-acid
fruits.
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Proteins, starches, sweet fruits, and melons.
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30-45 minutes
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Sour Apples
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Lime
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Sour Grape
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Oranges
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Pineapple
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Sweet
Fruits
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Bananas
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Dates
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Eat as a
snack but alone.
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Do not combine with meals.
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30-45 minutes
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Papayas
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Figs
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Currents
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Raisins
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Dried Fruits
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Prunes
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Melon
Fruits
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Watermelon
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Casaba
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Eat as a
snack but alone.
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Do not combine with meals.
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30-45 minutes
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Honeydew
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Papaya
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Cantaloupe
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Crenshaw
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Digestive Highway =
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Eat your meals starting with the easiest to digest first followed by the more complex
to avoid a "food traffic jam".
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First =
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Water or Fruit Juice
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Second =
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Soups that are not cream based
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Third =
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Green leafy non-starchy vegetables
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Fourth =
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Starches and starchy vegetables
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Fifth =
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Proteins
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