For people with week digestion, it is best to make food combinations as simple as possible.
Follow the suggestions below on how to combine foods.
- All foods in column one will combine with all foods in column two.
- Also, all foods in column one and column three combine.
- Never combine column two and tree.
FRUIT
Citrus fruits cause alkalinity, and when broken down, release an alkaline ash which develops an alkaline condition in the body. Sometimes these acid fruits stir up the acid so rapidly that their effect is considered to be bad one. This may be quite the reverse of the real truth. Should the eating of fruits cause you distress, you may be sure you are misinterpreting your symptoms. In any case like that, I would say you were very ill and require the aid or advice of a specialist in Natural Healing.
But in general, remember that fruits should be eaten in natural harmony. I mean, oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, and lemons, as the acid fruit mentioned, go very nicely with other acid fruits like cranberries, pineapple, and strawberries. They do not combine well with the sweet fruits or the dried ones mentioned, like prunes, figs, raisins, dates, or grapes. Berries and melons should always be eaten alone. There is no more disagreeable surprise for your stomach, for example, than watermelon eaten in conjunction with another food!!
The sub-acid fruits mentioned, such as apples, persimmons, pears, plums, peaches, and apricots combine fairly well with acid fruits; but I do not recommend the combinations. Remember, the safest procedure is the simplest one. You may use cream, if you must, but never sugar. No matter how much energy you seem to get from sugar; it is actually a poison for your system. Fruit itself is plentiful with sugar – you do not need to put sugar on your sugar!
Sweet milk goes best with acid fruits, while sour milk, like clabber, yogurt, and cottage cheese, goes the best with sub-acid fruit. In other words, a glass of milk at orange juice time is a permissible combination. Again, keep your diet simple.
Fruits can also be classed in three columns:
