There are certain guidelines to be followed while filling our plates with food. For instance how many of us are aware that we should not take fruits and milk or curd together? Incompatible diet combinations may contribute to toxins and ill health. 

Here listed are a few food combinations you should try to avoid.

 

1. Avoid eating fruits along with starchy foods. Bread, rice or potatoes should not be savoured along with lemons, oranges, grapefruits, pineapples, tomatoes or other sour fruits. Fructose (fruit sugar) is digested quickly, whereas starch takes more time resulting in indigestion and related ailments. Instead, foods like tomatoes can be enjoyed with protein/fat foods like nuts, cheese and avocados.

 

2. Do not take cold beverages along with a meal. Always sip lukewarm water instead.

 

3. Never take milk with citrus fruits, cheese or fish. Always take milk and melon varieties alone. Warm milk is healthier than cold milk.

 

4. Avoid eating two concentrated proteins together! Theory says that each protein has a different 'style' of digestion. So, don't eat meat protein and milk protein together.

 

5. Curd should never accompany egg, fish, meat, etc. So forget marinating non vegetarian items in curd from now on. Neither should curd be cooked or taken at night.

 

6. Do not eat a salad with tomato and cucumber together! The Vitamin C in the tomato gets destroyed by the cucumber. In the same way, avoid squeezing lemon on cucumber salad.

 

7. If you are eating mangoes, cheese, curd, fish or starchy foods avoid drinking hot beverages. 

 

8. Additionally, it is recommended to begin a starchy or cooked meal with a green salad. 

 

9. Fruits are always good to be taken alone.

 

10. Instead of curd, take buttermilk with a pinch of salt, pepper, curry leaves and ginger. 

11.There is no concept of 'dessert' in the Indian diet.

 

But experts also believe that sometimes human body can get used to such incompatible food combinations if continued for a long period of time.

Dr Surya