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A Food Combining Chart for Complete & Efficient DigestionThis "Common Sense" chart will show you how fresh, vital foods properly
combined will promote optimum digestion, energize & strengthen your body.
POOR
EXCELLENT
GOOD GOOD
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Non-Starchy Vegetables(high water content foods)
asparagus beet greens broccoli brussels sprouts cabbage celery chard chicory collardscucumberdandelion egg plant endive escarole
green beans kale kohl-rabi lettuce mushrooms parsley spinach sprouts summer squash sweet pepper tomatoes turnips water cress zucchini
Starchy Carbo-hydrates(concentratedfoods)acorn squashbanana squashbeansbreadscerealsgrainshubbard squashlentilspotatoespumpkinsplit peas
Proteins(concentratedfoods)* cheese coconut* eggs* fish* fowl* meat* milk nuts (raw) nut butters olives seeds seed butters* soy beans* yogurt
Mildly Starchy Vegetablesartichokes --- carrots --- corn beets --- peas cauliflower
avocado butter* butter sub* cream* lard
cornnutolivesesamesafflowersoy
Fats & Oils Irritants--- use sparinglygarlicleeksonions
radishesshallotsscallions
SWEET MELON SUB ACID ACID
FruitFRUIT IS THE HIGHEST
WATER-CONTENT FOOD
DO NOTEAT FRUIT WITH ANY
OTHER FOOD
bananasdatesdried fruitsgrapes (muscat& thompson)persimmons
Sweetfruits should
be eaten afterother fruits
banana meloncantaloupecasabacrenshawChristmas melonhoney dewmusk & persianwatermelon
blackberriesgrapefruitkumquatlemonlimeorangepineappleplums (sour)pomegranateraspberriessour applestrawberriestangerinestangeloes
appleapricotblueberriescherimoyacherriesfresh figsgrapeshuckleberrieskiwimangoesnectarinepapayapeachpearplums (sweet)
melons shouldbe eaten alonebut can be mixed withacid or sub-acid fruits
1. Protein & Carbohydrate foods should never be combined.2. A leafy green salad can be eaten with any protein, carbohydrates, or fat.3. Fats inhibit the digestion of protein. If you must have a fat with a protein, eat a mixed vegetable salad. It will offset the inhibiting effect on digestion.4. You should never drink liquids with or immediately following a meal.
* Listed for clarification but not recommended.
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Food Combining is not mandatory. It may be useful for those with digestive problems.Fruit alone may be too glycemic for those with carbohydrate sensitivity.
PROTEINS
Fish: Crab Lobster Shrimp Clam Oyster Scallop Anchovy Bass Catfish Codfish Haddock Perch / Mackerel Red Snapper Salmon / Lox Sardine Shark Sole / Flounder / Halibut Swordfish Trout Tuna Turbot / WhitefishAvocado
Eggs: Egg White Egg YolkFowl: Chicken Goose/Duck TurkeyMeats: Beef / Veal Lamb / Mutton Pork / Bacon / Ham Deer / Venison RabbitCoconutBean Curd: TofuRaw Nuts and Seeds: Alfalfa Almond Anise Seed Brazil Cashew Chestnut Hazelnut / Filbert
Macadamia Peanut Pecan / Pine Pistachio Poppy Seed Pumpkin Sesame Sunflower Walnut SoybeansMilk: Casein Cow Goat YogurtSproutsCheese: Brick Cottage Hard / Parmesan Processed Soft Romano
WheatAmaranthBarleyBrown RiceWhite RiceBuckwheatMilletOatsPasta, BreadsPastriesLima BeansTriticaleDry Beans / Peas: Black-eyed Peas Carob Garbanzo Kidney Navy / Ninja PintoPotatoesYams, CornHubbard SquashPumpkin, Acorn
Leafy GreenSprouts: AlfalfaMung, Lentil, Etc.ChicoryEscaroleBeet TopsCelery GreensSwiss ChardDandelion GreensCollard GreensTurnip GreensEndiveKaleAll Lettuces
Non-StarchyAsparagus, TomatoesBamboo Shoots, OkraGreen BeansBroccoli, Bell PeppersBrussels SproutsCabbage, TurnipsCelery Stalk, Chili PepperCucumber, Beet SugarEggplant, Corn SugarSpinach, MushroomZucchini SquashCrookneck SquashParsnips, Radish
ArtichokesBeetsCarrotsCauliflowerChives
Mildly Starchy
GarlicJicamsLeeksOnion
RutabagaShallotsScallionsPeasWater Chestnuts
BananasCurrants,Figs, PersimmonsDatesRaisins, PrunesDried FruitsGrapes (Thompson, Muscat)
STARCHES
VEGETABLES
Sweet Fruit
Nuts are OK withthese fruits
Sweet fruits eatenafter other fruits is good
Melons shouldbe eaten alone
Do not eat fruit withany other food
No
YesYes
Yes Yes
No No
Lemon, Lime, Orange,Tangerine, Grapefruit,All other Citrus, Kiwi,Plum, Pineapple, Mango,Papaya, All Berries, Nectarine,Apples, Cherry, Grape, Pear,Apricot, Peach
Banana MelonMusk MelonCantaloupeCasabaPersianCrenshawHoneydew
Acid/Sub-Acid Fruit Melons
No No
COMBINING FOODS FORMORE EFFICIENT DIGESTION
SONNEWALD NATURAL FOODS 4796 Lehman Road, Spring Grove, PA 17362(717) 225-3825 www.sonnewald.org Hrs: T-W-Th 10-6; F 10-9; Sat 8-5 Form # 123