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

EXCELLENT

GOOD

POOR

EX C E L

L E

N T

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.

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