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A Food Combining Chart for Complete & Efficient Digestion This "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 G O O D POOR E X C E L L E N T Non-Starchy Vegetables (high water content foods) asparagus beet greens broccoli brussels sprouts cabbage celery chard chicory collards cucumber dandelion 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 (concentrated foods) acorn squash banana squash beans breads cereals grains hubbard squash lentils potatoes pumpkin split peas Proteins (concentrated foods) * cheese coconut * eggs * fish * fowl * meat * milk nuts (raw) nut butters olives seeds seed butters * soy beans * yogurt Mildly Starchy Vegetables artichokes --- carrots --- corn beets --- peas cauliflower avocado butter * butter sub * cream * lard corn nut olive sesame safflower soy Fats & Oils Irritants --- use sparingly garlic leeks onions radishes shallots scallions SWEET MELON SUB ACID ACID Fruit FRUIT IS THE HIGHEST WATER-CONTENT FOOD DO NOT EAT FRUIT WITH ANY OTHER FOOD bananas dates dried fruits grapes (muscat & thompson) persimmons Sweet fruits should be eaten after other fruits banana melon cantaloupe casaba crenshaw Christmas melon honey dew musk & persian watermelon blackberries grapefruit kumquat lemon lime orange pineapple plums (sour) pomegranate raspberries sour apple strawberries tangerines tangeloes apple apricot blueberries cherimoya cherries fresh figs grapes huckleberries kiwi mangoes nectarine papaya peach pear plums (sweet) melons should be eaten alone but can be mixed with acid 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.
