Food Combining Diet Review

With every passing day we come across a fancy diet that promises us the moon if we are able to follow it properly. Though we may be highly inclined to follow a diet, the severe restrictions that diets typically impose, makes it difficult for us to follow them diligently and we end up giving up on the diet regime. However there are some diets which are easier to follow and prominent amongst them is the Food Combining diet which is known to give amazing results in quick time.

The basic idea behind the Food Combining is the assumption that different food groups can be better digested if they are consumed in a specified manner or combination. The combinations which the Food Combining diet specifies are mentioned below for your reference:

Proteins and Starch at Separate Meals

The Food Combining diet argues that proteins which are readily found in food items such as beans, seeds, fish and meat should be taken at separate meals. It suggests the same for starches which is typically found in food items such as pasta, cereal, breads, carrots etc.

The diet also allows eating of proteins and starches in combination of common vegetables that you may like, though green vegetables are ideally recommended.

Eating Fruits in Isolation

The Food Combining diet strongly argues the case of consuming fruits in isolation and not as a part of other meals. It believes that most nutrients present in fruits are easily absorbed by our body when the fruits are consumed separately. However it does not restrict combining different varieties of fruits.

The Food Combining diet gives a detailed explanation of its reasoning of eating certain kinds of food separately. It mentions that starches are better absorbed when eaten with vegetables owing to the fact that pH value of our digestive tract is alkaline.  However on the other hands proteins are supposed to require stomach acid for their digestion. Now if both protein and starches are consumed together, the digestive environment at that time would neither be acidic or alkaline and thus improper digestion would take place.

However not everyone is convinced about the Food Combining diet. Its critics point out that it has some critical drawbacks and some of them are listed below for your reference:

1. The primary argument made against this diet is the fact that most people can negotiate a variety of foods simultaneously without suffering any health problems
2. Its critics also point out that certain nutritional deficiencies can occur in people who follow this diet as it does not offer proper meal plans. Since proteins and starches are not allowed to be consumed together, people invariably end up consuming either too much protein or starch depending on their taste.
3. The diet also takes out some of the favourite food combinations that people normally prefer to eat like tofu sandwiches, chicken burgers to name a few. Also if you tend to eat out, chances of you finding meals which offer only proteins or starches can be rather difficult.