Go by the "numbers":
1. Starches and complex carbohydrates (not simple sugars)
2. Fats and vegetables (except for vegetables that are high
in starch)
3. Protein (other than vegetable protein)
4. Fruit
5. Dairy products
Suggested combinations:
• Eat 1 with 2.
• Eat 2 with 3.
• Never eat 1 with 3.
• Eat 4 by itself, and never sooner than two to four hours
after a meal.
• Eat 5 by itself, and never sooner than two to four hours
after a meal.
Optimal Nutrition for Optimal Health
Remember that it can sometimes be difficult to avoid improper food combinations completely. Whenever possible, minimize the impact of a bad combination. If you are at a dinner party where your hostess has labored long and hard, have no more than half of a very small baked potato to go with your meat. If possible, replace the potato or a portion of the potato with a larger portion of whatever nonstarchy vegetable is being offered. When you cannot avoid a poor combination, chewing thoroughly, drinking little or no liquid, and following the other suggestions that support good nutrition assume even greater importance. Take advantage of as many of these factors as you can in a given situation.
