Food Combining – A Letter To A Friend

Dear Cha Cha,

I really hate to think that I have to worry about every morsel I put in my mouth, but there are some basic rules and I always try to adhere to, as best possible. I am not of the school that improperly combined raw food creates alcohol in the colon. I say eat raw, go to the bathroom 3 times a day and do enemas often, lol.

Good Combinations:

1. Acid Fruits AND Sub-Acid Fruits.
2. Sub-Acid Fruits AND Sweet Fruits.
3. Starches AND Vegetables & Greens.
4. Vegetables & Greens AND Proteins.

Bad Combinations:

1. Try to not eat carbohydrate foods and acid foods at the same meal.
2. Try to not eat a concentrated protein and a concentrated carbohydrate at the same meal.
3. Never consume two concentrated proteins at the same meal.
4. Do not consume fats with proteins.
5. Do not eat acid fruits with proteins.
6. Do not consume starches and sugars together.
7. Eat but one concentrated starch at a meal.
8. Do not consume melons with any other foods.
9. Drink ALL juices alone.
10. Fresh fruit should be eaten alone or on an empty stomach. It’s best to only combine fruits from their own category.
11. Try to not have fats with fats. (Example – nuts with avocados)

( I DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE) 

Some categories can be combined and still digest well while others you may want to avoid. I lean more to Matt Monarch’s  belief  that when we eat raw food dishes in moderation we do not have to deal with paying such close attention to strict food combining and examining every morsel we put in our mouths. I know I should not combine bananas with acid fruits like pineapple or oranges, but I just can’t resist, lol.

I find its usually the people who are not 100% raw who are caught up with food combining. Stay logical and stay 100% raw and let those who wish to focus on food combing do so. I will put our program, which is healing and delicious against anyone else’s in the world!

Keep in mind I am not saying throw out food combining, what I really am saying is I would rather have a little gas and be able to love what I am eating, lol.

Well you asked for it so here you go.

The table below shows some basic food categories, The basic rule is to eat from one category at a time.

 RAW Food Categories and
Approximate Digestion Times 

FRUITS Melons & Juices (15 – 30 Min)	FRUITS Acid (1.5 – 2 Hrs)	FRUITS Sub-Acid (1 – 1.5 Hrs)	FRUITS Sweet & Sweeteners (30 – 45 Min)
Cantaloupe	Apples, Sour	Apples	Agave Nectar
Honeydew	Cranberries	Apricots	Bananas
Juices	Grapefruit	Berries	Berries, Sweet
Watermelon	Grapes, Sour	Cherries	Cherries, Sweet
Wheatgrass Juice	Lemons	Dates	Grapes, Sweet
	Limes	Figs, Fresh	Honey, Raw
	Oranges	Mangos	Molasses
	Pineapple	Nectarines	Pears
	Plums, Sour	Papaya	Persimmon
	Pomegranite	Peaches	Yacon Syrup
	Strawberries	Pears
		Tomatoes

 

Starches(2 – 3 Hrs)	Vegetables & Greens (2 – 3Hrs)	High Protein(4+ Hrs)	Fats(3 – 4 Hrs)
Avocados	Artichokes	Blue-Green Algae	Avocados
Beans	Asparagus	Dried Fruit	Coconut Oil
Brown Rice	Beets	Legumes, Unsprouted	Flaxseed Oil
Carrots	Blue-Green Algae	Mature Coconut	Hemp Oil
Corn	Broccoli	Nuts, Raw	Olive Oil
Grains, Sprouted	Brussels Sprouts	Olives	Olives
Jicama	Cabbage	Seeds, Raw	Safflower Oil
Legumes, Sprouted	Cauliflower		Sesame Oil
Parsnip	Celery		Sunflower Oil
Potatos	Chives
Squash, Winter	Corn, Raw
Sweet Potatos	Cucumbers
Turnip	Eggplant
Young Coconut	Green Beans
	Leafy Greens
	Leeks
	Okra
	Onions
	Peppers
	Radishes
	Sea vegetables
	Squash, Summer
	Zucchini

Exceptions:

• Lemons and Limes combine with Starches, Vegetables & Greens, Proteins, and Fats.
• Avocados combine with Sub-Acid Fruit.
• Cucumbers combine with Fats.
• Tomatoes combine with Starches, Vegetables & Greens, and Fats.

Love you, Cha Cha…

P.S.

By the way I never take advise from anyone who is not 100% raw. They only know how bad they feel because they mix raw with cooked. Usually they cannot even begin to understand this amazing body we possess.

RAW FOREVER,

Chico