Most foods can be eaten together, but to help your body digest your food more efficiently, we recommend that you combine food following this chart.
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All foods in touching boxes combine well.
Foods in boxes not touching do not combine well.
Proteins: (Average digestion time 4 hrs)
Majority (75%) of daily protein intake should be from seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame) and nuts (almonds, brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts, pine nuts)
Minimal (25%) amount of daily protein intake should be from meat, poultry, fish, milk, cheese, eggs, peanuts, cashews
Starches: (Average digestion time 3 hrs)
Majority (75%) of daily starch intake should be from sprouted grains, sprouted beans, raw winter squashes (acorn, hubbard, kabocha, spaghetti), sweet potatoes, yams
Minimal (25%) amount of daily starch intake should be from cooked grains, cooked beans, cooked winter squashes
Vegetables: (Average digestion time 2½ hrs)
Sprouted greens (alfalfa, clover, cress, etc.), cucumbers, red peppers, summer squash, zucchini, all leafy greens, broccoli, cauliflower, fresh sweet corn
Fruits (Sour): (Average digestion time 2 hrs)
Grapefruit, lemons, oranges, pomegranates, strawberries
Fruits (Neutral): (Average digestion time 2 hrs)
Apples, apricots, most berries, grapes, kiwis, mangos, pears, peaches
Fruits (Sweet): (Average digestion time 2 hrs)
Bananas, all dried fruit, persimmons
Melons - always eat alone: (Average digestion time 15-30 mins)
Canary, cantaloupe, crenshaw, persian, watermelon