Eat Fruits Alone?

[Guest guest]

Well, technically some of the nut butters are fruits too (smile).

 

BL

 

I've read countless articles that state that fruit should be eaten alone and

not mixed with other foods.... yet have also come across a ton of recipes that

include fruit with other foods (such as veggies, grains, nuts/seeds,

etc....). I absolutely love eating and Apple with raw nut butter, but am now

hesitant

to do so. I guess eating fruit with anything causes it to ferment and causes

gas. Whats the final word? (Cuz I sure do miss my apples and nut butter!) And

if fruit + other food is a no-no, why are there so many recipes that put these

foods together? Oh, and if fruit and nut butter is out, is something like

pumpkin seed butter ok, since pumpkins are a fruit?

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Shelby,

 

You've asked a good question about food combining. Generally, food

combination principles say that fruit should be eaten " alone " or " with other

fruit " . Botanically, a fruit is the fruit of a plant and includes what we

generally consider as " fruits " (apples, oranges, grapes, etc.); grains

(which are the fruit of types of grasses); seeds and nuts (also fruits of a

plant). Other foods that are botanically fruits, but that we generally

consider as vegetables are these fruits of plants (cucumbers, green pepper,

tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, pinto beans, other beans, etc). Vegetables are

stalks, leaves, and roots of plants (celery, lettuce, potatoes, spinach,

etc).

 

An apple served with a nut butter is a combination that most of those who

study food combining would endorse. Of course, there are probably

sub-groups who will take food combining principles to another extreme and

they may have different " rules " , but generally, when following the botanical

catagories. . .these principles apply. The reason you wouldn't combine

fruits and vegetables (and/or meat and dairy if not vegan) is that they

digest at different rates in the body.

 

Hope this helps. . .

LaDonna

[Guest guest]

I know that apples are commonly combined with vegetables in recipes. This

seems to be the only fruit that is. Maybe apples are " neutral " or something?

Even

Hallelujah Acres (which talks a lot about food combining, and eating fruit

separately) makes this exception (such as in juicing an apple along with

carrots). One more thing they say at HA is to eat melons TOTALLY alone, with NO

other

fruits (not even berries). Not sure why offhand without going back into my

books upstairs. But that's not something I will probably adhere to all the

time--I do love my fruit salads! Marilyn

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

>>>One more thing they say at HA is to eat melons TOTALLY alone, with NO other

fruits (not even berries). Not sure why offhand without going back into my

books upstairs.

 

It's because melons digest very quickly (about 30 minutes) so they are eaten

alone or before other foods so they aren't slowed down in the digestion process.

 

~ LaDonna ~

 

 

[Guest guest]

I say, eat your apples and nut better and wear some well ventilated pants .

Enjoy your food!!

 

Tara

 

sahmomof8 wrote:

I know that apples are commonly combined with vegetables in recipes. This

seems to be the only fruit that is. Maybe apples are " neutral " or something?

Even

Hallelujah Acres (which talks a lot about food combining, and eating fruit

separately) makes this exception (such as in juicing an apple along with

carrots). One more thing they say at HA is to eat melons TOTALLY alone, with NO

other

fruits (not even berries). Not sure why offhand without going back into my

books upstairs. But that's not something I will probably adhere to all the

time--I do love my fruit salads! Marilyn

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I read once that its best to eat melons in the morning alone. because they are

so easily digestible, its gives your system a nice start for the day instead of

loading it with harsher foods which then will slow your system down and cause

gas. When I started eating a piece of mellon in the morning before my breakfast

I saw a noticable difference.

 

Tara

 

LaDonna <teacups wrote:

>>>One more thing they say at HA is to eat melons TOTALLY alone, with NO other

fruits (not even berries). Not sure why offhand without going back into my

books upstairs.

 

It's because melons digest very quickly (about 30 minutes) so they are eaten

alone or before other foods so they aren't slowed down in the digestion process.

 

~ LaDonna ~