Uneasy Food Combinations
The next important factor requiring attention in the planning of diet is the incompatibility of certain combinations of food that disturb the normal functioning of gastric fire and interfere with the equilibrium of the 3 doshas, thereby creating toxins (am) – the root cause of all ailments. A suggestive sample of the same is indicated below:
Things you should not mix with 'Milk'
Fish, meat, curd, sour fruits, bread containing yeast, cherries, and yoghurt
Things you should not mix with 'Melons'
Grains, starch, fried foods, and dairy products
Things you should not mix with 'Starches'
Eggs, tea, dairy, bananas, dates, and most fruits
Things you should not mix with 'Honey'
When mixed with an equal amount of clarified butter, boiled or cooked honey
Things you should not mix with 'Radishes'
Milk, bananas, and raisins
Things you should not mix with 'Nightshades'
When mixed with an equal amount of clarified butter, boiled or cooked honey
Things you should not mix with 'Yogurt'
Milk, sour fruits, melons, hot drinks, meat, fish, mangos, starch, and cheese
Things you should not mix with 'Eggs'
Milk, meat, yoghurt, melons, cheese, fish, and bananas
Things you should not mix with 'Fruit'
With any other food
Things you should not mix with 'Corn'
Dates, raisins, and bananas
Things you should not mix with 'Lemon'
Yoghurt, milk, cucumbers, and tomatoes
These guidelines are by no means an exhaustive list. It must be remembered that a proper Ayurvedic diet should consider nutritional value, constitution, seasons, age and any disease condition.
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