food combining article

[Guest guest]

Good article from Victoria Boutenko on food combining. It's worth pointing out that most bananas we see are unripe -- check the ones they sell as " rotten " -- these are usually ripe :-)  ~ and they're discounted!

~~~The most frequent question I receive about green smoothies is about food

combining. People ask if it is proper to combine fruits and vegetables

in a smoothie. I usually reply that I never combine fruits and

vegetables in my smoothies, only fruits and greens. I believe that

greens were erroneously placed in the category of vegetables.

Greens do not contain starch, and most vegetables do. Both cheese and

beef come from a cow, but they belong to different food categories.

 

Similarly, there is a substantial difference between green leaves and

vegetables, even though they are often harvested from the same plant.

And of course, there are many different fruits and vegetables that are green in color simply

because they are unripe. They do not belong to the category of greens.

For example, many green apples, grapes, melons, bananas, limes, and

pears are unripe yellow fruits. Similarly, green bell peppers are

unripe colored bell peppers. Unripe fruit usually contains enzyme

inhibitors, which slow the action of our digestive enzymes and may

cause irritation of the intestines. In addition, unripe fruit has a

higher content of starch and less fruit sugar, which makes it harder to

digest. For this reason, I never buy unripe fruit. However, I am

concerned that many people don’t understand which greens are most

beneficial, because I have received e-mails from confused readers who

stopped buying ripe fruit in order to consume more greens. Keeping

greens in the same category as vegetables is misleading and can even be

harmful to public health. I suggest that our produce departments have

at least the following three separate sections: fruits, vegetables, and

greens. I define “greens” as the flat leaves of a plant, attached to

the stem, that can be wrapped around a finger, with a very few

exceptions, including nopal cactus leaves and celery.

Dr. Anne Wigmore, who pioneered raw food in the United States, taught

in her lectures that green leaves are the only food that can be

combined with every other food group without any negative effects.

In his book Food Combining Made Easy, Dr. Herbert Shelton explains that

starchy foods have to be eaten alone because starches are digested with

enzymes different from those used for any other food group. Combining

starchy foods with fruit may cause fermentation and gas. Dr. Shelton

has found that combining green vegetables with every food group

produces favorable results.

I see several benefits in adding greens to other foods. For example,

besides having high nutritional value, greens contain a lot of fiber.

The fiber in the greens slows down the absorption of sugar from fruit.

This quality makes drinking green smoothies possible, even for people

with high sensitivity to sugar, such as those who have diabetes,

candida, or hypoglycemia.

Vegetables such as carrots, beets, broccoli, zucchini, daikon radish,

cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, eggplant, pumpkin, squash,

okra, peas, corn, green beans, and others do not combine well with

fruit due to their high starch content. While these vegetables are

nutritious and beneficial for our health, their high starch content

makes them unsuitable for use in smoothies.

If you do not want to mix sweet fruit into your green smoothies, you

can use nonstarchy vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, bell

peppers, avocados, celery, and others. You can also consider using

low–glycemic index fruit such as berries (any kind), apples, cherries,

plums, and grapefruit.

So, can we combine greens and fruits in our smoothies? Absolutely.

 

 

©2009 Copyrighted material!

Please reference this source when sharing this information: www.rawfamily.com~~Sharon GreenspanBoard Certified Holistic Health PractitionerNutritional Consultant  *  Energy Medicine Practitioner

301-816-0752www.wildsuccess.us --for a healthy lifestylewww.wildsuccess.us/naturalzing  --for healthy snacks

[Guest guest]

Well, it can't get any clearer than that. Although I've known about the starch/sugar content in unripe veggies and fruit, this gives me more ammo for the Smartie Pants who occasionally want to take me on.

 

Great article!

Remain Focused and Good Health to You

Elaine

 

 

 

 

Sharon Greenspan sharon

Good article from Victoria Boutenko on food combining. It's worth pointing out that most bananas we see are unripe -- check the ones they sell as "rotten" -- these are usually ripe :-) ~ and they're discounted!~~~The most frequent question I receive about green smoothies is about food combining. People ask if it is proper to combine fruits and vegetables in a smoothie. I usually reply that I never combine fruits and vegetables in my smoothies, only fruits and greens. I believe that greens were erroneously placed in the category of vegetables. Greens do not contain starch, and most vegetables do. Both cheese and beef come from a cow, but they belong to different food categories. Similarly, there is a substantial difference between green leaves and vegetables, even though they are often harvested from the same plant. And of course, there are many different fruits and vegetables that are green in color simply because they are

unripe. They do not belong to the category of greens. For example, many green apples, grapes, melons, bananas, limes, and pears are unripe yellow fruits. Similarly, green bell peppers are unripe colored bell peppers. Unripe fruit usually contains enzyme inhibitors, which slow the action of our digestive enzymes and may cause irritation of the intestines. In addition, unripe fruit has a higher content of starch and less fruit sugar, which makes it harder to digest. For this reason, I never buy unripe fruit. However, I am concerned that many people don’t understand which greens are most beneficial, because I have received e-mails from confused readers who stopped buying ripe fruit in order to consume more greens. Keeping greens in the same category as vegetables is misleading and can even be harmful to public health. I suggest that our produce departments have at least the following three separate sections: fruits, vegetables, and greens. I define

“greens†as the flat leaves of a plant, attached to the stem, that can be wrapped around a finger, with a very few exceptions, including nopal cactus leaves and celery.

Dr. Anne Wigmore, who pioneered raw food in the United States, taught in her lectures that green leaves are the only food that can be combined with every other food group without any negative effects.In his book Food Combining Made Easy, Dr. Herbert Shelton explains that starchy foods have to be eaten alone because starches are digested with enzymes different from those used for any other food group. Combining starchy foods with fruit may cause fermentation and gas. Dr. Shelton has found that combining green vegetables with every food group produces favorable results.I see several benefits in adding greens to other foods. For example, besides having high nutritional value, greens contain a lot of fiber. The fiber in the greens slows down the absorption of sugar from fruit. This quality makes drinking green smoothies possible, even for people with high sensitivity to sugar, such as those who have diabetes, candida, or

hypoglycemia.Vegetables such as carrots, beets, broccoli, zucchini, daikon radish, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, eggplant, pumpkin, squash, okra, peas, corn, green beans, and others do not combine well with fruit due to their high starch content. While these vegetables are nutritious and beneficial for our health, their high starch content makes them unsuitable for use in smoothies.If you do not want to mix sweet fruit into your green smoothies, you can use nonstarchy vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, avocados, celery, and others. You can also consider using low–glycemic index fruit such as berries (any kind), apples, cherries, plums, and grapefruit.So, can we combine greens and fruits in our smoothies? Absolutely. ©2009 Copyrighted material! Please reference this source when sharing this information: www.rawfamily.com~~Sharon GreenspanBoard Certified Holistic Health PractitionerNutritional Consultant * Energy Medicine Practitioner301-816-0752www.wildsuccess.us --for a healthy lifestylewww.wildsuccess.us/naturalzing --for healthy snacks