Fact or fiction: Don’t eat protein and carbs together
Q WeR 7;ve heard that you shouldnR 7;t eat protein and carbs together and fruit must be eaten by itself, or the body becomes too acidic. Do they really fight with each other?
A The concept of R 6;food combiningR 7; – eating certain foods in certain combinations and not at the same time – has been around for ages. In 9 , Dr William Hay came up with the theory that different foods, when combined, produce an overly-acidic condition in the body, which is unhealthy. He classified foods into three groups, and advocated not eating foods that R 6;fightR 7; with each other (like protein and starchy foods) together in the same meal.
Since 9 , science has moved on quite a lot. Nutritionist Jeni Pearce explains why keeping protein and carbs apart is pretty hard to do:
“There are very few foods that are made up entirely from only one nutr.....
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