FOOD COMBINING: FRUITS EDITION

Writed by: A. Imam

Fruit according to most people is one of the delicious food and healthful when consumed, among most people believe that the fruit is a source of antioxidants should be consumed at any time. Fresh fruit is a warehouse of antioxidants, which protect us from poison-related health problems and aging. Therefore fruit or fresh juice is very beneficial for the body's detoxification process. In addition to containing a variety of vitamins, fruit also contains minerals and water that are essential for the human body.

Kathryn Marsden was British national nutritionists who study through the book "The Complete Book of Food Combining" explains the process of digestion of fruit can be safe and well received by the human stomach. A quote in the book "Fit for Life" by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond said that "Fruit is undoubtedly the most beneficial foods, sources of energy, life force, which can be consumed as long as you eat properly." The quotation is also reinforcing the assumption that fruits should be consumed separately and has a good time to consume so that the fruit can be well received by the digestive tract. However, most of us assume to consume fruits at meal times or dessert made. Later after getting digestive problems (heartburn, bloating, flatulence, irritable bowel, or malabsorption syndrome) had their food analyzed in detail and blamed nearly all parts of the food except fruit. That's because many people regard the understanding of fruit is a healthy food that will never be a cause of stomach upsets which makes us very uncomfortable.

A doctor from the United States and is an expert on modern Combining Food said that the fruit is best consumed on an empty stomach, or at meals by making fruit as a snack (appetizers). Some other scholars such as Kathryn Marsden said the fruit through a very fast time in crossing the digestive system. This is because such fruits are absorbed quickly by the intestine without digestion in gastric, the fruit is mechanically digested only in the mouth and then through the stomach and is absorbed quickly by the small intestine. In contrast to foods rich in protein and carbohydrates that requires a long time to be digested and passed on to the small intestine. Therefore, the time difference makes digestion of protein and starch foods consumed together with hard fruits. Drinking fresh fruit juice or eating fruit at the same time or shortly after eating (like most people) make the body lose the benefits of cleaning the fruit. And this is what most people understand the beneficial uses of fruit for dessert. For most people who consume the fruit as a dessert, although free of indigestion that does not mean good to eat fruit at that time or because your body digests well, but because our bodies proved tolerant.

Should consume fruits at least 3 servings a day before each meal time or on an empty stomach. The first portion can we consumption during the early morning when he just got up. Then the second portion at around noon and can be used as a substitute for the morning snack at 10:00. And the third portion at dinner waiting can be used as an appetizer while waiting for the dinner is served. And the gap is most ideal and effective experts said at the time of eating fruit as a meal of appetizers and main meal is 15 minutes. However, do not be too rigid to follow these rules, because once again I say that our body is very tolerant. Therefore when you are desperate and hurry off to work or school, do not have to wait until the gap 15 minutes, while still adhering to the rules for eating the fruit before the main menu and it is good for your body.

Fruit Variations

What about eating fruit that has been processed so that its shape is different from the raw fruit (raw fruit). Call it the fruit processing we often encounter as fruit juice, dried fruit, candied fruit, or fruit that is boiled or baked. The experts believe that the fruits when processed and cooked by boiling will change the structure of these fruits, the nutritional value contained in it will be destroyed or damaged, and makes the fruit, allowing acidic digestive disturbances caused during the time consumed was not appropriate because fruit will not be digested as efficiently as raw fruit. And should be explained that, when having digestive problems and want to consume fruits that have been processed by way cooked or baked, of course, will aggravate these symptoms. Unlike the case with the dried fruit, other than the nutritional value contained in the undamaged fruit, dried fruit is also more delicate in terms of structure and its surface and this makes this dried fruit consumed more comfortable and not causes problems for digestion, although consumed with starch or protein in small amounts. But most people do not know the functions and advantages of eating dried fruit.

Fruit juice is recommended by nutritional experts to be consumed every day, because the nutritional value obtained through the processing and absorption in the body will be optimized and fine structure makes it comfortable to eat. However, fruit juice consumption should not be ignored in a long time due to the fruit juice is difficult to retain vitamins and minerals-mineral, you name it apple juice samples which would have silenced the oxidation process and the juice will change color. And last of candied fruit, fruit that is processed through the pickling process or sweeteners process will make the fruit more durable but it is feared the nutritional value contained therein is reduced and of course when ingested will cause indigestion at risk if consumed with other foods or soften the not suitable.

Therefore, see the basic rules of Food Combining several books, it is recommended to consume the fruit with a separate course, on an empty stomach. And do not consume fruits with starch / carbohydrate, or the protein as it can cause indigestion. Because each food requires travel time of different when was in our digestive system.