Eating Fruit: How Long to Wait After Greens and Proteins?

[robh]

I eat fruit in the morning on an empty stomach, but sometimes I like to have a salad for lunch. Currently, I just do not eat any fruit after greens or proteins. This can result in me eating a bunch of nuts and seeds for calories.

Am I being a little silly? Can eat fruit again X hours after greens or proteins?

[lafsalot]

I follow Alissa's food program, so have no pat answer for you. I assume you are trying to adhere to mono eating, no?

[MysticTree]

Yes you can eat them after your salad if you like. Do you include tomatoes, cucumbers,bell peppers, courgette, avocado etc in your salads? They are all fruits. I don't really like the concept that foods are either protein, fat or carbs. Most foods are a mixture and can be eaten, at least my gut has not revolted over it, in mixtures. Some mixtures work better than other mixtures I won't deny it. I am sure it's a very personal thing - different for each of us. The books tell us that one of my favourite salads doesn't combine well. Watercress, avo, melon, tomato with a honey, caper and garlic dressing. It's really good and never gives me problems. I love beetroot and orange "soup". Should they e eaten together? I would have to check but again, I get no problems. Suck it and see what works for you :)

[Revvell]

I have no clue what you mean by "proteins." I'm with MT here; I don't call my food by those names since they all contain some percentage of each of those. I put strawberries, grapes and anything else I want in my green salad. Since green smoothies are fruit, greens and fluid.... there's no reason not to combine them in a bowl.

[walnutty]

If you are asking because you are concerned about digestion then fruit is best eaten on an empty stomach. I eat it first thing or 3-5 hours after eating raw greens.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

I eat fruit in the morning on an empty stomach, but sometimes I like to have a salad for lunch. Currently, I just do not eat any fruit after greens or proteins. This can result in me eating a bunch of nuts and seeds for calories.

Am I being a little silly? Can eat fruit again X hours after greens or proteins?

One of the only fruits you can eat after greens is advocado because it is a neutral fruit.

You must wait 2 hours for the greens before eating any other fruit.
You must wait 3 hours after eating grains before eating any other fruit
You must wait 4 hours after eating nuts and seeds before eating any other fruit.

lf you don't wait this long fermentation will occur and the alkaline diet will turn acid, + you lose much of the good nutrition from the greens.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

I have no clue what you mean by "proteins." I'm with MT here; I don't call my food by those names since they all contain some percentage of each of those..

The difference is that added proteins like nuts are concentrated proteins where as with fruit the protein isn't concentrated. Eventhough nature includes protein, carbs etc in all foods, only one of these is usally concentrated so it wouldn't inhibit digestion. Very rarely does nature provide a food with concentrated carbs and proteins togeather.

Since green smoothies are fruit, greens and fluid.... there's no reason not to combine them in a bowl.

The acids in the fruits ferment the carbs in the greens, this is why green smoothies are not such a good thing. Many people have iron stomachs and take all types of mixtures and feel fine, but it still doesn't mean fermentation isn't taking place and creating lots of extra free radicals and destroying good nutrition in the food. l tried having an apple with a green smoothie once and paid the price, so l do know that smoothies are mis combined meals.

[Revvell]

The difference is that added proteins like nuts are concentrated proteins where as with fruit the protein isn't concentrated. Eventhough nature includes protein, carbs etc in all foods, only one of these is usally concentrated so it wouldn't inhibit digestion. Very rarely does nature provide a food with concentrated carbs and proteins togeather.

It's all amino acids to me.

The acids in the fruits ferment the carbs in the greens, this is why green smoothies are not such a good thing. Many people have iron stomachs and take all types of mixtures and feel fine, but it still doesn't mean fermentation isn't taking place and creating lots of extra free radicals and destroying good nutrition in the food. l tried having an apple with a green smoothie once and paid the price, so l do know that smoothies are mis combined meals.

I don't have an "iron stomach" and I'm 63 years old, been doing health and research working with clients and students and interviewing people (http://RawkinRadio.com) for ummmm.... hmmmm.... 36 years? I guess I know a little about what I'm talking about. Then again, maybe not. *shrugs* I've got nothing to prove. Wow! An apple with a green smoothie! Yikes!

[MysticTree]

Mr Raw: If you want 100% digestion and absorption then I expect there is an optimum way to combine foods. It's not an issue for me. I am not interested in getting every molecule of nutrition from what I eat. I am not discomforted by mixing foods; I expect I have a better constitution than you. I also don't mind if (and I am not suggesting this is proven) I die a few years earlier than I would if I ate differently. I am not an immortalist like so many on here. I feel you make the mistake of using your experiences and applying them to everyone with a rigid passion. Your stomach is not my stomach. My stomach is not Revv's stomach and Revv's stomach is not Rob's stomach.

My suggestion Rob, is to eat what you enjoy and what your body is happy with. listen to your body and don't worry too much about what other people's perfection is.

[lafsalot]

Here, here (or is it hear,hear?) Georgina!!!!!

[Revvell]

Here, here (or is it hear,hear?) Georgina!!!!!

I second the above.

[robh]

You must wait 2 hours for the greens before eating any other fruit.
You must wait 3 hours after eating grains before eating any other fruit
You must wait 4 hours after eating nuts and seeds before eating any other fruit.

Thanks Mr. Raw.

Everyone, sorry about the "protein" thing. I guess I should have said nuts and seeds.

My body flatulates when I consume fruit too soon after greens especially. I used to put watermelon on my salad until I learned better.

I currently consume about 40% of my calories in fat. I think this issue has a lot to do with it. I am always hungry after the fruit so I eat nuts and seeds (fats) to get me full. That, however, is a one way street. In the past, I have been afraid to eat more fruit so I'd stick to the nuts and seeds for the rest of the day (hence the high percentage of fat calories).

Thanks for the info. Four hours is doable.

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

I don't have an "iron stomach" and I'm 63 years old, been doing health and research working with clients and students and interviewing people (http://RawkinRadio.com) for ummmm.... hmmmm.... 36 years? I guess I know a little about what I'm talking about. Then again, maybe not. *shrugs* I've got nothing to prove. Wow! An apple with a green smoothie! Yikes!

l know many raw food leaders teach miscombined eating via smoothies and all that, and l suppose they feel fine because their bodies are used to such poor combinations. And l suspect many SAD eaters going to raw vegan also do fine because they are used to miscombined meals. Still...not for me thanks, but if you are happy to do it and teach others it, well, it's still alot better than SAD.

[lafsalot]

l know many raw food leaders teach miscombined eating via smoothies and all that, and l suppose they feel fine because their bodies are used to such poor combinations. And l suspect many SAD eaters going to raw vegan also do fine because they are used to miscombined meals. Still...not for me thanks, but if you are happy to do it and teach others it, well, it's still alot better than SAD.

Glad to hear that your food choices are working for you. However, you do realize that this forum is based on Alissa's ("miscombined", according to you) teachings, don't you?

[MysticTree]

Alissa's first book does have a food combining chart in it but many of her recipes don't follow it!