It seems that I have read on here that some people eat their protein by itself, like for dinner.  Is this true?  If so, why?  I am wondering, as I feel like maybe I need to try this myself.  Today I ate some sardines with salad, carrots, and I had a LOT of gas afterward.  I don't know if it was the sardines or what?  

Thanks for any info on this...

Tina, I can relate.  I tend to get gassy if I eat too much veggies or grains with meat.  Usually, I eat protien by itself.  Once in a while I'll eat a little cooked greens with beef.  Eating protien by itself is less convenient, but for me it seems to digest better (no gas).  

Tina, I have found that I can only eat protein with greens. Once I realized that I got bloated and gassy with starch veggies...things are feeling better. Even carrots and onions...ugggh. So I am eating a starch veggie in the evening away from everything else and finding that my body prefers this. I don't eat any grains either.

Interesting.  Thank you for your replies.  I did eat 3 hard boiled eggs with some steamed kale tonight and had zero gas or bloating at all.  I think the carrots bother me as well, and onions, when eaten with protein.  I must eat the separately from protein, I believe.  Carrots do have starch right?  Didn't know that.  

I don't eat any starchy veggies such as sweet potato at all.  Maybe I just need to try and eat them alone as well.  

I wonder if my smoothie with egg white powder and blueberries/cherries in the a.m. is making me bloaty too?  I wonder if I should just use the egg white without the berries?  Ugh, that wouldn't be too good.  What could I use instead?

All root vegetables are starchy.   As for combining different foods it is very much a case of trial and error I think.  

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Carrots do have starch right?  Didn't know that.

You can check the starch content of foods at NutritionData.com. For instance, cooked carrots have very little starch and even raw carrots are not high in starch.

I agree, in my experience it's a matter of trial and error. I sometimes eat a starchy vegetable with protein but limit the amount I eat pretty drastically--usually a matter of a few teaspoons worth. Greens go better with protein for me. It's so nice to not get bloated or gassy after dinner!

Hate to mention it, but candida can increase the intolerance of protein plus starch, at least for some people.

I believe that for all ABO blood groups, all varieties of greens assist with the digestion of proteins, and food in general, due to its chlorophyll, fiber, micronutrients.

Alia

It seems like I remember reading in one of the books that we should eat vegetables with meat so that we won't have an over-production of stomach acid.  That seems to be my problem with eating meat alone- the burning afterwards.  

Today I ate sardines again (2 cans  ) and then had some steamed kale with it.  So yummy.  Anyway, for lunch I had some lamb and then a little bit afterward, had some celery and carrots.  No gas, I just ate all my protein first.  Maybe this is more the key, to eat the protein first and then wait a little for other things.  

Maybe?...

i also get burns if i eat meat without vegetables. especialy for dinner then i get real bad burns in middle of the night except when i combine with vegetable. brreakfast i can eat meat alone and without burns.

I do well with protein & green leafy veggies in the morn & afternoon. Dinners are usually starchy vegetables-I mean really starchy ones like sweet potato & pumpkin..and rice occassionally. I've not been able to do that well with protein at night. Havent found carrots & turnips to be that starchy...and I seem to handle them well for lunch.

Tina, how good are these canned products? Do you the canning process might contain stuff that's not good for us? Just wondering...

This topic has me thinking about the nutritional yeast that I put in my morning smoothies.  Something is giving me a lot of flaltulence and I'm suspecting the combination of  the N.Y. with the fruits.  I've leaned toward food combining kind of loosely, but whenever foods don't bother me, I don't concern myself with what goes with what.  But something is causing this, so I'm glad for this discussion.

For some of us, food combining really makes the difference.
Fruit does not go well with other foods.  Even certain types of fruit don't mix well.
If I eat several fruits, I try to eat the juicier ones first & sweeter/heavier ones last (like bananas & dates).  When I eat mixtures in larger amounts, I feel it.  An
exception to this rule is one can eat nuts with juicier fruits.
Dr. Shelton, I think, had 4 categories -berries; juicier like strawberries, cherries;
meduim like apples/pears; & sweet like bananas & dates.  I don't have the literatue in front of me, but the old-timer, Dr. Shelton had some good ideas.  So if you are really sensitive & can't assimilate food properly, start with his strict concepts & slowly modify it.
For Example, they say that meat & starches are the worst combo, but I can do that without a lot of trouble.  But don't let me mix fruit with other things.  I do that with my unsweetened chocolate & banana (because I can't eat sugar at all) & do get a coughing spell.  So I am paying for my cheating in this area!
I have found Lara Bars & eat 2 kinds (cherry pie & chocolate coconut).  The base sweetener is dates which really are not to be mixed with the other items, but I find I can have a little of this.  But first of all they are not cheap so I am not going to eat them as often !, & they really do break the stricter rules of combinations.
But this O with a big appetite sometimes has to have a fix!!
Mrs "T"   O+

Since I suspect I am a nonnie, I am also breaking the rules by having dates!
 About eating protein alone, I read years ago to eat it first so the stronger digestive juices can 'attack' it.  So, if you are sensitive, eat it first, then the other stuff, preferably non-starchy veggies.  That combo makes me feel great.  My gourmand tendencies make me need fat, so I add olive oil or a little butter. (I also heard not to add fat to protein.  Does anyone know what harm that does?)
When I eat meat & veggies only, even with oil, the weight drops off.  But financially & timewise that is not practical.  
Ah, we are all such individuals!!
Sea Salt & Light,
Mrs "T"      O+

Quoted from Tina

Interesting.  Thank you for your replies.  I did eat 3 hard boiled eggs with some steamed kale tonight and had zero gas or bloating at all.  I think the carrots bother me as well, and onions, when eaten with protein.  I must eat the separately from protein, I believe.  Carrots do have starch right?  Didn't know that.  

I don't eat any starchy veggies such as sweet potato at all.  Maybe I just need to try and eat them alone as well.  

I wonder if my smoothie with egg white powder and blueberries/cherries in the a.m. is making me bloaty too?  I wonder if I should just use the egg white without the berries?  Ugh, that wouldn't be too good.  What could I use instead?

Hello,

Sweet potatoes aren't starchy versus the regular potatoes ... white, red ... etc ... and hard boiled eggs
r difficult to digest if u have low stomach acids and sometimes can also be constipating if u're prone to that ... just some info a naturopath shared with me a while back

fat is neutral in food combining according to Hay.....
can be added to either protein or carbs.........

Hello  Everyone,

Lot's of O-Nonnies weighing in on this food combinging issue.
I remember reading that Dr. Adamo doesn't think too much of the food combining theory because eating for your blood type accomplishes what the food combing principal is trying to do.
Given that, on the way to healing our body probably can't deal well with some combos.

For breakfast today I found myself eating my beef first then my greens and felt comfortable afterwards.
Dinnertime is often bloat time so thank you all for your suggestions to always eat protein first and the rest afterwards. I'll try that tonight.

Margaret