8 food combinations that are harmful to health

Do you know how to combine foods well when preparing your dishes? Is it healthy to eat pasta with tomatoes and cheese? What do experts say about it? Almost everyone strives to choose not just tasty foods, but those that are good for health.

The point is, the benefits of some highly healthy dishes can be minimized if you don’t know how to combine the ingredients correctly.

O incredible.club will present data on eight food combinations that are not recommended in our diet. Know what they are and remember that the most important rule is to always eat with pleasure. At the end of the post, other recommendations await you to achieve a healthier diet.

In the composition of hot chocolate we find a considerable amount of oxalic acid, which blocks the absorption of calcium, present in milk. Furthermore, the combination of milk with this acid causes the formation of oxalate salts, whose excess damages the kidneys. Of course, nothing will happen to you because of a cup of hot chocolate a day, but you should not abuse this drink, especially if you have a certain tendency to the formation of urinary tract stones.

Tip: Fats increase the absorption of oxalates, so if you are prone to urolithiasis (kidney stones), prepare skimmed milk chocolate.

Many vitamins, as well as other nutrients (eg carotenoids) found in vegetables and greens need fats for good metabolism. Therefore, by supplementing the salad with just lemon or vinegar, we deprive ourselves of most of the healthy nutrients.

Tip: For those who don’t like olive oil (although it is rich in polyunsaturated fats, which gives us beauty and youth), it is possible to add other foods rich in fat to the salad, such as avocados, a handful of nuts or olives.

The digestive process of the carbohydrates contained in the pasta begins in the mouth, under the action of the ptyalin enzyme, present in the saliva. Tomatoes also contain acids (malic, oxalic, citrus) and even a small amount of them destroy the enzyme in saliva, which slows down the digestion of starch in pasta. The situation is aggravated by the protein present in cheese.

Tip: It is more advisable to complement the pasta with fresh, non-acidic or cooked vegetables, as well as green leafy vegetables (basil, for example).

The favorite breakfast dish of most Americans contains a large amount of animal protein, which, from a scientific point of view, does more harm than good to health. The absorption of such nutrients requires a great effort from the organism. So after you’ve had bacon and eggs for breakfast, we deprive ourselves of much-needed energy for the remainder of the day.

Tip: Substitute tomatoes for bacon. Selenium, an antioxidant present in eggs, is better assimilated in an acidic environment, provided by tomatoes. And lycopene, an antioxidant present in tomatoes, will have a better effect on your body if combined with vitamin E, which is abundant in the yolk.

The phytic acid found in wheat bran binds with calcium and magnesium in milk, forming insoluble compounds, which makes these minerals inaccessible to the organism. In smaller amounts, this acid can also be found in wheat grains and oat flakes. Therefore, it is not recommended to combine these products with milk often. In addition, it should be remembered that it is recommended to drink only milk after an hour and a half from the last meal.

Tip: Before consuming, cook the bran.

Oats, combined with orange juice, especially in the morning, will not give you that desired energy boost. On the contrary: it will bring the feeling of discomfort and heaviness to the stomach. This happens because, under the action of the orange juice acids themselves, the activity of the enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates occurs abruptly. For the same reason, it is also not recommended to eat cereals with other fruits.

Tip: regardless of the fruit, it is best to drink juice an hour after eating.

The combination of carbohydrates, proteins and sugars takes a lot of energy from the body for digestion. The sugar in soda reduces the activity of the stomach, which causes a feeling of heaviness after eating, in addition to causing a bloating in the belly.🇧🇷 Furthermore, by adding the sugar in the soda to the sugar into which the carbohydrate in the pizza dough will be transformed, you will be stuffing yourself with sugar and your organism will have difficulty dealing with it.

Tip: Any food with a high sugar content is best consumed after an hour or an hour and a half has passed.

Refined wheat flour in combination with sweet is a double portion of fast carbohydrates, which cause a sudden jump in blood sugar. For a very short time, it will give you a boost of energy, but soon it will generate a drop in energy and, consequently, your mood and your level of attention.

Another argument against this combination is the fermentation that takes place in the intestine, which will bring about the union of the yeast mass with the sugar. In particular, it is not recommended to eat refined wheat bread (white pasta) with jam on an empty stomach or within two hours after eating.

Tip: replace white bread with wholemeal, which ideally should not contain yeast. It will be even better if, instead of jam, you choose to spread honey on bread, since this product does not cause fermentation and, in general, is a healthier food.

Of course, living by strict rules can be very boring. And it is not always possible to follow them. But sometimes, anyway, it is necessary to follow certain recommendations, because our organism will thank us. And, so that these rules are at your fingertips, we have compiled some texts from the incredible.club with nutrition information.

Information about the products that must be combined can be obtained here. What can or cannot you eat on an empty stomach? Information here. About the foods that it is better to eat before bedtime, here is a full text. And here, we present a more complete text about the composition of foods, for you to draw your own conclusions.