Let’s talk about food combining today. It isn’t something you need to pay too much attention to at first…your main focus is to eat raw and STAY raw. Once you have been eating raw for awhile and are ready to take this to the next level, proper food combining is the next step.

Basically, different foods digest at different rates of speed. If we eat a food that digests quickly with a food that digests more slowly it can result in gas or bloating and maybe heartburn. To avoid these problems, use proper food combining…

• Fruit digests most quickly…takes an hour or two….it’s best to eat alone because it doesn’t combine well with other foods (different digestion rates) and it’s best to eat it on an empty stomach.
• Melons should always be eaten alone. They digest very quickly.
• Fresh juices and smoothies should be taken on an empty stomach and at least 30 min before any other food. They also digest very quickly.
• It’s best not to eat fruit and veggies together…fruit digests fast and veggies much more slowly.
• Any greens and veggies go well together.
• Avocados combine well with fruit and veggies.

These are basic guidelines. Use it as a basic rule, but you don’t have to go boogie over it :)