You should avoid combining bananas with watermelon, papaya, lemon, cucumber, tomatoes, and carrots with oranges…
A healthy diet typically includes a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that provide essential vitamins and nutrients for the body. Fruits are vital as they contain a significant amount of vitamins and minerals.
However, combining certain fruits and vegetables can lead to health issues. Below are some food combinations to avoid:
Bananas with Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
Potatoes are rich in carbohydrates, and bananas also have high levels of carbohydrates and sugars, making them unsuitable for overweight individuals or those needing to manage starch intake. Combining these two foods can lead to excess energy in the body, resulting in fatigue and lethargy.
Bananas and Watermelon
Watermelon can contain up to 15% sugar and is very high in potassium. Bananas are also rich in potassium, with concentrations ranging from 300-500 mg per 100g. Therefore, patients with kidney issues should avoid combining potassium-rich fruits like bananas and watermelon. Elevated potassium levels in the blood can lead to arrhythmias.
Avoid eating bananas with watermelon due to the high potassium content, which can cause arrhythmias.
Additionally, bananas should not be consumed with milk, as this combination can lead to bloating and digestive issues.
Persimmons and Sweet Potatoes
The starch in sweet potatoes stimulates the stomach to release acid, which interacts with the tannins and pectin in persimmons, potentially forming stones in the stomach. Over time, these stones can lead to gastric inflammation and bleeding.
Sour Fruits (Oranges, Tangerines) and Cow’s Milk
Cow’s milk is high in protein, with casein constituting up to 80% of its content. Mixing cow’s milk with sour fruit juices causes the casein to coagulate and settle, leading to digestive disturbances. Sour fruit juices are also acidic, altering the properties of cow’s milk and causing indigestion.
Pineapple and Milk
Pineapple contains bromelain, an enzyme that digests protein in milk. Combining these two can cause nausea, stomach pain, diarrhea, and headaches. This combination is especially not recommended for young children.
Cucumber and Tomatoes
Combining cucumber with tomatoes reduces the body’s ability to absorb vitamin C.
Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C, while cucumbers contain an enzyme that breaks down vitamin C, thus decreasing the body’s ability to absorb this crucial vitamin.
Carrots and Radishes
Both carrots and radishes are very healthy, but consuming them together can diminish their nutritional value. This is because radishes are high in vitamin C, while carrots contain enzymes that break down vitamin C.
In addition to radishes, other vitamin C-rich fruits such as oranges and peppers should also not be consumed with carrots. Doing so may lead to acid reflux and even kidney issues if these two types are combined. Avoid smoothies or fruit juices mixed with carrots.
White Radishes and Pears, Apples, Grapes
The copper ketone present in pears, apples, and grapes reacts with the cyanogenic acid in white radishes, potentially leading to thyroid dysfunction and goiter.
Papaya and Lemon
When combined, these two fruits can produce toxins that affect hemoglobin in the blood, increasing the risk of anemia in young children if consumed together over time.
Protein-Rich Fruits and Starch-Rich Fruits
Most detox smoothies contain plants and vegetables high in protein. Starchy fruits and vegetables like green bananas, corn, chestnuts, or potatoes should not be combined with protein-rich foods such as broccoli, spinach, and guava.
The reason is that the gut microbiome cannot digest these foods together as they require different bases, such as alkaline substances, to aid the process. They can metabolize starch, while acidic fruits can hardly digest protein.
