5.Why the food combining lifestyle is easy : Food Combining Hay Diet

The main guidelines are:

• Don't mix starch foods with protein foods at the same meals.
• No more than one protein meal each day.
• Eat some foods high in potassium and calcium every day.
• Women who are not very active may prefer to eat one starch meal and one fruit meal and one protein meal each day .
• Men - may need extra energy and require two starch meals a day, but not refined starch.
• wholemeal bread, brown rice, potatoes with skins and pasta - all contain easily accessible energy and are also rich in fibre. Choose wholemeal when you can.
• Eat whole grain cereals, not highly refined flour.
• Eat plenty of non-starchy vegetables - as much as you like!
• Eat plenty of fresh fruit - as much as you like!
• Eat a wide variety of fruit and vegetables.
• Use olive oil if you need extra oil for cooking or dressings.
• You can eat butter and cream in moderation.
• Don't add sugar.
• Don't eat foods made from mixtures of fat and sugar such as biscuits and cakes.
• Don't smother starch meals in fat.
• Don't add extra salt.
• Take gentle exercise which helps digestion.