food combining

American  

[food kuhm-bahy-ning] / ˈfud kəmˌbaɪ nɪŋ /

noun

1. a dietary approach that advocates the eating of specific foods at specific times and restricts which types of foods can be eaten together.

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food combining British  

noun

1. the practice of keeping carbohydrates separate from proteins in one's daily diet, as a way of losing weight and also for some medical conditions

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Etymology

Origin of food combining

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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food combining

Sacha Bedding, chief executive of the trust, warns of a short-term crisis, with rising prices for heating and food combining with the end of a bigger welfare payment that was provided during the pandemic.

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2021

Similarly, dedicated devotees of food combining refuse to eat fruit with a mixed meal because they worried about the meal slowing digestion down, such that the fruit will "ferment" in the gut.

From US News ● Jul. 13, 2015

If this is the case, don't waste precious time on a bogus food combining regimen; get yourself to a qualified gastroenterologist.

From US News ● May 12, 2015

With this context in mind, it's time to break out that high school biology textbook and put this persistent myth of Western-style food combining to rest once and for all.

From US News ● May 12, 2015

I'll have a lot more to say about that later when I discuss the art of food combining.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve