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

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

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

The myth of "food combining," which purports that the body is unable to digest certain foods if they are eaten in the wrong combination, ranks high among these.

From US News

Typically, proponents of food combining warn that fruits must be eaten alone, lest they "rot" and feed "harmful yeasts" in the body.

From US News

The consequences of inappropriate food combining, proponents of the practice caution, may range from gas and bloating to bona fide disease.

From US News