All of those combinations are for taste and for presentation. When I talk about proper food combining I am talking about it for digestion purposes. It is the idea of eating foods in such a combination that it gives your body the best chance at proper digestion and utilization of nutrients. Improper food combining will result in you being tired after eating, feeling “heavy” hours after eating a meal, and quite possibly experiencing stomach issues such as acid reflux and similar ailments.

Have you ever felt tired after eating a big meal? Just about everyone has at some time or another. There are two reasons for this; eating too much and combining the wrong foods together. We will address serving size in America as a problem later on. For now I would like to concentrate on eating the wrong combination of foods as the culprit.

You need to understand a couple of important points here before we go any farther. Digestion of food is one of the most energy intensive activities that the body does. Anything that makes this process harder will require expenditure of additional energy. Lastly, different foods use different digestive juices to break them down.

Thanksgiving diner is a great example of a time when most people need a nap after a meal. Besides eating too much it is because of the varied spread that is laid out; meat, potatoes, squash, corn, gravy, stuffing, etc. So we are adding strain on the digestive process and causing multiple digestive juices to be used at the same time. That is why we feel so tired and need a nap.

Starches and proteins use different digestive juices in the digestion process. Starches like breads, pasta, grains and potatoes need a digestive juice that is alkaline in nature. Proteins such as meat, dairy and nuts need a digestive juice that is acidic in nature. Everyone knows that an alkaline and an acid cancel each other out. When this happens the food cannot be digested properly. Proteins and starches cannot digest in the stomach efficiently at the same time; it goes against the chemical laws of nature. An acid or heavy feeling stomach is caused by your food not being digested properly. When you combine proteins and starches at the same meal you open the door for these problems to occur. To combine foods properly you should not be eating a starch and protein at the same meal. Eat one category or the other and watch how much easier digestion occurs. Just because you were brought up to eat “meat and potatoes” at the same meal doesn’t mean it is the correct thing to do. Try eating the right way for a week and see how great you feel.

Today, Day is celebrated Thanksgiving in the United States.

I wish you all, what in your big day.

We must always be grateful for our lives and our blessings every day for years.

I think we should be thankful for each day Mother Nature's generous gifts.

It provides our food, our drinks, our health and happiness to enjoy nature every day.

So choose today to celebrate with a salad.

This can be refreshing, which can be acute, can be sweet.

It can be very nutritious, whole food on the table.

And this helps in managing your weight easily.

The salad is like a painting can be simple or complex, elaborately decorated, very colorful. You can bring your garden, your garden of edible flowers, herb garden or fruit from his garden.

Base or bottom

Salad leaves as the background of our image.

Forget the boring iceberg lettuce. See Roman crunchy chicory and white, bitter spinach, chicory, parsley and basil.

The main objective, which can turn this dish salad for a meal

You can try to add a central issue, which will focus on painting chicken breast or grilled salmon fillet grilled or cooked in a medium fillet of beef or some nice prawns. From Nice goat cheese can be the center ofArt.

Still Life

You can try to add fruits such as apple wedges or sliced pears, or some exotic fruits. What interesting contrast with the salad leaves.

You can choose the fruit its color, shape, crunchy snack and a sweet taste.

Decorate

Or do you want to add raw vegetables: some juicy cherry tomatoes, carrots, crisp, fresh cucumber, yellow peppers, sweet peppers, radishes few orFavorite raw vegetables.

Just sprinkle with nuts and almonds.

Something unusual

Some flowers in your salad? Want to try edible flowers?

Want to try chive flowers, flowers, cold beans, marigold blossoms, nasturtium, maybe some roses and violets?

There are so many possible combinations, it is likely that you can eat a different salad every day of the month.

Tip for weight control

Eatboth raw vegetables as you like, are full of vitamins, enzymes and minerals.

They are tasty and nutritious.

Enjoy every bite.