Never mix cucumber with this common vegetable. You will regret it!
Who doesn’t love a scrumptious bowl of salad paired with a delectable drink. Undeniably, a hearty salad meal can be the best way to unwind on a perfect summer day.
It is impossible to imagine a delicious summer salad without juicy and fresh cucumbers and tomatoes. Nothing adds a burst of flavours to a bland boring salad better than cucumber and tomatoes, but did you know this delicious combination may have some scary implications on your health. Let’s learn more in the article below
Can we just mix these 2 kind of vegetables together?
Cucumbers and tomatoes are awesome for our body. They are both packed full of water, antioxidants, nutrients, and vitamins. However, you’re not supposed to mix them at the same time! According to Ayurveda, when choosing ingredients for a salad, we should know the exact digestion time of the ingredients.
Mixing vegetables that require less time for digestion and vegetables that require more time for digestion isn’t good because the lighter ingredient will end up passing in the intestine just as the first one is completely digested. This will cause food fermentation in the stomach which may further poison the entire body. It will also slow down the digestion and the fermentation of sugars and starches and you won’t be able to enjoy your meal completely. To make matters worse, the fermentation process may cause gases, swelling, and stomach pain.
There are other food combinations, besides tomatoes and cucumbers, which you should definitely avoid. Let’s take a look:
1. Bread/Noodles and Orange Juice
Never mix noodles and bread with orange juice, because the acid needed to digest the juice might diminish the enzyme whose role is starch digestion.
2. Meat and Cheese
This is another combination which should be avoided because it is never a good idea to put too much protein in the
3. Mac and Cheese
I know I know…besides the fact that mac and cheese is a popular meal, it shouldn’t be consumed. This is because macaroni are rich in starch, which has a different digestion time than protein. Hence, this combo will result in fermentation and digestive problems.
4. Vegetables and Cheese
Consuming this duo together will only result in bloating.
5. Bananas and Milk
This combination should be also avoided because, besides the good taste, it slows down the digestion.
6. Melon and Watermelon
Never eat watermelon and melon together because they are meant to be consumed alone.
7. Fruit and Yogurt
This WAS my favorite breakfast of all time (with some raw granola and honey). Unfortunately, it slows down your digestion and harms your intestinal flora. Truth is, I still eat this, can’t be perfect all the time.
