Chapter 3 - Protein – The Body’s Building BlocksWant More Diabetes Info? Search HERE
Let’s recap some basic food-combining guidelines developed by Dr. Herbert Sheldon in Texas in the 1940’s and further developed by the Diamonds, mentioned above. Eat proteins alone or with salads. If carbohydrates absolutely must be included in the meal, be sure to make them very low-carb vegetables. Eat bread, potatoes or high carb vegetables with salads. But refrain from eating high protein foods and high-carb foods together. For instance, avoid eating a steak and a potato. Have the steak with a salad or a potato with a salad, but avoid the steak with a potato. Actually, if you’re a type II diabetic, avoid the potatoes and medium to high glycemic index carbohydrate foods altogether! According to the food combining experts, it takes fruits, which are very high-carb foods, about a half an hour to move out of your stomach. It takes complex carbohydrates (like pasta, grains or potatoes) about two hours to get out of your stomach. It takes proteins about six to eight hours to move out of your stomach. This gives us a timeline for determining how long we should wait after eating proteins or carbs before we eat something else if we want to enjoy maximum digestive abilities. Wait thirty minutes after eating fruit before eating anything else. Wait about two hours after eating more complex carbohydrates before eating protein. Wait for six to eight hours after eating a protein meal before eating carbohydrates again. If you’re a type II diabetic, it’s a good idea to restrict your carbs as much as possible anyway, having meals of proteins, fats and very low-carbohydrate, high-fiber content foods. Even though “ Fit For Life” by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond may be a good reference for learning about efficient, healthy food combining, they recommend eating carbs for breakfast and lunch. That may be great for normally healthy people; however, if you’re a type II diabetic or pre-diabetic – DON’T! This book is recommended only for the purpose of understanding food combining principles. It is not recommended as a complete eating plan for type II diabetics!
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