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Banyan Ayurvedic Food Combining
Banyan Ayurvedic Food Combining
Best Practices:
• Keep your proteins simple and separate.
• Dairy is a protein that is best eaten alone or with some grains.
(It is best to not mix it with other animal proteins.)
• The “heavier” the food, the heavier it can be on your digestion.
Sometimes we need heavier foods, but be aware of the state
of your digestion in the moment.
• Fruit is best eaten alone, or cooked in small amounts
when combined with other food.
Cheese
Fruit, beans, eggs,
Grains and
milk, yogurt, and
vegetables
hot drinks
Cucumbers, tomatoes,
Lemons Usually okay with milk, and yogurt
other foods if used in *Note: Lime can be
small amounts as a substituted for use
garnish or flavoring. with cucumbers
and tomatoes.
EVERYTHING,
Melons especially dairy, eggs,
Other melons (in a
fried food, grains, and
pinch), but it’s better
starches. *Note:
to have each type of
Melons should be
melon on its own.
eaten alone or
not at all.
Fruit (especially
melon), cucumber,
Nightshades Other vegetables, milk, cheese, and
grains, beans, meat, yogurt *Note:
fish, nuts, and seeds Nightshades include
peppers, eggplant,
potatoes, and
tomatoes.