Daily Food Combining Chart
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The way you eat can affect how well you feel, your energy levels, and how well you digest on a daily basis.
Below we've not only detailed the best food combinations but also the best order to eating.

Food Category
Food Groups
Combine With
Avoid
Digestion Time
Proteins
Soybeans
Barley
Non-starchy vegetables.
Acid fruits & starches.
3+ hours
Nuts
Peas
Beans
Olives
Peanuts
Eggs
Meat
Fish
Poultry
Tofu
Cheese
Wheat
Tofu
Milk
Wheat Germ
Blue-Green Algae
Fats
(unsaturated)
Olive Oils
Fish Oils
Use in moderation
to cook
with or as
a condiment.
Do not use as a portion of your meal.
3+ hours
Vegetable Oil
Fish
Flaxseed Oil
Meats
Sesame Oil
Seeds
Peanut Oil
Nuts
Canola Oil
Soybeans
Wheat Germ
Avacado
Nut Butters
Fats
(saturated)
Margarine
Butter
Eat every
once in a
great while.
Do not
use as a
regular part of your diet.
3+ hours
Safflower Oil
Dairy
Coconut Oil
Coconuts
Hard Cheese
Fat Meats
Cottonseed Oil
Palm Kernel Oil
Sugars-Sweets
Rice Syrup
Soda
Non-starchy vegetables.
Proteins and starches.
2-3
hours
Maple Syrup
Fructose
Molasses
Sorghum
Barley Malt
Honey
White Sugar
Milk
Brown Sugar
Turbinado Sugar
Starches
White Potato
Yams
Non-starchy vegetables.
Acid fruits and proteins.
2-3
hours
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Squashes
Peas
Carrots
Beets
Corn
Beans
Pastas
Rice
Breads
Grains
Peanuts
Cereals
Brussel Sprouts
Sweet Potatoes
Junk Food Starches
Potato Chips
Candy
Eat every
once in a
great while.
Do not use as a regular part of your diet.
2-3
hours
Corn Chips
Pretzels
French Fries
Cakes
Pop Corn
Pies
Crackers
Cookies
Non-Starch Vegetables
Dandelion
Garlic
Can be combined
with all
foods.
Can be combined with all foods.
30-45 minutes
Swiss Chard
Endive
Watercress
Lettuce
Cucumber
Leeks
Spinach
Onion
Mushrooms
Peppers
Cabbage
Radish
Tomatoes
Escarole
Scallions
Celery
Rhubarb
Chives
Leafy Sprouts
Bamboo Shoots
Green Leafy Vegetables
Acid Fruits
Grapefruit
Lemon
Sub-acid
fruits.
Proteins, starches, sweet fruits, and melons.
30-45 minutes
Sour Apples
Lime
Sour Grape
Oranges
Pineapple
Sweet
Fruits
Bananas
Dates
Eat as a
snack but alone.
Do not combine with meals.
30-45 minutes
Papayas
Figs
Currents
Raisins
Dried Fruits
Prunes
Melon
Fruits
Watermelon
Casaba
Eat as a
snack but alone.
Do not combine with meals.
30-45 minutes
Honeydew
Papaya
Cantaloupe
Crenshaw
Digestive Highway =
Eat your meals starting with the easiest to digest first followed by the more complex to avoid a "food traffic jam".
First =
Water or Fruit Juice
Second =
Soups that are not cream based
Third =
Green leafy non-starchy vegetables
Fourth =
Starches and starchy vegetables
Fifth =
Proteins

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