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Surf and Turf
Surf and Turf. (Photo by Kevin Clark/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
Don’t let gluttony get the best of you as this common food pairing of steak and lobster can leave you feeling sick. It’s never a good idea to combine two animal proteins together.
Digesting protein takes a long time, and mixing different proteins together will leave you feeling a bit queasy as your stomach goes into overdrive.
Beans and Cheese
Those who like to enjoy Mexican cuisine are probably very familiar with this combination. However, this common pairing is almost guaranteed to lead to gas, bloating and a feeling of indigestion.
Keep your dairy and beans separate to keep your stomach happy.
Meat and Potatoes
Hamburgers and French fries is a classic combination, but it’s not the healthiest. One of the reasons is that proteins, like those found in meat, and starches, like those found in potatoes, don’t mix well.
In fact, the digestion of one inhibits the digestion of the other. The end result is that it can lead to your stomach feeling overly full and heavy, causing indigestion.
Olive Oil and Nuts
Olive oil and nuts are common ingredients in many Italian dishes, including popular pesto sauce. Yet this combo could be making you sick because olive oil, like all oils, is a fat whereas nuts are a protein.
This is a no-no for nutrition experts because the raw fat of the oil inhibits the digestion of the protein. The food ferments in your stomach instead of being digested, causing you to feel ill.
Melons with Non-Melons
Fruit salad is popular anytime of the year, especially for those trying to lose weight. While it is OK to combine most fruits with other fruits, be wary of melons, which have their own unique digestion problems.
People who claim that melons don’t sit well with them usually feel this way because they combined melons with other fruits.
On the other hand, melons with melons are an ideal combination.
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