Many people start to pay attention to their health. They choose to eat foods that are more nutritional to their body. Though many foods are very nutritional, if you mix or match them wrong, you may not get the nutrients to your body as you expected. Also, it can “help” you put on weight and even make you look less pretty.
The first example can be tofu. Tofu, to many Chinese and Japanese is common ingredients in their dishes. Many foreigners like tofu as well. I am not saying tofu is not healthy. In fact, tofu is very healthy as it is rich I protein. Tofu is made from soy bean which can substitute milk for babies. But if you are eating tofu and cake together, then, you may become fat.
There is a simplified theory saying that foods with high density should not be eaten in the same meal. Most of the food except vegetables is considered as high density. Tofu and cake are considered as high density food consistently. If you eat these two high density foods together, you are going to be fatter and fatter.
Another combination that can “help” you to put on weight is chocolate and soft drink. I know many of you like both chocolate and soft drink and like to eat them together. This can be extremely bad as both the chocolate and soft drink are high in calories, fat and sugar. For a better choice, you can choose to have chocolate with tea. Tea can help absorb the oil or fat in the chocolate, therefore, less oil can be absorbed to the body and you are less fat.
Shrimps, crabs are fish are extremely tasty seafood. They are also very healthy food as they are rich in protein and calcium, which are essential to cell growth and bone. Fruits are also delicious and they contain different vitamins and dietary fibers. For some of the fruits like grapes, guavas and persimmons, they are rich in tannic acid.
The problem that you eat seafood and fruit together is that the tannic acid in fruits can react with the protein and calcium in seafood. This will reduce the nutritional value of protein. Also, the calcium can tannic acid can together form a difficult-to-digest substance which irritates the stomach. On the whole, your digestion is going to be affected. With the poor digestion, you can have more pimples on your nose or around your chin.
There are still many food combinations that are not recommended. You can explorer more for your good healthy. But if you do not have time to do research, the simplest way to do is always remember to have a balanced diet. Eat more vegetables, less meats and drink more water.
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