Daria and Galina Dmitriev - Separate nutrition: The principles of separate nutrition for children and adults. Can children have separate meals? Porridge for children - healthy food, E.O. Komarovsky

11.08.2023

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There are no medical dogmas in this book that must be strictly followed. The authors tried to describe the essence of the system of separate nutrition, the main task of which is the ability to properly combine food products.
If you are not an enemy to your health, this book is for you. She will teach you how to use and combine the products necessary for your body. The 101 products recommended by the authors contain the “right ingredients”—the ingredients that will help you live a long and productive life and get rid of disease.
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The main task of the practice of separate nutrition is to learn how to combine food products correctly. But before you start mastering the system of separate nutrition, you need to learn how to make the right choice of food. Wholesome food has a lot in common with the system of separate nutrition. They are united by a restriction in the consumption of industrially processed products, since vitamins, microelements, minerals and enzymes are lost during such processing.
In addition, food additives are often added to products during industrial processing, which can also be harmful to health.
In the system of separate nutrition, when choosing food, preference is given to plant products. This is due to the fact that poisonous substances accumulate in the animal’s body in high concentrations, which enter it in different ways, for example, through plant food obtained from plants treated with artificial fertilizers and pesticides, as well as medication residues (including hormones). It should also be borne in mind that hormones are present in the animal's body, which are formed due to the mortal fear of the animal before slaughter.
All of the above-mentioned toxic substances consumed by a person in food along with meat can adversely affect his health. In addition, you should avoid eating offal, wild mushrooms, as well as foods that contain all kinds of food additives - they are all replete with toxic substances. When choosing food products, preference should be given to environmentally friendly plant products grown without the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides, moreover, grown in a particular area and in accordance with the season, which reduces their transportation routes and storage period.
The system of separate nutrition, therefore, recommends eating only natural and industrially unprocessed foods whenever possible.

Overly processed foods such as white sugar, industrial fats, white flour and foods prepared from it should be avoided. And, on the contrary, the consumption of greens is highly recommended, because in their natural form, plants contain all the elements necessary for the human body in a highly concentrated form. These substances include vitamins, amino acids, minerals, trace elements and enzymes.
The method of separate nutrition consists of two basic rules:
- consume proteins and carbohydrates separately;
- constantly maintain the acid-base balance in the body.
If we properly combine the food we eat, then we ensure that it is more efficiently digested, since we do not get the benefit of food that is digested with difficulty. Therefore, the right combination of food, in addition to its better assimilation, protects our body from poisons. Some people suffer from, for example, food allergies; having learned how to properly combine food products, they easily part with it. Allergy is a form of protein poisoning. The food products we have purchased are just raw materials for food, which, by the way, in addition to useful organic compounds, also contain indigestible substances, simply speaking, waste.
The food we consume is broken down in the digestive tract by digestive juices and enzymes into tiny elements. After that, they pass from the intestines to the liver. There, the body either collects elements according to its own pattern, or completely digests them in order to obtain energy. Products in their pure form are not absorbed by the body. In the beginning, they are subject to decay.
The physiology of digestion is the complex chemical changes that occur in the digestive tract. Changes in the process of digestion are greatly influenced by enzymes - non-living enzymes. All foods produce enzymes during digestion. Enzymes act as a physiological catalyst in the stomach. And we know from chemistry that many substances do not interact with each other, but can combine in the presence of a third substance. It only contributes to the onset of the reaction. Such a substance or agent is called a catalyst, and the process itself is called catalysis. Previously, these substances were called enzymes, since their action in the process of digestion resembles fermentation, which is carried out by living enzymes - bacteria. The products obtained during the fermentation (fermentation) process, which are not identical to the enzymes formed in the stomach, are poisonous. Decay also causes the formation of poisons. Each enzyme only works on one class of foods: carbohydrates, proteins, salts, fats... And they only do their job. If, for example, pepsin did not convert proteins into peptones, then the enzymes that convert peptones into amino acids cannot act on the above proteins, etc.
The process of digestion begins with the crushing of food in the mouth. Already in saliva, an enzyme (ptyalin) appears, which breaks down starch into maltose (complex sugar). Maltose, getting into the intestines and acting as a new enzyme, turns it into a simple sugar. Starch that has not been digested in the mouth and stomach can be broken down provided it has undergone fermentation on its way to the stomach. The enzyme found in the mouth is called ptyalin. If we mix starches of different composition, then the action of ptyalin stops, and we get an acid reaction of the body, which will be discussed below. Depending on the nature of the food eaten, the composition of the gastric (gastric) juice changes: from neutral to strongly acidic.
Gastric juice contains three enzymes - pepsin, lapase and irennene. Only pepsin is able to initiate the digestion of all types of proteins. Protein at different stages of digestion is broken down with the help of various enzymes. Without the prior action of pepsin, other enzymes are unable to break it down. Pepsin works only in an acidic environment, which can be neutralized with alkali. When drinking chilled drinks, the action of pepsin slows down or stops altogether; the result is stomach pain. The stomach sometimes hurts even after eating a serving of ice cream, which contains sugar, protein and fats, and as it is already known, pepsin cannot simultaneously break down various substances that enter the stomach during digestion. Alcohol also precipitates this enzyme.
At the sight, smell or thought of food, a person involuntarily releases saliva, which can cause the release of gastric juice. The taste of food is also important for its selection. However, the secretion of gastric juice does not occur if you chew substances that are not food, that is, the secretory action does not occur if difficult-to-digest substances enter your mouth.
Enzymes have different effects on different types of food, as will be shown below. Various elements in the composition of gastric juice make it capable of digesting numerous foods. Observations of the activity of the gastric secretory mechanism show that it has the ability to adapt to the food consumed. Adaptation is possible because gastric secretions contain 5 million microscopic glands that secrete the same number of constituents of gastric juice. From what foods we consume, the juice can be sour, weakly or strongly acidic, as well as neutral. The same adaptation occurs with saliva. For example, weak acids cause profuse salivation, while weak alkalis do not produce salivary secretions. Well, if unpleasant-tasting substances accidentally get into your mouth, then saliva will help you here too: the secretions caused by this unpleasant sensation help wash them off.
The process of digestion does not always begin in the mouth, only gastric juice is able to digest more of what we consume. These conclusions of scientists once again confirm the idea of the importance of choosing food, as, for example, people who are not spoiled by civilization do.
Like lower beings, man once instinctively avoided harmful food combinations. But, having adapted to the new conditions, where the intellect rules the show, he began to stray from the right path. But since man is a higher being, with the help of acquired knowledge he will finally be able to control his body. And only an ignorant person will ignore the rich physiological experience that leads to the correct practice of nutrition.
One of the conditions for proper digestion is maintaining the acid-base balance in the body. Our body has certain regulatory mechanisms, the so-called "buffer systems", which constantly maintain this balance. And yet, as it turned out, certain factors create such a load on the body that the “buffer systems” no longer work. Such a factor, along with an unhealthy lifestyle, may be an unfavorable diet.
The foods we eat go through different stages of metabolism in the body. When some are digested, acids are formed, and therefore they are called "acid-formers", while others are digested, alkalis are formed, and therefore such products are called "alkali-formers". Different authors provide different information on this matter. The contradictions are partly due to the fact that products can behave differently each time. It depends on the specifics of their cultivation, processing, age and preparation. And yet, most agree that finished foods are more acid-forming than raw.
Foods can be divided into strongly acidic, weakly acidic, weakly and strongly alkaline-forming. Highly acidic foods include: meat, sausage, fish, eggs, cheese, sweets, white flour products, alcohol and coffee. Weakly acid-forming foods include: cottage cheese, sour cream, nuts and wholemeal flour products. Foods that are weakly alkaline include dry fruits, raw milk, and mushrooms. Highly alkaline foods include vegetables, fresh fruit, potatoes, and lettuce. Thus, both products consisting predominantly of protein and products rich in carbohydrates act acid-forming. In addition, animal products are acid-forming, while vegetable products (fruits, vegetables and green salad), on the contrary, are alkali-forming. The fact that the pH value (hydrogen intensity) in the urine of vegetarians is more alkaline than that of mixed eaters who consume meat and fish provides a solid foundation for this theory. The alkaline-forming effect of vegetarian food is due to its high content of minerals: potassium, calcium, magnesium and sodium.
How does our body deal with acids created by itself? In the process of digestion of foods rich in carbohydrates, a lot of carbonic acid accumulates. It is transported through the body fluids to the lungs and is exhaled as carbon dioxide. Yet excess acid remains in the body. As a result of protein digestion, mainly urea and uric acid are formed. They remain in the body until excreted through the kidneys and shift the acid-base balance towards acid. If, after that, acid is again added to the tissue already ready for the release of the remaining acid through food, the body will peroxide even more. Urea contains the chemical element nitrogen, which is excreted in small portions through the kidneys in the form of ammonia, which has an alkaline reaction; as a result of the activity of the body, too many acids can be released. Another group of acids to be excreted arises during the digestion of foods containing sulfur and phosphorus, such as meat.
Phosphate is also found as an additional substance in Cola drinks, meat and sausage products. This means that these products act in the body acid-forming. When consuming mainly acid-forming foods, the body can come to overacidification. According to Dr. Hay, this is the main cause of numerous diseases.
The above is just one of the mechanisms that show how nutrition can affect acid-base balance. But there are other connections between the nature of nutrition and overacidification of the body. In the first place is the consumption of foods unnatural for the body. Industrially processed foods rich in carbohydrates (for example, premium flour, white sugar, etc.) break down into carbon dioxide in the body. For the digestion of such acid-forming products, alkali-forming minerals (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron) and B vitamins are needed. They would have to maintain an acid-base balance. But, since they undergo a metabolic process and are themselves neutralized, they can no longer perform their task of maintaining an alkaline balance.
The probable cause of acidification should include the wrong selection of food products. As a result, the digestive organs are overloaded and digestion is delayed and, as a result, acids are formed. Thus, in order to avoid many diseases, it is necessary to adhere to the principle of separate nutrition, which consists in the fact that certain foods should not be taken at the same time, that is, at the same meal.
Indiscriminate mixing of products would mean chronic overload of the digestive system and would call into question the optimal implementation of each product, which is in the wrong relationship with others. For example, a very valuable product is a chicken egg. Rye and wheat are also good concentrated foods. But if you take them at the same time - scrambled eggs and wholemeal bread - you get an unhealthy mixture, because each of these products affects the digestive process in its own way. In addition, the effect of the usefulness of each individual nutrient product is reduced. In the case of the simultaneous consumption of eggs and bread, the body needs a much greater expenditure of energy in order to cope with the simultaneous digestion of different foods. If the egg and bread are eaten at different times, the digestion process will be more rational.
The division of nutritious foods into groups with a predominance of proteins or carbohydrates is only an approximation to the principle of separate nutrition. Enzymes necessary for digestion are of real importance here. There are products that are completely absorbed in an acidic environment, that is, their splitting occurs when the mixture of food gruel and digestive juice is acidic. And there are those that break down in an alkaline environment. Alkali and acid are so opposite and far apart that they cannot coexist simultaneously in the stomach. If they are together, then their mutual neutralization occurs. That is why, to return to our egg and bread example, the body itself is not in a position to digest either egg or bread in the best possible way. Of course, it comes to complete neutralization very rarely, since sour digestion most often predominates in the stomach. But in our example, it will be already weakened. The egg will still be split, but not completely. The grain will be completely redundant. It, not being split, will ferment, which will result in flatulence.
The whole secret of separate nutrition is to know which food elements can be taken at the same time, i.e. e. in one meal, and which cannot be combined. It is not recommended to mix alkali-excess products with acid-excess ones.

A protein food is one that contains a high percentage of protein. The richest in protein
– Nuts, including sunflower seeds, pumpkins, melons, watermelons, etc.
– All-cereals
– Mature beans
- Soya beans
– Lenten meat products, including fish, eggs
- Cheese
– Olives
– Avocado
- Milk

Unfortunately, the common practice of food consumption is that we are offered to eat disparate foods, for example, bread with meat, porridge with sugar, fruit pie, etc. Thus, we eat proteins first, and then carbohydrates, and all this food enters the stomach in the most disorderly way. Eating these two types of food is not recommended for the reason that the first stage of starch digestion requires an alkaline environment, and the first stage of protein digestion requires an acidic one. Protein digestion begins in the stomach. The enzyme pepsin and hydrochloric acid are responsible for this. For normal digestion, the environment of the stomach must be sharply acidic. If, for example, foods rich in protein (meat and fish are included) are consumed together with foods rich in carbohydrates (such as potatoes), then digestion cannot proceed optimally, since the enzymes amylase and pepsin counteract each other, since they a different medium is needed: amylase is slightly alkaline, pepsin is sharply acidic. Consequently, the work of digestion is excessively difficult for the body, besides, undigested starch absorbs the enzyme - pepsin, and without it, the digestion of proteins is difficult.
It is unwise to consume more than one type of protein, as this leads to a glut of proteins, and the tendency to increase protein intake can be considered harmful. Two proteins, different in their composition, require the release of gastric juice in different time lines. The secretion of gastric juice not only begins at different times, but also depends on their, proteins, quantitative composition. Academician I. Pavlov even singled out specific secretions, naming them according to the types of food: “milk” juice, “bread” juice, etc. The nature of the food eaten affects not only juice secretion, but also the composition of acidity. So, when eating meat, the acidity is highest, and when eating bread, it is the lowest. At this time, the juice is regulated. The most potent juice is released in the first hour of digestion of meat, in the digestion of bread - in the third hour, and in the digestion of milk - in the last hour. In this case, the digestion time depends on the amount of food. You need to remember a simple truth: the simpler the dish, the faster it is digested. The variability in the production of gastric secretions gives reason to say that, for example, such types of food as bread and meat should not be consumed at the same time. Even I. Pavlov pointed out that different amounts of gastric juice are spent on bread and milk, despite the equal amount of proteins in them. The same thing happens to the enzyme when meat and milk are consumed at the same time. Pepsin for the assimilation of meat nitrogen is required more than for milk. These different types of food in terms of protein composition receive the enzyme in quantities that correspond to its digestibility. Meat requires more gastric juice than milk. Due to the slow action of acids, sugars and fats on the digestion of foods containing these elements, they should not be eaten with proteins. Fat, which is full of butter, cream, vegetable oil, margarine, etc., slows down the digestion of protein, so the use of the latter with fat is not advisable.
The greatest amount of fat is found in fatty meats, in fried eggs and meat, in milk, nuts, etc. These products require more digestion than lean roast, soft-boiled or bagged eggs. Fat is neutralized by a large number of green vegetables, especially raw cabbage. With cheese, nuts, it is better to eat green vegetables, rather than sour fruits, although this may seem tasteless to someone. Sugar also interferes with protein digestion. He himself is not digested either in the stomach or in the mouth, but lingers in the stomach and wanders. Therefore, you can not eat proteins with foods containing sugar. For example, cream with sugar after a meal delays digestion for several hours. Acids also create problems in the digestion of protein foods. The exceptions are cheese, nuts and avocados; acid does not have a noticeable effect on the digestion of these products. Non-starchy foods and juicy vegetables are best combined with proteins of all kinds: spinach, chard (leaf beet), kale; tops - beets, mustard, turnips; bok choy, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, collard greens, asparagus, fresh green beans, caviar, all fresh tender squash and squash, celery, cucumber, radish, watercress, parsley, chicory, dandelion, canola, escarole ), bamboo shoots. The following vegetables go well with proteins: beets, turnips, pumpkins, carrots, goats, cauliflower, kohlrabi, rutabaga, beans, peas, artichokes, potatoes, including sweet ones. They contain starch, and therefore they perfectly complement starchy foods. Beans and peas contain protein and starch. They are good to eat in combination with those vegetables that do not have other proteins or other starches.
We recommend you a breakfast menu that contains the right combination of fruits. Just don't add sugar to fruit.

Some doctors claim that fruits depress digestion. Answering that eating fruits with various foods leads to disorders of the body, they blame the fruits. However, eaten separately from another meal, they do not cause any trouble.
Fruits bring not only aesthetic pleasure, because you never get tired of admiring them. It is also the tastiest product that contains blends of pure, nutritious, wholesome food elements. Veste with nuts (also fruits), they represent the ideal food for humans. And if you add green vegetables to them, then you won’t find a better combination of products. True, for better assimilation of fruits, one condition must be observed - do not combine them with starches and proteins. Avocados and olives are especially poorly digested with proteins; this can lead to eating disorders. Thus, one should not eat fruits with meat, eggs, bread, etc. Fruits are almost not digested in the mouth, but immediately go to the intestines, but there they perform their task quite regularly. If they are eaten with other foods, then they will not be able to be digested until the turn of these other foods comes. As a result, they are not digested, but decompose under the influence of difficult-to-digest mixtures. Fruits should not be eaten between meals either, since the stomach is busy digesting other food that was previously taken. The habit of drinking any fruit juice between meals is also frowned upon, as this is often the cause of indigestion. For breakfast, you can cook a delicious salad with proteins. Its composition: grapefruit, orange, apple, pineapple, lettuce, celery, 120 g of cottage cheese or nuts, or a large number of avocados. Another salad recipe: peaches, plums, apricots, cherries, smooth peach, lettuce, celery. But, if you intend to add protein to the salad, you should not put sweet fruits in it: bananas, raisins, prunes, etc.

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7. TRADITIONS OF THE EAST

The idea of separate meals did not come out of thin air - in one form or another, separate meals have always existed. An example of the intuitive application of the principle of separate nutrition is the ancient Eastern cultures - China and India - where a lot of attention was paid to the problems of a healthy lifestyle. At the same time, it is clear that, without making a cult out of food, they successfully developed culinary art there.

To this day, many people follow the principles set forth in the ancient scriptures of India and which form the basis of Vedic culture. (The word "Vedic" comes from the Sanskrit word "veda", which means "absolute knowledge". The ancient scriptures of India, written in Sanskrit, are called the Vedas, as they contain knowledge of the absolute.)

To appreciate the Vedic cuisine means to see it as part of the Vedic culture. The fundamental difference between Vedic cuisine and any other is the mind of the cook. Following the Vedic tradition, the cook prepares food in a state of spiritual concentration, thinking that these dishes will be offered to God. People tend to ask God to give them "daily bread." A devotee of Krishna himself offers "daily bread" to God, thereby expressing his love for him, to which Krishna always reciprocates. In one of the Vedic scriptures - Bhagavad Gita - Krishna says that if someone with love and devotion offers him vegetarian food, be it just a leaf, fruit or water, he will accept it. By His inconceivable mercy, Krishna tastes the offered food and thereby spiritualizes it. Thus ordinary food becomes Krishna's prasadam, Krishna's grace, and ordinary food becomes a transcendental act of worshiping and loving association with Krishna.

Prasadam is fundamentally different in quality from food prepared for one's own tongue or for sale. When preparing food, people usually think of anything but the pleasure of the Lord, and their materialistic thoughts have a subtle influence on the one who eats this food. But when we eat prasadam - food prepared with love and devotion for the Lord and then offered to him - our hearts are purified. One of the spiritual masters of the Krishna movement, Makunda Gaswami, said: “If you eat ordinary food, you only develop a passionate desire to enjoy this material world, but if you eat prasada, then with every bite you eat, your love of God increases.” This is the philosophy of Vedic cuisine.

The followers of the Vedic culture practically did not eat meat. Its use spread in India only with the arrival of foreign conquerors: the Moghuls, who came from Persia in the 16th century; the Portuguese who ruled for four centuries and, finally, the British colonialists. However, despite the fact that for many centuries India was dominated by people who eat meat, a huge number of Indians are still vegetarians.

According to the Vedic notions, the life of any creature is sacred and the unjustified killing of innocent creatures is a gross violation of the laws of God, so India has been a country of vegetarians from time immemorial. A true vegetarian according to the Vedic conception is one who does not eat meat, fish or eggs. A person cannot be considered a vegetarian in the full sense of the word if he refuses meat, but eats eggs or fish, since he eats flesh, although it may be hidden, as in eggs, under a calcareous shell. Someone who has become a vegetarian just to avoid violence may see no reason to avoid eating unfertilized eggs. However, from the Vedic point of view, all flesh is unsuitable for human beings, so one who wants to become a vegetarian must also give up eggs, which are the building blocks for the bodies of future chickens, whether they are fertilized or not.

Some vegetarians, called vegans, abstain not only from meat, fish, eggs, but also from dairy products, thus protesting against the ruthless exploitation of cows, which they are subjected to on meat and dairy farms. Devotees of Krishna show their compassion for animals in a different way. They also condemn such animal cruelty, but do not refuse milk, which, according to the Vedas, is one of the most important foodstuffs.

After becoming vegetarian for a while, many people later return to their old habits because they do not enjoy vegetarian food and are not very convinced of the need for vegetarianism. But if they knew about the alternative system of Vedic nutrition with its exquisite dishes that are not only healthy and very tasty, but also contribute to the spiritual development of a person (from a completely scientific point of view), then they would forever give up meat. There is no better food than vegetarian food offered to Krishna. Cooking them is not at all difficult, and the result exceeds all expectations.

So, vegetarianism, from the Vedic point of view, is an integral part of the lifestyle and philosophy of those who strive for improvement, and not just the food system. By starting to follow the instructions of the Vedas, no matter what goal we pursue: to achieve spiritual perfection or simply develop the habit of clean and healthy food, we will become happier ourselves and stop causing unnecessary suffering to other living beings in the world around us. Proper nutrition is important for two reasons: it helps a person engaged in spiritual practice to master his feelings, in addition to being one of the necessary conditions for physical health (overeating, eating unclean food, taking it in an excited state cause, as you know, "the mother of all diseases" - indigestion).

The first requirement of proper nutrition is the spiritualization of the process of eating. The Bhagavad Gita divides food into three types: food in the mode of goodness, the mode of old age (dairy products, fruits, vegetables, cereals) is considered the healthiest. It cleanses a person, gives strength, health, increases life expectancy, brings happiness and satisfaction. This food is sweet, juicy, oily and delicious. The cause of suffering is food in the mode of passion: too bitter, sour, salty, dry and hot.

The mode of ignorance includes "rotten and foul-smelling food" such as meat, fish, poultry, etc. One who eats such food becomes often and painfully ill and accumulates bad krama. It follows that the food we eat has a direct impact on our lives. If modern people were guided in the choice of food by other criteria than its price and desire for pleasure, then much unnecessary suffering could be avoided. In addition to the fact that food is needed to maintain life and vitality, its second purpose is to help purify the mind and consciousness. Anyone who cares about his spiritual development should, before taking food, offer it to God. Many Indians and people from other countries will not touch food unless it has been offered to God. Eating the food offered to God contributes to the spiritual progress of man.

The third rule is to always eat at the same time. Digestion of food is most active when the sun is at its zenith, so try to have the main meal at noon. After a light breakfast, at least three hours should pass before the next meal, and after a hearty lunch, at least five hours. Eating at fixed times, without snacking between meals, will help you ease the process of digestion and curb your mind and tongue.

Eating should be done in a calm and pleasant environment. A good mood helps digestion, but a spiritual attitude helps it even more. According to the Vedic cookbook Ksemakutuhala, written in the second century AD, a good mood and a pleasant atmosphere are as important for proper digestion as the quality of the food itself. Food is a divine gift, so it should be prepared, served and eaten with joy and reverence.

One of the most important principles of Vedic cuisine is the right combination of products. In one meal, you can combine only those products that suit each other in taste, are easily digested together and absorbed. Rice and other cereals go well with vegetables. Dairy products, such as cottage cheese, buttermilk, yogurt, go well with cereals and vegetables, but fresh milk and vegetables are incompatible, as well as milk with legumes. A typical Vedic meal of rice, dhal, vegetables and chapatis contains all the essential nutrients and is easy to digest. Try not to eat fresh fruits with vegetables. Fruit is best eaten separately. Do not mix sweet fruits with sour fruits, and milk with sour milk products or sour fruits.

Share prasadam with others. In the classic Upadeshamrta written about five hundred years ago by Rupa Goswami and describing the principles of devotional service, it is said: “One of the forms of showing love for devotees is to give them prasadam and take prasadam from them.” The scriptures recommend sharing prasadam with others, both friends and strangers. The gift of the Lord is priceless and must not be hidden from others. When it was time for dinner, a householder in ancient India would go to the doorstep and shout, “Prasad! Prasad! Prasad! Let all who are hungry come into my house and I will feed them!” Many Indians still follow this custom. Having given the guests a warm welcome, they feed them to the full, and only after that they themselves sit down at the table. Try to give prasadam to others whenever possible, even if you cannot follow this custom, and then you yourself will get great pleasure from it.

The next prerequisite is cleanliness. Much attention in the Vedic culture is given to purity, both external and internal. External cleanliness implies, in particular, compliance with all hygiene rules when preparing food. This certainly includes such a good habit as washing your hands before eating. After eating, you should also wash your hands, rinse your mouth, wash your face, rinse your eyes. Inner purity is purity of mind and heart. To wash off the veil of material contamination from them, it is necessary to chant the Vedic mantras, especially the Hare Krsna mantra. Eat in moderation. Our strength and energy depend on how well the food we eat is absorbed, and not on how much we eat. For normal digestion of food in the stomach, there must be free space. Try to limit yourself to half of what you think you could eat. Instead of filling your stomach to failure, divert a quarter of your stomach for liquid and a quarter for air. Then the stomach can quickly digest the food, and the food will give you great pleasure. Due to overeating, the mind becomes agitated or sluggish, and the body is filled with heaviness and fatigue. Moderate eating will bring satisfaction to the mind and energy to the body. Do not flood the fire of digestion with water. Fire is visible flame and invisible organic combustion. The process of digestion is certainly based on combustion. Food is digested in the stomach with the help of a fire called jatharagni ("fire of the stomach"), as stated in the Vedas. And since we drink with food, it is important to consider the effect of liquid on the fire of digestion. Moderates appetite and reduces the possibility of overeating by drinking before meals. Drinking a moderate amount of liquid during meals helps digestion, however, if we drink after meals, the gastric juice liquefies and the digestive fire becomes weaker. Do not drink for at least an hour after a meal, and after that you can drink at least every hour, until the next meal.

Use food sparingly. In days of need, we lack as much food as we threw away in days of abundance, the scripture says. Therefore, put as much food on the plate as you can eat, but if you still do not finish it, then save the rest of the food until the next meal. Reheat leftover food over low heat by adding a little water and stirring frequently. Dishes must be closed. Prasad is sacred food. It must not be thrown into the garbage chute or garbage can. Give prasadam to animals or bury it in the ground, or throw it into the water if for some reason you have not eaten it and need to be thrown away. Be frugal and try not to transfer food while preparing or eating.

From time to time it is necessary to fast. According to Agorveda, fasting strengthens willpower and health. Intermittent fasting also gives rest to the digestive system, due to which the senses become more receptive, and the mind and consciousness become clearer. Agorveda in most cases recommends limiting oneself to water during fasting. However, according to Agorveda, a full fast should not last more than one to three days. It is important not to drink more water than is necessary to quench your thirst. The fire of digestion, jatha-ragni, burns the toxins accumulated in the body, since during fasting it does not need to digest food, and excess water prevents combustion.

Devotees of Krishna observe another type of fast - they fast on the day of Ekadashi, which falls on the 11th day after the new moon. The Brahmavaivartapurana says: "He who fasts on Ekadashi is freed from all his sins and thus advances on the path of virtue." On fasting days, devotees do not eat grains and legumes, and those who can observe a complete fast. In accordance with Vedic tradition, a hearty breakfast is recommended, an even more hearty lunch and a light dinner, and on holidays an exquisite feast. The proposed menu gives an idea of which dishes go best with each other.

A typical breakfast includes a dish of rice or legumes, vegetables, a small amount of yogurt, a slice of bread, a slice of ginger. Good for breakfast herbal or ginger tea. There are many options for a lighter breakfast.

A traditional Vedic meal consists of rice, chapatis, dal and vegetables. You can complement lunch with salad, chutney (spicy sweet seasoning), sweets and a drink. In summer, you can also serve some yogurt.

Dinner consists of vegetables and light bread, which goes well with chutneys, snacks, sweets and a drink. The ideal dinner is a glass of hot milk with spices with a spoonful of ghee. Before going to bed, it is not recommended to eat a lot of cereals and legumes, otherwise the stomach will have to work all night. According to Ayurveda, in no case should you eat citrus fruits, yogurt and generally sour foods at night.

In accordance with the Vedic tradition, on weekdays it is customary to eat moderate and modest food, and on Sunday to arrange "feasts of love" and invite guests to them. A luxurious feast enables people to partake of the abundance that reigns in the spiritual world. The festive feast menu should include rice with vegetables or nuts, stewed and fried vegetables, raita (salad), spicy appetizer, puri, chutney, one or two kinds of sweets, drink and kheer (sweet rice). The number of dishes at the festive feast is unlimited.

The ancient Chinese also paid much attention to the problem of proper nutrition, directly linking it with health. The book "Chzhudshi" says:

One must be versed in food and drink. Often there is a breakdown of the body and even life itself is endangered. Why? Because we use food and drink either in excess, or in small quantities, or at the wrong time. Therefore, it is necessary to study the peculiarities of food preparation and drinking. It is necessary to know the measure of consumption and to know the effect of food and drink and which of them are harmful. So, food substances are usually divided into solid and liquid. And solid ones are also divided into simple seeds, different types of meat, oils, fats, greens, and complex seeds prepared artificially. Seed differences:

Seeds with shell. These include rye, wheat, buckwheat, barley, rice, millet, small rice. These seeds are palatable and retain that flavor when digested.

Properties of rice seeds: fatty, soft, digestible and cooling. Rice cures the disorder of the three vital processes, in addition, rice strengthens and stops diarrhea and vomiting. Unlike rice, small rice has the property of cooling and digestion, it causes appetite.

Millet promotes healing and healing of tissue disorders and bruises, because it has the property of heavy, cooling and strengthening. The core contributes to nourishment and increase in excrement, acting heavily and coolingly.

Buckwheat and barley. They also have cooling properties, digestible. They cure complex disorders of the vital processes of bile and the milky-lymphatic system.

Seeds with skin; These are different varieties of peas. They have an astringent, pleasant taste, cooling effect; digestible. They have a nourishing property, stop bleeding, treat acute disorders of the mucous tract, and stop diarrhea. Peas, freed from oil, are rubbed with obesity, with disorders of blood nutrition and bile vital processes.

If cough, shortness of breath, hemorrhoids or stones have formed in the seminal vesicle, Chinese peas treat. The formation of sperm is enhanced by manna. The astringent and pleasant taste of small peas causes disorders of the three life processes. Fresh and raw, all these seeds are heavy, and ripe, dried, old are easily digested. Fresh, boiled and fried are easier to digest and assimilate in the order in which they are given here.

Types of meat.

There are eight of them. Distinguish between the meat of animals that live on land, in water, on land and in water at the same time.

Animals that live in water. Their meat has the properties of fatty, heavy and hot. Such meat cures local disorders in the stomach, kidneys, in the lumbar region and raises local temperature drops in these organs.

Animals that live in water and on land. Their meat has both of these properties.

Birds and animals that feed on raw meat, preyed on. This meat is coarse, but digestible, spicy. It improves the digestive capacity of the stomach, enhances muscle nutrition and raises the temperature.

Fatty mutton has an intoxicating property, causes appetite, helps to absorb tissues.

Goat meat is heavy, has cooling properties, brings a breakdown in three-life processes, helps patients with syphilis, smallpox, and burns.

The property is cooling, fatty has cattle meat.

Abscesses and suppurations, disorders of the lymph are cured by the meat of a donkey, mule, horse meat. This meat raises the local drop in temperature in the kidneys and lumbar region.

Pork has cooling, digestible properties. It cures ulcers, wounds and old chronic catarrhs. To strengthen sleep, to nourish the muscles, bear meat is used.

Buffalo meat has hot and fatty properties, raises the temperature and leads to malnutrition of the blood and bile.

Feeding of sperm, healing of wounds, ulcers is promoted by chicken and sparrow meat. And with visual impairment, blindness, it is necessary to eat peacock meat. It also strengthens the elderly.

Deer meat enhances digestion, increases the temperature in the liver and stomach. Goat meat (wild goat) has a light and cooling property, helps to lower the temperature.

Coarse rabbit meat cures diarrhea, enhances the digestive capacity.

Heavy meat of the chest, lumbar and middle parts of males and females of animals. So it is with female animals that bear fruit. And in females and males of birds, the meat is light. Heavy properties and meat of the head, chest region, pelvis and lumbar region.

If the meat is old, it has a hot property, and if it is fresh, it has a cooling property. Heavy properties, it is difficult to digest fresh meat, frozen and fatty.

Light properties and easily digested dried and boiled meat.

Fish improves vision, stimulates appetite, treats indigestion, wounds, tumors.

Oils and fats

Cooling properties, pleasant taste in oil, vegetable oils, bone marrow and fat.

Mucous membranes are lubricated with oil and fat, they become slippery; has a calming effect.

For the elderly, children, the weak, the anemic, the emaciated, those who have suffered grief, oil and fats are very useful.

It improves the appearance, gives vigor, treats the disorder of the vital processes of bile, lowers the temperature - all this is the action of fresh oil, which has cooling and strengthening properties.

And the old oil heals the mentally ill, as well as wounds and ulcers. To improve memory, abilities, strengthen and improve digestion, live long - boiled butter will help. In general, the best oils provide great benefits.

To improve appetite, to destroy the dryness of excrement, butter, foam, cheese are used. Cow's butter improves the digestive capacity. Buffalo and sheep milk oil works in the same way and cures temperature disorders in the body. Sesame oil, hot and spicy, contributes to obesity of the lean, and heals the obese, restoring strength in them and curing disorders of life processes.

The bone marrow absorbs sperm in case of bone tissue disorder in the joints, burns; hearing disorder, brain fats treat. The oil used in food helps to improve the digestive capacity and free the first ways of digestion from any stagnation, nourish tissues, improve appearance and vision, and promote longevity.

Onions, carrots and other greens

Onion tastes burning, sorrel has a bitter taste.

Greens, both raw, boiled, and dried, have warming, light or cooling, heavy properties. Greens cure eating disorders.

To improve sleep, stimulate appetite, cure disorders of life processes, you need to use onions. But to remove worms and restore the strengthening of vital living warmth will help a simple bow, heavy and cooling properties. Fresh carrots have a burning taste, it enhances digestion, and old carrots enhance vital processes, they have a heavy, cooling property.

The antidote for poisoning is carrots. Any green helps to improve appetite, but it is hard and difficult to digest.

Porridge and soup made from rice and wheat

Rice and millet can be cooked in both liquid and thick form. The thinner, the easier it is to digest. Satisfying thirst and hunger, this cereal calms, enhances vital living warmth, is easily digested;

blood vessels become soft. Thick porridge satisfies hunger, thirst, destroys constipation. Wheat porridge stops diarrhea, quenches thirst. These substances are desirable for people who are tired, and after taking a bath.

Millet with broth, cooked on beef, is difficult to digest. Fried rice stops diarrhea, helps to heal bones in case of fractures.

Both wheat and rye porridge promote the separation of excrement and weaken heat in the first ways of digestion; these foods are easily digestible if they are fried; they are good for the stomach.

It is difficult to digest fried and cold wheat and rye. And cooked they are easily digested and assimilated. Acidic - weaken the digestive capacity of the stomach. Porridges and jelly from these substances are easily digested and treat the disorder of life processes. Soups and broths brewed from various types of yas strengthen, nourish and support vital processes.

Sauces

To stop diarrhea, increase warmth in the nervous pathways of digestion, a sauce of aconite leaves is used.

But eggplant and tomato sauce harms eyesight; the tomatoes themselves cure the disorder of the three life processes.

End of introductory segment.

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The following excerpt from the book Separate nutrition: Principles of separate nutrition for children and adults (Daria and Galina Dmitrieva, 1997) provided by our book partner -

Recently, more and more people have begun to turn to the topic of proper and, most importantly, healthy nutrition. Deterioration of the environment, weakening of the immune system, constant stress do not contribute to the improvement of overall well-being. And if we consider that we are what we eat, then there is even less positive: after all, a person draws the main strength and energy from food. Consumed products contain such proteins, fats and carbohydrates necessary for growth, development, maintenance of good health and immunity.

Healthy food

Eating breakfast, lunch and dinner is not enough. It is necessary that what is eaten becomes useful. And they can be not only because of their natural properties; It is very important to correctly combine different types of food so that they are well digested and assimilated, and in this process the body would not expend extra energy in order to overcome harmful toxins.

As a result, free energy will go to a person for the implementation of life. Moreover, knowing how to eat right, you can forever forget about such unpleasant symptoms as irritable intestines, heaviness in the stomach and similar problems.

Scientific fact about food - proteins and carbohydrates

It is known that incompatible foods, getting into the stomach, are digested very hard. There is a scientific explanation for this: for the breakdown of proteins, an acidic environment is needed, for carbohydrates, an alkaline one is needed. Therefore, when together in the stomach, protein and carbohydrate foods simply neutralize the environment of the stomach and, as a result, there can be no talk of good digestion. The processes of fermentation and decay are launched, which lead to constipation and poisoning of the body.

In addition, the digestion medium for protein is the stomach, and for carbohydrates, the digestion process begins already in the oral cavity, then they are finally absorbed in the intestines. Therefore, eating meat and after it, healthy fruits become harmful: meat is digested for a long time, and fruits, which at this time should be in the intestines, are waiting in the wings, rotting and causing harm.

Product compatibility table and separate nutrition: what, why and why

To determine how compatible the products are and which ones are combined, the product compatibility table will help. Meals according to this table are called separate. It is based on the division of all products into three groups:

protein (meat, fish, nuts, eggs),
carbohydrate (sweet, cereals, potatoes, cereals),
neutral - compatible with the first two groups (fresh vegetables and fruits, butter, sour cream, cream, fatty cottage cheese and cheese, dried fruits, herbs), and its essence lies in the fact that different food groups should be divided into different methods, and not eaten together . You can eat different food groups with an interval of at least two hours. The separate power supply system is a heritage of antiquity, but it has achieved special popularity thanks to Herbert M. Shelton and Howard Hay.

An assistant in the question of which products can or cannot be combined will be the product compatibility table.

Food Compatibility Chart:

	The product's name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
1	Meat, fish, poultry
2	Legumes
3	Butter, cream
4	Sour cream
5	Vegetable oil
6	Sugar, confectionery
7	Bread, cereals, potatoes
8	Sour fruits, tomatoes
9	Semi acid fruits
10	Sweet fruits, dried fruits
11	green and not starchy
12	Starchy vegetables
13	Milk
14	Cottage cheese, dairy products
15	Cheese, cheese
16	Eggs
17	nuts

Red - poorly compatible, yellow - acceptable, green - well compatible

It is a system of colored rows and columns, each of which corresponds to a certain number and product (for example, line No. 4 and column No. 4 are sour cream; line No. 13 and column No. 13 are milk).

At the intersection of the row and column of the table, you can find out about the compatibility of products. The red color at the intersection indicates poor compatibility of products with each other (line No. 1 - meat, poultry and column No. 7 - potatoes), yellow - about acceptable (line No. 3 - butter and column No. 9 - semi-sour fruits), green - about the good compatibility of products (line No. 1 - meat and column No. 11 - vegetables).

Under the food table, an extended list of products in the rows is usually given. For example,

line No. 8 - sour fruits and tomatoes (the last in this line due to the content of citric, oxalic and malic acids) - in the expanded list also includes tangerines, pineapples, cranberries, pomegranates, lemons, sour apples and pears and others;
line number 9 - semi-sour fruits - these are mangoes, raspberries, strawberries, sweet apples and pears, peaches and others;
line No. 10 - sweet fruits - bananas, persimmons, dates, figs, all dried fruits, dried melon, raisins, prunes; green and non-starchy vegetables are white cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant, bell peppers, green peas, lettuce, asparagus, young zucchini, young pumpkin, green and onion, garlic, parsley, dill, celery, radish tops, beets. Radishes, radishes, and turnips are "semi-starchy" vegetables. Starchy vegetables in the table include beets, horseradish, pumpkin, carrots, zucchini, cauliflower.

What do they eat with what

It is necessary to dwell on the properties of the products themselves, presented in the table.

Poorly digestible foods

Meat, fish and poultry, products are animal protein, which is very difficult to digest. Our body is a very smart system, so it produces the most digestive enzymes for digesting meat in the first hour of the digestion process. That is why line No. 1 is almost all red, see the table. For meat / fish and poultry products, the combination with green and non-starchy vegetables is considered optimal, since they negate the harmful properties of heavy animal proteins and help the process of their digestion. And this, in turn, contributes to the prevention, since harmful cholesterol is eliminated due to such a compatibility of products. In addition, meat dishes should be lean. It is impossible to combine alcohol and animal protein, since the former blocks pepsin, which is necessary for the digestion of proteins.

Legumes- line No. 2 and column No. 2 - include peas, beans, lentils; beans and green peas are not included here (they are in the category of non-starchy vegetables, see table). Legumes contain a large amount of starch and vegetable protein, which is close in composition to animal protein, so they are also not easy to digest, but it is also not worth categorically excluding them from food, since protein is necessary for the body, being a building material for cells. Legumes pair well with a variety of herbs and starchy vegetables.

Butter and cream are fats. They, like meat products, are difficult for our digestive system, so it is desirable to soften their effect on it with starchy foods.

Vegetable oil in itself is very useful, but not refined. It goes well with nuts that contain vegetable matter.

Sugar and confectionery slow down the secretion of gastric juice and are absorbed immediately in the intestines, which in itself is not bad. But if there is sweet with other food, then it, lingering in the stomach, causes a fermentation process and as a result, such unpleasant phenomena as heartburn, constipation, gastritis appear. Therefore, it is advisable to eat sweets separately from other foods, see the table.

Bread, cereals and potatoes cannot be combined with animal fats. This is clearly seen in the table. It is better to eat meat first, and after an hour or two, the usual side dishes - potatoes, pasta. Many nutritionists generally refer to bread as a separate meal, and not as a constant companion of every meal. And, of course, whole grain unrefined grain bread is healthier.

Sour fruits and tomatoes, like juices from them, it is advisable to use thirty minutes before the main meal. The food compatibility table clearly shows that the compatibility of protein and starchy foods with sour fruits is almost all marked in red. The combination is not allowed, see table.

Sweet fruits and dried fruits useful, no doubt about it. After all, they are a source of natural sugar (as opposed to artificial sugar). They can be combined with nuts and milk, but infrequently and a little, as it is still difficult for the digestive system. In general, the general rule for all fruits is that they are best taken twenty minutes before a meal. This is due to the fact that they are absorbed in the intestines. And if you eat them together with other foods or after them, then, as in all cases of eating incompatible foods, fermentation processes will be observed in the stomach and the vitamins that fruits are so rich in will simply not fulfill their purpose, see table.

Vegetables are green and not starchy according to the table are incompatible with milk. The rest is a green light for them.

When starchy vegetables are combined with sugar, fermentation processes occur. And the best combination for this line will be green vegetables and not starchy.

Milk like bread, a food product is an independent food (here, more precisely, a drink), and not something that can be washed down with food during breakfast, lunch or dinner. Milk coagulates in the stomach in an acidic environment and is digested due to this. If there is other food in the stomach, milk, as it were, envelops it and does not allow it to be digested until this process happens to it. While the milk is digested, the rest of the food rots, waiting in the wings. By the way, melon and watermelon also do not need to be supplemented with anything: they are digested for two hours.

Cottage cheese is not such an easy food product, because it is a protein, so it is difficult for digestion. Sour cream and cheese are similar to sour milk, which explains their compatibility. Sweet fruits and dried fruits can be consumed with fermented milk products (kefir, fermented baked milk), but in moderation.

Cheese and cheese in their composition they are protein and fat, so these products are digested in the stomach slowly. For this reason, they can be combined with starchy foods and sour fruits and tomatoes, with cottage cheese and fermented milk products, see table.

Eggs it is permissible to combine a little with sour cream and starchy vegetables. In general, the egg is, therefore, heavy for the digestive system. In addition, the yolks are rich in unnecessary cholesterol. On the other hand, the egg contains vitamins A, D, B12, B6, E, sodium, lutein and zeaxanthin and are very useful for this.

nuts contain a large amount of fat, but, unlike cheese (it contains animal fats), these are vegetable fats, which are still easier for the human digestive system to digest.

A fly in the ointment in a separate power supply system

And now the reverse side of the medal of separate nutrition. According to many nutritionists, the theory substantiated by Shelton has nothing rational under it. The following theses are put forward against it:

some products initially combine proteins, carbohydrates and fats (cereals, legumes);
having adjusted to a separate diet, the body may lose the ability to create digestive enzymes in order to digest mixed food, and in fact, by its nature, this body was created for mixed foods;
the amount of hydrochloric acid, which is the basis of gastric juice, in the stomach is such that starch and protein cannot rot and ferment there, because it will dissolve them faster;
folk traditions and experience cannot be wrong, because many dishes (fish pie, borscht on a meat bone, pilaf) have been tested by generations; And
between the stomach and intestines there is also a duodenum, in which the simultaneous digestion of proteins, fats and carbohydrates takes place, and Shelton does not mention this.

Therefore, for the named group of nutritionists, the following conclusion is quite logical: nutrition should not be separate, but simply rational. It is advisable to eat at the same time, do not overeat, do not get carried away with sweets, drink a glass of water half an hour before meals or two hours after. And it is very good to do a fasting day once a week (on kefir or on apples).

Separate nutrition for diabetics

Separate meals are ideal for those who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract or have impaired metabolism (diabetes mellitus). Many nutritionists write about the obvious improvement in the condition of diabetic patients when switching to this way of eating food. Naturally, when switching to this type of nutrition, patients need to consult a specialist.

According to a separate diet, it is believed that those taking insulin need to eat foods that are saturated with carbohydrates after injections in the morning and evening. And between them there are vegetables (it is possible with boiled meat and fish) and fruits, drink juices from vegetables (parsley and dill or celery juice cleanses the body and balances sugar). For diabetics, you need to exclude flour, fried, sugar and everything that contains it from the menu.

Separate meals for children

Many mothers transfer their children to separate meals (according to the table) or initially teach them from the smallest. Some people do it better, some worse. But with baby food you need to be careful and be sure to consult a doctor.

By itself, the system of separate nutrition is good for the child, as food is absorbed better and easier, while all the vitamins benefit the growing body. Separate nutrition is advocated by the fact, for example, that it is undesirable to mix milk in baby food with anything, since various cereals in milk and milk mixtures provoke constipation in a child. If you give milk separately, then everything will be restored.

No need to combine cottage cheese and sugar, cottage cheese and bread. Mixed nutrition causes the same side effects in a child as in an adult: lethargy, worsening sleep, and side effects. You should also ensure that the child drinks enough liquid; offal should be excluded from the menu. Raw fruits and vegetables are healthy, but children's digestive system does not need them in large quantities, because they irritate the intestines. And in general, vegetables and fruits in this case are best thermally processed.

Porridge for children - healthy food, E.O. Komarovsky

The counterargument is that more than one generation of children grew up on cereals with milk and cottage cheese with sugar. By the way, the famous pediatrician E.O. even advises adding sugar to cereals. And constipation is explained by the imperfection of the intestinal system of the child, which develops in the process of growth of the child. Moreover, it is unlikely that the child will be able to adhere to the named nutrition system, since such a menu is not provided either in the kindergarten or at school.

If separate nutrition has won, then it is important to know that before the child is seven years old, you can simply include his elements in the menu. Later, at eight or nine years old, it is allowed to completely transfer to a separate table.

If you decide to transfer the child to a separate diet, then do it gradually.

Of course, it is difficult to force a small person to eat according to this system, since he develops his own eating habits, which may run counter to the views and positions of adults. Should not be imposed. Just gradually and not persistently, you can offer new dishes in small portions. Let the child get used to their taste, color and smell. As a distracting maneuver, interesting dishes, cheerful serving can be used.

The example of parents is of great importance. After all, while they are the main role model. For a children's diet with separate meals, many exceptions can be made; it is not worth it to follow the food table too persistently and rigidly. A growing organism requires a lot of energy, much more than a mature adult. Therefore, for some combinations of products for the baby, an exception can be made, and it is unlikely to harm him. In addition, it has already been mentioned that with a serious attitude to this type of food intake, the body will forget how to perceive traditional dishes and their combinations.

Menu and dishes for separate meals

Making a menu for separate meals is easy. To help - a product compatibility table, the Internet and your own tastes.
A menu is usually compiled for a week and includes foods rich in proteins, fats and carbohydrates, including the necessary vitamins and minerals. Simply put, food should be balanced.

Shelton himself offered such a menu for separate meals for a week:

Monday:

you can eat apples for breakfast
chicken for lunch
for dinner, potatoes (any other starchy vegetable) with butter.

Tuesday:

for breakfast - fruits,
for lunch and dinner - vegetables;
on Wednesday breakfast and lunch can consist of vegetables,
fruit dinner.

Thursday:

for breakfast - lean meat;
for lunch - vegetables,
for dinner - fruit.

Friday:

breakfast and lunch consists of vegetables,
fruit dinner.

Saturday:

for breakfast - fruits,
for lunch - any meat,
for dinner - fruit.

Sunday:

breakfast and lunch can be from vegetables,
dinner - fruit.

Of course, this menu is rather poor, but it is the basis; if desired, you can use the food compatibility table to diversify it perfectly.

Another menu option for separate meals:

for breakfast, you can eat foods such as sour cream, fruit salad or unsweetened fruits, cottage cheese, cheese, bread with butter;
at lunch, it is advisable to eat lean meat without a side dish; vegetable soup, unsweetened fruits; fruit juice is welcome;
dinner should be light and choose foods: macaroni and cheese, potato or carrot casserole, sweet fruits, juices.

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Nutrition of a child from birth to three years Fadeeva Valeria Vyacheslavovna

Separate food

Separate nutrition takes into account the compatibility of various products with each other and avoids violations of the digestive process and the occurrence of many diseases in the future. It's great if you start practicing with the whole family in separate nutrition.

What does it mean, separate food?

Protein foods should be eaten separately from carbohydrate foods. Why? Because the processes of their assimilation in the body differ too much: both in time and in the nature of the juices of the digestive tract required for this. If food is eaten separately, digestion is easy, fast, without any problems.

For protein food(Group I) include all products of animal origin (including animal fat) and some vegetable (legumes, nuts, seeds, mushrooms, eggplants); to carbohydrate foods(Group II) - vegetable: bread, pasta and other flour products; potato; sugar, honey, etc.; Finally, in the III group are especially distinguished vegetable live foods: all fruits and berries, vegetables (except eggplant and potatoes), herbs, vegetable oils (cold-pressed, pressed).

It is better to offer fresh (especially sweet) fruits and berries to a child on an empty stomach, 1 hour before a meal or 1.5–2 hours after a meal and not combining with any other products.

Vegetables are more suitable as a side dish for meat dishes. Along with a meat dish, you can also offer your baby some sour berries (cranberries, gooseberries, red currants, etc.).

Whole grain cereals are very useful for children. Of these, it is better to cook crumbly cereals, which are offered not as a side dish, but as a separate dish.

Separate power supply scheme

If you want to raise a healthy child, you first need to learn at least from the theory of separate nutrition.

Never give your child meat with bread or pasta, meat dumplings, pies, etc.

Serve with meat and fish dishes only live vegetable side dishes (group III products).

And do not forget to treat your child more often with vegetable dishes with bread (preferably yeast-free, whole grain, not too fresh black!), Because you can’t see health without bread.

Remember that from a very early age, a child develops stable habits that determine his health for life.

You can learn more about the separate nature of baby food from a competent pediatrician or pediatric nutritionist. This text is an introductory piece.

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