As per Ayurvedic Nutrition even two healthy foods when taken together can turn unhealthy and here are some food combinations you must avoid at all cost.



Milk shouldn’t be combined with any other food

Milk is never supposed to be combined with any other food. Milk is a concentrated and complete food in itself. The full digestive process is required of its own kind for milk. It is a totally different protein than other concentrated proteins like eggs, meat, nuts etc

Milk doesn't digest in the stomach but in the duodenum, hence in the presence of milk stomach doesn't respond with its secretion.

Liquids and Solids

As per Ayurvedic law, no liquid should be taken along with solids. Liquid tent to pass away immediately into the intestines taking away all the digestive enzymes thus inhibiting the digestion.

Thus liquids should be taken at least 20 mins prior to the meal and not immediately after or along with meal but can be taken one hour after the meal.

Bananas and milk

Ayurveda lists this combination as one of the heaviest and toxin-forming. It is set to create heaviness in the body and slow down the mind.

If you are a fan of milk paste bananas smoothie make sure banana is very ripe and add cardamom and nutmeg to stimulate digestion.

Cold Drinks

Avoid cold or ice drinks directly after or during a meal. The cold diminishes digestive power called Agni and causes a host of digestive problems and allergies.

The same goes for frozen yoghurt or ice cream.

Green tea or black tea and milk

Flavonoids called catechins are contained in tea which has many beneficial effects on the heart. When we add milk to tea then a group of proteins in milk called caseins interact with the tea to reduce the concentration of catechins. So avoid tea and milk together.

Drink warm water

To help aid digestion always drink small sips of warm water during a meal.. Extremely cold water is very harmful to drink as the body uses too much effort to move it through the digestive tract. This should be saved to digest your meal.

Curd should not be consumed in the night

Buttermilk help in digestion whereas curds to the contrary are heavy to digest. It can be best digested at lunchtime. This is the time when the digestive abilities are the strongest.

The curd is acidic in nature. It aggravates Kapha and Pitta as it produces a lot of heat in the stomach. Curds can be constipating. They are heavy and very slow to digest. People with weak digestion should avoid its consumption.

Olive Oil and Nuts

Olive oil and nuts are always used as the best combination for pesto and salad dressings. Olive oil is a Fat and nuts are protein. The raw fact has an inhibiting effect of the digestion of the protein.