food combining

[ food kuhm-bahy-ning ]

noun

1. a dietary approach that advocates the eating of specific foods at specific times and restricts which types of foods can be eaten together.

food combining

noun

1. the practice of keeping carbohydrates separate from proteins in one's daily diet, as a way of losing weight and also for some medical conditions

Word History and Origins

Origin of food combining¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Sacha Bedding, chief executive of the trust, warns of a short-term crisis, with rising prices for heating and food combining with the end of a bigger welfare payment that was provided during the pandemic.

From New York Times

Whatever you call them, you can't go wrong with this one-dish comfort food combining eggs, chiles, tortilla chips, beans, cheese, sour cream and cilantro.

From Los Angeles Times

Whatever you call them, you can't go wrong with this one-dish comfort food combining eggs, chiles, tortilla chips, beans, cheese, sour cream and cilantro.

From Los Angeles Times

Whatever you call them, you can't go wrong with this one-dish comfort food combining eggs, chiles, tortilla chips, beans, cheese, sour cream and cilantro.

From Los Angeles Times

Similarly, dedicated devotees of food combining refuse to eat fruit with a mixed meal because they worried about the meal slowing digestion down, such that the fruit will "ferment" in the gut.

From US News