.png "Qoura")
We talk a lot about the benefits that foods can bring to our health. However, did you know that some food combinations can be extremely beneficial to our bodies? In today's article, we're going to talk about 7 food combinations that offer incredible health benefits combining the right foods can improve nutrient usage in your body. That is what happens with the very famous pineapple and mint juice.
Besides being delicious and refreshing, this combo is an excellent alternative to clean your body and facilitate digestion. Bromelain, found in pineapple, promotes detox of the liver, and mint is great for the digestive process. When two or more ingredients interact during the A digestion and facilitate the absorption of all the nutrients, it is called food synergy.
That way, our body receives wider and more complete benefits than when foods are ingested separately. And, besides that, they harmonize exceedingly, from a gastronomic point of view. Do you want to understand how it works?
Food Combinations Incredible Health Benefits
1. Beans + kale + orange (iron and vitamin C)
The essential amino acids and iron of beans and kale plus the vitamins of the orange (especially vitamin C), increase and potentialize the iron absorption by the body.
 |
| Beans, Kale, Orange |
2. Tomato + avocado or olive oil (monounsaturated fats and lycopene)
Because it has monounsaturated fats (the ones that are good for the heart), avocado very efficiently carries the lycopene of tomatoes to the intestine, which facilitates the bioavailability of this nutrient. Lycopene can reduce the free radicals produced by sun exposure and pollution.
 |
| Tomato, Avocado, and Olive oil |
3. Papaya + flaxseed
This pairing is highly recommended to anyone who suffers from constipation. They help the good functioning of the intestines since papaya is rich in fiber, mineral salts, and beta-carotene, and flaxseed is a source of both soluble and insoluble fiber, which increases the fecal matter and helps with intestinal transit.
 |
| Papaya, and Flaxseed |
4. Beans + rice
This combination is very popular in South America. Rice and beans are highly recommended pairing because what is lacking in one, can be found in the other. They make a dish rich in proteins, similar to a piece of meat, because of their essential amino acids.
 |
| Beans, and Rice |
5. Carrot + peas
Zinc, found in peas, beans, and lentils, is essential for the production of a protein responsible for converting beta-carotene, found in carrots, into vitamin A.
 |
| Peas, and Carrots |
6. Green tea + lemon
This combination has gotten very popular, thanks to its taste and freshness. Lemon has acidity, which is essential to potentialize the absorption of the catechins, antioxidant compounds found in green tea, which prevent premature aging and have an anti-cancer action.
 |
| Green tea, and Lemon |
7. Tomato + broccoli
Both are great for fighting the growth of tumor cells. The lycopene found in tomatoes and the sulforaphane of broccoli are potent antioxidants and are especially famous for the prevention of prostate cancer. Did you know that? Simply as there are some positive interactions when we ingest certain nutrient combinations, there are also some pairings that don't help our body absorb nutrients, as is the case with calcium and iron.
Therefore, did you enjoy knowing some food combinations that help your organism absorb nutrients? It is important to have a varied diet and, whenever possible, combine two food groups that complement each other in the same meal.
Therefore, did you enjoy knowing some food combinations that help your organism absorb nutrients? It is important to have a varied diet and, whenever possible, combine two food groups that complement each other in the same meal.
 |
| Broccoli, and Tomato |
