25 examples of how to combine products correctly
Proper nutrition is not only the use of healthy foods. To ensure maximum health benefits, it is necessary to consider how these products interact with each other. By being able to combine products correctly, you can reduce the risk of cancer, strengthen bones, boost immunity and improve skin condition. Below you will find the 25 most useful combinations.
Onions contain sulfur compounds that improve the absorption of zinc contained in wild rice.
Do you want a snack that would energize you and, at the same time, be unusual? Try Salsa with avocado. Since Salsa sauce itself is already a health choice, this combination will provide you with up to four times more anti-cancer lycopene and almost three times more immune-boosting beta-carotene.
Enriched with vitamin D and calcium, this trio helps strengthen bones. In more detail, vitamin D in egg yolks helps the body absorb calcium from broccoli and cheese. According to research results, it not only helps strengthen the skeleton, but also makes women less irritable during the premenstrual period.
Vitamin A contained in melon helps to resist viruses. In addition, when you combine it with foods rich in zinc (such as yogurt), it helps the body extract one hundred percent benefit from nutrients.
Eating iron-enriched flakes energizes you. Add to this a glass of orange juice and get a combination that increases the amount of iron absorbed by the body six times.
Dark chocolate is known for containing many healthy substances. Combine it with raspberries, and you will not only satisfy your love for sweets, but also make your heart smile, as this combination increases the antioxidant power of chocolate.
Edamame, or soybeans, contain prebiotics that play a significant role in the production of beneficial bacteria. Mixing edamame with fermented foods such as miso soup not only gives the beans their characteristic sauce, but also helps fight gastrointestinal infections and improves digestion.
Spinach is full of lutein and vitamin A, which help protect your eyes from diseases. By adding avocado to spinach, you not only add lutein and vitamin A to the protective mixture, but also supply the body with healthy fats that it needs to absorb nutrients.
With calcium and prebiotics from yogurt and brain-healthy nutrients from walnuts and wild blueberries, it is not surprising that this sweet cup with heavenly delight will not only delight your taste buds, but also become nutritious for your entire body: from head to toe, inside and out.
Adding lemon juice to green tea increases the content of catechin in your body five times — an antioxidant important for maintaining the health of the cardiovascular system.
Tomatoes are one of the main sources of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that can prevent damage caused by sunlight. To extract exponential benefits from tomatoes, add olive oil to them. Healthy fats in oil allow lycopene to be better absorbed by the body. Not to mention the fact that olive oil itself has the ability to rejuvenate the skin.
By drinking milk, the monounsaturated fats contained in peanut butter that are useful for the cardiovascular system, you help your body absorb vitamin D.
Peanut butter goes well not only with milk. I'll try to spread a little peanut butter on a slice of whole-grain bread to increase the efficiency of protein absorption.
So, we concentrated on peanut butter (probably because its combination with almost anything makes this combination super-useful). Try dipping strawberries in peanut butter to get a delicious-tasting treat rich in protein, as well as vitamins E and C. This combination helps to prevent macular degeneration (this process is the main cause of vision loss).
The most important mineral in pork is selenium, an anti—cancer antioxidant. The combination of fried pork with vegetables rich in sulforaphane (for example, with Brussels sprouts) increases the effectiveness of the mineral up to 13 times.
This interesting combination of products is filled with dietary fiber and oleic acid; oleic acid from olive oil causes a feeling of satiety. Add to this feeling the dietary fiber from red beans, and you get a slimming combination that helps overcome the desire to overeat.
Apples are known for their high content of an anti-inflammatory flavonoid called quercetin. On the other hand, chocolate contains the flavonoid catechin, an antioxidant that reduces the risk of atherosclerosis and cancer. Together, apples and chocolate are able to weaken the accumulation of platelets, improving the state of the cardiovascular system and providing anticoagulant effect.
The antioxidants contained in red wine assimilate the omega-3 fatty acids of salmon. This magnificent duo will drive away depression and improve the functioning of the brain the very next day.
These vegetables, overflowing with antioxidants, have a much better effect on the body in combination with olive oil, since the latter promotes the absorption of nutrients, which makes the immune system more stable, gives the skin shine and strengthens the heart. When marjoram is added, the antioxidant potential increases by two hundred percent.
Containing beta-carotene and lutein, sweet potatoes are surprisingly productively combined with cheese containing fatty acids, since the latter provides rapid absorption of carotenoids from cheese.
Sweet potatoes are rich in beta-carotene and vitamin C, which combine productively with vitamin E-containing hazelnuts (such as almonds), which helps to reduce cholesterol levels.
Swiss chard, spinach or broccoli saute in olive oil is a successful blend containing vitamin K and healthy fats. The latter reduce cholesterol levels and break down vitamins, including vitamin K, which is very important for preventing the formation of blood clots.
This blend is full of easily digestible rejuvenating nutrients.
A little lemon juice not only improves the smell of tuna, but also gives it an absolutely fantastic taste. In addition to the taste, lemon transforms the iron contained in tuna into its quickly digestible form, which feeds your blood with even more oxygen.
Asparagus is an excellent source of inulin, a dietary fiber responsible for balancing the levels of beneficial bacteria during digestion. Parmesan, as you know, is a type of cheese and it is rich in calcium, useful for your bones. Inulin in asparagus improves the absorption of calcium. These two healthy treats create a good combination, because together they guard the health of the stomach and strengthen the bones.