Food combinations you should avoid

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Pizza and fizzy drinks

Is there anything better than a bottle of your favourite fizzy drink with a pizza? Well, according to your digestive system, almost anything would be an improvement. The refined carbs in pizza paired with the added sugars in fizzy drinks can cause a dramatic spike in blood sugar levels.

Additionally, because pizza is greasy, when it's mixed with carbonated drinks, it can be rough on your digestive system and lead to an uncomfortably full and bloated feeling.

Fruits and cereals

If you have a slightly more sensitive stomach, you may want to avoid combining fruits with grains, even if they seem like a natural combo. This is because there is a difference in digestion time for the two — fruits are easily digested while grains take longer. The two together can cause discomfort.

Eggs and meat

You might want to switch out the eggs or meat for something else because both of these foods contain high levels of protein and combined, they can lead to protein overload and an uncomfortable stomach.

Yoghurts and fruit

Yoghurt with fruit is a healthy combination but it's how you have the two that matters. Yoghurt is alkaline and popular fruits like blueberries and strawberries are acidic so if this is one of your breakfast faves, instead opt for alkaline fruits like raspberries and bananas.