On mixing fruits and other types of food

When I was at Yoga Thailand last summer, I often hear my colleagues and some guests saying that fruits shouldn't be mixed with other fruits or food.  Or you shouldn't mix it with milk or yoghurt. 

"But I like my muesli + yoghurt + mixed fruits breakfast!"

Living in a busy city can be very detrimental to one's healthy eating habits, especially when you don't have a yaya to prepare your meals for you.  I usually eat 3 full meals a day and as much as possible, I'd like to make sure that I get most of the nutrients from my food.  Thus, breakfast is standard and heavy.  One full bowl of muesli-fruit-yoghurt combo.

"Eat fruit alone, or leave it alone."  But if you only have three 30 minutes in a day to eat, how can you eat the recommended 5 fruits a day?  Plus, you're not supposed to mix it with other food.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... you can have one for morning snack, and another one for afternoon snack.  There are other behavioral recommendations on how to address this but I'm not about to discuss it here.

What I want to share I guess is that we should listen to our bodies.  Certain types of fruits are not good for some people according to ayurveda.  And using some common sense, some are not really good together.  Durian and mango?  Hmmnnn... no thank you.

If you feel bloated after eating fruits and yoghurt, then stop mixing them.  Listen to your body and listen carefully.

The digestive fire is strong and I'm grateful for that.  Maybe I was doing a lot of kapalabhati in my previous lives.

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The other day, a friend was in some forum and she texted me saying that one of the speakers said that the reason why a lot of Filipinos don't eat fruits and vegetables is because it's expensive.  A lot of Filipinos are living below the poverty line and they simply cannot afford to buy fruits and vegetables.

Maybe if we teach them how to grow their own vegetables and stop patronizing processed foods, they'd be eating healthier.  A study conducted in the UK reported that access and affordability of fruits and vegetables isn't really the main issue and suggested that interventions should focus on people's motivation to eat fruits and vegetables.

Why won't Filipinos eat fruits and vegetables?  Maybe because there was so much focus on eating protein, in the form of meat, poultry, or fish, to address the problems on underweight and malnutrition.  Then it is already ingrained in the consciousness of most Filipinos that a meal should consist of kanin at ulam (rice and viand).  And that viand means meat.  Gulay (vegetables) is optional and maybe used simply as garnish.  Fruits can be eaten as a snack but never as a meal.

I don't really know.  I'm just writing my thoughts.

Anyway, have a blessed sunday everyone. 

May there be peace and healing here and everywhere.

Om.