Are You Pairing Foods Correctly? 25 Dos and Don’ts to Know

20 Extra salt + processed foods 🟢 Good advice
21 Fatty fish + leafy greens 🟢 Healthy meal
22 Sugary dessert after a large meal 🟡 Mostly about total calories
23 Lemon + lentils 🟢 Good evidence
24 Whole fruit rather than juice 🟢 Strong advice
25 Whole-grain bread + peanut butter 🟢 Good balanced snack

The article’s 25 recommendations are laid out in the source itself.

The most scientifically useful points

1. Vitamin C + plant iron

This is one of the genuinely useful combinations. Lentils, beans and other plant foods contain non-heme iron, and vitamin C can improve its