Do you ever want to stay light, perhaps with the arrival of heat, and think, “Oh well, I only eat a little of this and a little of this” with the consequence of having eaten twice as much as a winter Sunday to the hut, but without the cold that burns more and the day of skiing?

Or again, have you ever wanted to stay light and have a so-called light meal (a caprese, a spelled salad) with the result of feeling weighed down without knowing why?

In this article we will schematically see how to face the summer with food combinations applied to the most summer and light foods, so that you can make a slimming plan starting from the right choices and feel really light.

We will find out why the caprese is not the best in digestion, and how to combine a nutritious but light salad that does not swell our stomach to excess.

For these food combinations, I was inspired by the studies of Dr. Shelton, a physician who has written numerous books on the dissociated diet and the health benefits of fasting and physical activity.

Dissociating foods does not make you lose weight in itself, but in general it is an excellent starting point for those who want to lose weight and deflate the belly, because it reduces intestinal fermentation and leads to a simple and more low-calorie diet. In the summer, these food combinations can help you automatically make a healthier diet.

SUMMER FOOD COMBINATIONS TO LOSE WEIGHT

1. Melon and watermelon should always be eaten between meals or can replace a meal, but without ham. So good for breakfast or dinner if we want to stay light or as a lunch on the beach: watermelon has a high glycemic index but a low glycemic load due to its strong presence of water.
2. Fruit should be consumed in general between meals , but avoiding fruit salads and the typical summer fruit + ice cream combination. So as a snack two hours after the main meals.
   The exceptions are banana if we ate bread or crackers for lunch and pineapple after a protein dish.
3. Protein sources should not be mixed together to avoid digestive problems.
   So we choose only one protein food per meal: eggs or yogurt if we have a protein / grilled fish or meat breakfast for lunch or dinner. Protein sources can only be paired with leafy greens and green vegetables, but also eggplants and peppers. No to pumpkin, carrots, tomatoes. Well season everything with a drizzle of oil. Avocado always goes well with protein meals.
4. Avoid rice salads or pasta with tomatoes.
   Good combinations could be pasta or brown rice with zucchini, asparagus, eggplant, green leafy vegetables and a drizzle of raw oil, same thing for potatoes. Even in the carbohydrate-based meal, no more carbohydrate sources should be mixed, for example: pasta and potatoes, pasta and then bread, etc. On page two we see a simple scheme with these food combinations, so you can make a low-calorie and light plan as a “base” for the summer