I add the protein powders during times in my diet when I feel I’m just not getting enough protein. This might just be a feeling and not a necessity, but oh well. Better safe than sorry, eh?

Thanks for the awesome review, Gena. I can’t wait to find out what you’re teasing us about!!!

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Hugs,
Michele

Jenn

That said, there are a couple of miscombos I seem to get away with and one is the infamous smoothie. Ironically, not green smoothies (the infamous fruit + greens is not the best combo for me, though I juice apples + greens no problem); I’m talking fruit smoothies with almond milk and hemp protein powder. I obviously have this on an empty stomach as a meal, not part of a meal. But I digest it beautifully and find it nourishing and satisfying – I wonder if the blender somehow pre-digests it?

I’m also fine with a couple tablespoons of nut butter mixed into my banana softserve “icecream.” I can’t do this as a dessert though – only as a meal by itself – my latest favorite is to mix a big tablespoon of the Wilderness Poets Hempspread into my banana softserve.

I can do Lara Bars (fruit + nuts) on an empty stomach no problem (lovely with tea!). I only don’t eat them because they’re now a corporate food, but they were a mainstay in my first couple years at this.

The other miscombo I seem to be fine with is chickpea hummus. All my gurus prefer cleaner grains (rice, quinoa) to legumes, which are “miscombined in nature” (and hummus adds tahini to the mix!) … I cannot eat grains yet for some reason I am fine with a scoop of hummus (again, filling and satisfying) … which goes to show how individual this stuff is.

Finally, I can mix fats (olive oil + avocado); it’s definitely going to create some heaviness in the body but it doesn’t slow my digestion at all.

I think you can get away with an occasional miscombo … at least I can … though it’s taken some time to figure out what works and what doesn’t.