Types of Foods in terms of Ease of Digestion

There are two types of foods in terms of ease of digestion.

Heavy foods

Heavy foods are foods that take long time to get digested in the body. These include:

• Grains.
• Lentils.
• Animal foods.
• Nuts.
• Seeds.
• Sprouts.
• Cooked foods mixed with oil e.g. veggies.

Light foods

Light foods are foods that take less time to get digested in the body. These includes:

• Fruits.
• Vegetables (uncooked and fresh).
• Fruit juice.
• Vegetable juice.
• Green leaves.
• Steamed vegetables.
• Fresh vegetable soup (without any oil).

Ideal Ratio of Heavy and Light foods

What is the ideal ratio of Heavy and Light foods?

You should eat fresh fruits and fresh uncooked vegetables in form of salad.