A Popular But Undesirable Combination: Why You Shouldn't Eat Potatoes and Tomatoes Together

27.08.2024 16:16

Boiled potatoes with meat and tomatoes…

This is a standard and, at first glance, healthy lunch option.

But there is one problem: the two vegetables mentioned above do not go well together.

Fortunately, the potato-tomato “combination” does not pose any harm to the body.

But a person will not receive any particular benefit from such a meal.

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Why You Shouldn't Eat Potatoes with Tomatoes

Tomatoes contain a lot of acids that interfere with the absorption of important components, the source of which is potatoes.

Want to get the most out of a starchy food? Then don't eat it with tomatoes!

There should be a gap of at least 2 hours between eating potatoes and eating tomatoes.

However, if your goal is to get only gastronomic pleasure (and from the point of view of taste, potatoes and tomatoes really go well together), then you can not refuse such a combination.

Yes, you won’t bring much benefit to your body, but you will enjoy delicious food.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief