using organic apple cider vinegar as a salad dressing? Studies say u shouldnt eat fruits/veg 2gether?

Question

I was just wondering if it would still b ok because apple cider is very alkaline but i know apples have a lot of sugar which is one of the reasons veggies and fruits dont digest well together? Thanks

Answer 1

No, don't mix fruit with anything. They should be eaten alone.

I do believe that apple cider is not alkaline, but the opposite, acidic. All vinegar is acidic. Once fermented as such, the apple goes from alkaline to acidic.

I've never thought of it too much as I don't use vinegar often. But I would guess that it's not a good combination. I make vinegar and oil dressing once in a while, but notice no ill effect as it's on rare occasions. I would guess that it would cause gas if use often.

Good question, you'd have to look at how an acid like vinegar (apple cider has other acids than white vinegar which just has one acid) reacts with an oil, then how they both react together in your gut. Something like lemon juice mixed with olive oil would solidify the oil in your gut... I'd expect something similar to happen with vinegar (?)

Answer 2

Couldn't tell you, although it is a sin to eat meat and dairy in the same meal, so, according to the bible, anyone that's ever had a cheeseburger or pizza is seriously screwed. ;)

Incidentally, the study is bunk...tomatoes are fruits, but almost everyone (as long as there are no alergy concerns) puts them in salads...they're also a relative of the deadly nightshade plant, but that's neither here nor there. I (regularily) see cukes in salads, and they are a fruit...Olives are in Greek salads - again, a fruit... Need I go on?

As for the apples...cider has less sugar in it than an equivalent volume of apples, since the sugars have FERMENTED. As for the alkalinity of cider, couldn't say, since I had thought that it was an acid. It *is* a vinegar, after all...
In any case, excerpted from the website in the link below:
"Apple cider vinegar is an exception: unlike almost every other vinegar, it has an alkaline ash and improves pH by making the body less acidic.

For that reason alone, it is recommended to replace any vinegar in salad dressings and other recipes with apple cider vinegar, if lemon juice (as above) doesn’t provide enough bite."

http://naturalmedicine.suite101.com/article.cfm/tips_to_balance_ph

Answer 3

Can't eat fruits and veggies together? It's an old wives tale... A myth... junk science...

Also, apple cider vinegar is acidic since it's a vinegar (acetic acid), not alkaline.

So your concerns about alkaline and sugar digestion is not a problems.

Answer 4

What study is this? I make my own dressing all the time with apple cider vinegar and use it with salads, pasta salads and have no issue digesting.

Answer 5

Something else to now about apple cider vinegar, it is a neutralizer and if you have acid on your stomach, it works just like tums or an acid reliever, just add it to water, probably like a tsp to a 8oz of water, it really works great.

Answer 6

You can't have fruits and vegetables together? Am I going to die early from all the pepper-avocado-pineapple pizzas I eat?

I don't see why it would be a problem. I use lemon juice on salads all the time.

Answer 7

Oh for Pete's sake. Eat this, it's good for you. No no, wait, don't eat that, it'll kill you!! It's no wonder we aren't all schizophrenic with all the conflicting information out there. Stop worrying. Eat healthy food. Don't worry so much about the combination. We all have a set period of years on earth and not a one of us is going to get out of it alive, so just enjoy while you are here ;)

Answer 8

You read a bad article.

Answer 9

its rotten apple

Answer 10

Boy...

All these rules.

Glad I'm an omnivore.