Curd and banana together is a combination that is often known for its quick, wholesome snack, or as a breakfast staple. This combination might seem healthy, but in some cases, it might also be a quiet enemy of your digestive system. Therefore, you must understand all the aspects of eating curd and bananas and introduce them properly into your diet.
Let us understand more about curd with banana side effects, using an Ayurvedic lens and see the benefits and evils it has.
Why Curd and Banana Can Be Problematic?
As per Ayurveda, food compatibility (Viruddha ahara) is crucial for digestion. With that being said, curd and banana are a nutritious meal, but cannot be mixed. The reasons they cannot be intermixed are as follows:
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Heavy and Cooling
Agni in Ayurveda is the capability of a person to digest meals during a specific time of the day. Now, when a food combination like curd and yoghurt is mixed and taken together, it dampens the digestive system over time. Therefore, ultimately it makes your metabolism slow, leading to the creation of ‘Ama’, which are toxins that are the root cause of many health issues.
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Sweet and Sour in One Combo
Curd is known to be sour, and on the other hand, banana is known to be sweet, which creates confusion in the digestive process. Ultimately, this sends a mixed signal to your digestive system, causing problems in the digestion process.
Side Effects To Check Out
If your body struggles with such problems, what might unfold is:
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Bloating and Indigestion
This combination of curd and banana is known to overload the system, leaving you feeling stuffed or bloated.
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Fatigue and Sluggishness
Accumulation of “Ama” or toxins can also degrade your energy levels and make you lethargic after taking a meal.
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Skin Problems
Toxins are also known to surface as breaks/cracks in the skin, eczema, or dullness in Kapha-dominated individuals.
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Mucus Buildup
Excess kapha (earth/water/energy) from both foods can also congest the sinuses or worsen the allergies.
How to Safely Consume Both Curd and Banana?
Ayurveda is not about banning certain food products but managing their consumption patterns. You might try these hacks:
- Adding warming spices like ginger, cinnamon, or cardamom counteracts the cooling effects of Agni.
- Separate the products, eat a banana in the morning and opt for curd during lunch with a spacing of 3-4 hours between them.
- Keep the portions for banana slices and a tablespoon of curd within a limit to avoid bloats.
Final Takeaways
Bananas and curd can be a pick-me-up to hunger, but their incompatibility from the Ayurvedic perspective makes them a high-risk proposition for Vata and Kapha constitutions.
With adjustment of mixtures, addition of spices, or deliberate timing in eating them, you can avoid side effects without giving up these foods as food items themselves.