There are different “theories” about the order.

One I heard is start with non-carb item, e.g., salad or meat, because if you start with carbs your body will kick into storage mode and will store the remaining food items as fat.

So what is the order we should eat in?

I ask because I think I may do it the wrong way

Traditionally, we have a habit of eating fruits right after the meal. If you experience gas through this practice, it’s the order of the food that you eat. Fruits are easier to digest because they are raw and full of enzyme while cooked foods are very difficult to digest due to the lack of enzyme. When we eat fruits right after the meal, fruits can be digested quickly and ready to go; however, the cooked foods are still in the process of being digested and are not ready to go. What happens next is the cooked foods are fermented, literally, in your body by the fruits. Hence, the gas.

So, what’s the right order? Either eat fruits before the meal or eat the fruits one or two hours after the meal.