Can pureed foods go down too easy

PatrickG · February 19, 2011

I have been trying the pureed foods and I find that some go down far easier than others. I have been eating warmed up ricotta and yogurt without blending them. They don't go down so easy. I can eat maybe 1/4 cup before I have to stop. A few days ago I started pureed chilli (red Beans, Tomato and turkey burger) which goes down easier than the cheese or yogurt. I eat 1/4 cup of that and I am full for an hour or more. Today I tried pureed Progresso light chicken dumpling Soup. I ate 1/4 cup of that and I was back for another 1/4 cup within 15 minutes. The soup seems to clear my stomach a whole lot faster than the other foods. Now I am worried that I will get hooked on the things that go down easy and side track my weight loss. I guess I will need to have some will power and keep it to one can of soup (2 cups) per day. Good thing it is only 160 calories.

curtsj01 · February 21, 2011

The liquids and pureed will go down faster then solids. Part of the reason why we are not supposed to drink 30 before/after eating is that the fluids help slide the food through the sleeve faster then normal digestion and don't keep you full as longer. Think of Thanksgiving dinner and you ate too much, you took a drink of milk to help the food down. Now it is the reverse and we need to prevent this. As you move to solids you will start to feel fuller on smaller amounts of food for longer amounts of time.

Think of the Soup, it is a broth. The chili is Water based. The yogurt does have a slightly thicker consistency which is probably why it takes a minute. I think I felt like I ate too much on pureed's too and had to move to solids a few days early just to feel satisfied. Now that I am on solids, I don't really feel this way anymore.

myrori · February 21, 2011

all things carbs will go down too easy, raise your blood sugar fast a and make you hungry all over again. Meals should be Protein based. Puree some chicken or turkey and eat that.

Stay away from noodles and dumplings. When you start to eat meets you will notice they hang around longer and fill you up aLOT faster!

TStew · February 21, 2011

I hope that proves true for me but I can put away a whole cup of yogurt - no problems. No problems with cottage cheese either.... The only thing that makes my stomach say "OKAY, STOP NOW!" is the refried Beans and hummus. I can't wait to add meat just so I can get my Protein in easier!

The liquids and pureed will go down faster then solids. Part of the reason why we are not supposed to drink 30 before/after eating is that the fluids help slide the food through the sleeve faster then normal digestion and don't keep you full as longer. Think of Thanksgiving dinner and you ate too much, you took a drink of milk to help the food down. Now it is the reverse and we need to prevent this. As you move to solids you will start to feel fuller on smaller amounts of food for longer amounts of time.

Think of the Soup, it is a broth. The chili is Water based. The yogurt does have a slightly thicker consistency which is probably why it takes a minute. I think I felt like I ate too much on pureed's too and had to move to solids a few days early just to feel satisfied. Now that I am on solids, I don't really feel this way anymore.