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Without commenting on any of the previous post with regard to weight loss/gain, pros/cons of processing food this way, etc., I will say yes, I have done this off and on for years, but for breakfast, when I am in a situation where I have to be out of the house very early.
My reasoning is simple; I just don't like *eating* in the first hour after I wake up. If I am able to stay home for a while, I will eat a regular breakfast within a couple hours after waking. If I have to leave in a short time after waking though, I don't like to actually eat, and having a smoothie lets me get out with something in my stomach besides just coffee. It keeps me from feeling hungry until lunch.
It probably destroys some, but plant cells are very small, ~50 micrometers on average, and blending times usually pretty short. And these cell walls are broken down by cooking or digestion anyway.
You're still focusing on the molecules, it isn't about the molecules instead how the molecules are grouped together. And the fact that it will get broken down by "digestion" is just the point, you should be letting your digestive system do the work.
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Originally Posted by EugeneOnegin
I think eating refined wheat along with germ and bran would probably be very similar to eating whole wheat as long as you're consuming them at the same time.
Its not, once you remove the endosperm from its natural package the starch becomes readily available....eating bran at the same time doesn't change that. How things are packaged together matters, decades of nutritional reductionism make that painfully clear.
Regardless, even if some nutrients are lost by this sort of processing the main issue is that drinking your calories in this fashion can promote weight gain....but the OP is trying to gain weight so this issue is largely moot.
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Originally Posted by Lilac110
There are no credible studies to suggest that blending fruits and vegetables destroys either their nutrients or fiber..
Blending fruits and vegetables destroys the natural package, it separates things and that is the issue.
I've been doing this about 4 days a week as a quick lunch replacement and wondered if anyone else does the same. I have been making smoothies with a little kale, blueberries, strawberries, a banana, pomegranete extract, 1 tbsp raw almond butter, protein powder, greens powder and almond milk. It winds up being around 400-450 calories. Anyone think this is enough for a lunch replacement if it makes me feel full until dinner?
I am doing the same thing right now but less fruit, and less stuff in general. I feel great.
Without commenting on any of the previous post with regard to weight loss/gain, pros/cons of processing food this way, etc., I will say yes, I have done this off and on for years, but for breakfast, when I am in a situation where I have to be out of the house very early.
My reasoning is simple; I just don't like *eating* in the first hour after I wake up. If I am able to stay home for a while, I will eat a regular breakfast within a couple hours after waking. If I have to leave in a short time after waking though, I don't like to actually eat, and having a smoothie lets me get out with something in my stomach besides just coffee. It keeps me from feeling hungry until lunch.
I don't either. I prefer a smoothy. I think it's a great idea and I feel satiated and ready to go. Some people have some unusual ideas here. Ignore.
Smoothies are processed food. Foods that are beneficial for our mouth gets swallowed down and our teeth and saliva doesn't get to help break down these foods that may good for our teeth and gums or food that naturally freshens our breath.
The "when" and "where" of eating is sometimes more important than the "what" of eating. If I have to travel a lot I don't think of eating meals. I pack a small cooler with my 5-7 servings of fruits and vegetables, a zip lock full of nuts, a V-8 some yogurt and whole wheat bread.
If I get to the motel before 4 or 5, I will eat out, if not I make sure the cooler is empty by late evening. If I get to eat out three or four times a week that's plenty. If you are some one who is trying to gain weight then eat a little of what farmers feed animal to make them fat.
Even though it’s easy to drink down a sweet smoothie in just a few gulps, you really shouldn’t. If you want to get the most out of your fruity drink, you need to chew it.
That’s because digestion begins in the mouth, not the stomach. When you chew your food, you secrete saliva. This saliva helps to lubricate the food and your esophagus, but it also contains enzymes that initiate the chemical digestion of the food.
In addition, chewing also helps let the rest of your digestive organs know that food is on the way, i.e. the stomach starts producing hydrochloric acid and the pancreas starts secreting digestive enzymes.
But if you swallow without chewing—even if it’s something drinkable like a smoothie that doesn’t need to be broken down mechanically—you miss an important part of the digestive process.
Chemical digestion in the mouth will likely be hampered because the food won’t spend enough time with your saliva and your stomach and intestines may not receive the signal that food is on the way.
Plus, if you don’t chew, you’ll be more likely to eat too much too quickly, which is an easy and quick way to impair digestion.
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