Drinking or not drinking beverages while eating meals

[longnecker]

Originally Posted by MJ7

you arent suppose to drink any liquids when you are eating, the first step in digestion and nutrient absorption is thru your saliva and mouth. drinking liquids while eating washes your saliva away and takes this first digestive process away.

Trust me on this. I have drank coffee,water and an occasional alcoholic beverage with meals over the past 70 some years with no bad results.

[Cubanchic]

Op I had gastric bypass surgery about fifteen years ago and doctors told me the same thing, I did try not to drink with my meals and found that very hard to do. I drink water with my meals about a glass, although I drink tons of water every day during the day.

Fifteen years post op and have only gained twenty lbs from my absolute lowest weight.

[CMichele]

One would think that the beverage fills you faster so drinking while eating should cause you to eat less.

I cannot have a meal without a drink, even if it is plain tap water. I also drink throughout the meal.

[MJ7]

Originally Posted by longnecker

Trust me on this. I have drank coffee,water and an occasional alcoholic beverage with meals over the past 70 some years with no bad results.

almost everyone does this, its not going to harm you in any way if you do drink with food, its just not as beneficial in the digestive process, thats all

[cloven]

I've known people who had a thing about not drinking while eating-
I found that mystifying, since I've always been someone who has to drink during food consumption.
But, whatevs, I'm not going to get into an argument with someone over it, to each their own.

[himain]

Water or milk or wine or BLIT

[AnonChick]

Sometimes I drink water, sometimes not, during meals. Once in a blue moon, I'll drink a glass of sangria during meal (if I go to a particular Mexican restaurant, they make the stuff themselves, so it's part of the experience).

Usually, I drink when I'm thirsty, whether I'm eating or not. I always have a bottle of water with me, so it's always available as needed.

[mainebrokerman]

i like milk, chocolate milk is even better- milk takes care of any potential heart-burn

sometimes water, sometimes diet soda

on a hot summers day , i like a beer

[Chava61]

Originally Posted by Charles

I was at a doctor appointment the other day and she told me I (people in general) shouldn't drink beverages with meals as doing so causes us to eat more (too much) as food goes through the stomach faster.

She also said (one of the reasons) people in Europe are thin (is) because they tend not to drink beverages with meals.


Does this sound right to you?

PS. I did my due diligence and couldn't find a thread similar to this but it isn't an easy thread to search for using key words.

I usually drink at the end of my meal. So does that counts as drinking with the meal?