Smoothies

4islandgirls · Post by **4islandgirls** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:01 pm

How do you account for a smoothie as far as a plate goes?

~Jo

Healthiermum · Post by **Healthiermum** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:16 pm

I put the glass I put my smoothie in on a plate length wise obviously before there is anything in it and it took up half a plate so I just fill only half my plate with food. Or you could put the ingredients on a plate beforehand and estimate that way

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:16 am

I think putting the foods to go into the smoothie on a plate beforehand gives a more realistic view of what you are eating. The visuals can be very important, and are much harder to tell when the foods are already chewed up, as they are in a smoothie, in essence.

4islandgirls · Post by **4islandgirls** » Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:20 am

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense.

~Jo

Username · Post by **Username** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:19 pm

If I have a smoothie, I count that as my meal. I only have them for breakfast though because it wouldn't fill me up enough for lunch or dinner.

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:59 am

You didn't ask about this, but IF I have a smoothie, and I rarely do because I like chewing, I pour the contents in a bowl and eat it with a spoon. No matter how hard I try to drink a smoothie slowly (I like to take at least 20 minutes for a meal, but even eating it with a spoon is over within 15 minutes), it just feels unnatural to do it. But I also find if I don't take time to ingest the meal, I feel very unsatisfied for a long time after the meal, even if my hunger is sated.

But if you are a veteran smoothie ingester and you actually like the convenience of getting the meal over with quickly, mazel tov!

clarinetgal · Post by **clarinetgal** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:43 am

I try to put 1 veggie and a couple of fruits in my smoothie, plus I pair it with something that has protein and fat, like a small treat dish of cashews. It is more than enough to sustain me for a few hours.