#liquid diets

[macgyvermedical]

Food Consistency

My wife (who has gastroparesis and frequently needs to go on liquid diets) was watching some tiktoks about people on liquid diets.

People in both the videos and the comments had extremely different (and often startlingly wrong) ideas of what a liquid diet is.

So I figured I would do a post to clarify for anyone who might be confused, and maybe save you from having a surgery rescheduled due to eating the wrong things.

Clear Liquid Diet:

A clear liquid diet is a diet where ONLY liquids you can see through are permitted. That means no other solid food (that won't turn into a clear liquid in your stomach), no chunks, and no milk. If you're prepping for a surgery or colonoscopy there might also be limits on what food colorings are permitted as well (usually red and purple). A clear liquid diet includes:

Water

Flavored drinks (sports drinks, soft drinks, Kool Aid, etc...)

Broth/stock (vegetable, chicken, beef, etc...)

Popsicles/italian ice

Fruit juices (no pulp)

Gelatin

Coffee/Tea

Specialty clear liquid protein shakes

Full Liquid Diet:

A full liquid diet is a diet where ONLY clear liquids and cloudy/opaque "full" liquids are consumed. No other solid foods and no chunks are permitted. A full liquid diet includes:

Everything on the clear liquid list

Milk and milkshakes

Yogurt (no chunks)

Ice cream (no chunks)

Pudding

Custard

Blended Diet:

A blended diet is a regular diet in which the food has been blended with water. Usually, this is the consistency necessary for a gastric feeding tube.

Everything on the full liquid list

Smoothies

Blended soups (no chunks)

Applesauce

Literally anything as long as it's been put in a blender and is now liquid-y

Pureed Diet:

A pureed diet is a diet in which the food has been mashed into a very fine mash. It can be thicker and drier than a blended diet and the food can be "molded" into shapes that resemble the original food on a plate. This is good for people who have few to no teeth or pain with chewing.

Everything on the blended list

Mashed potatoes (no chunks)

Anything the consistency of mashed potatoes

Mechanical Soft Diet:

A mechanical soft diet is one that is easy to chew. Unlike pureed, there can be small chunks. Examples include:

Everything on the pureed list

Oatmeal/cream of wheat/cream of rice

Very well cooked vegetables

Ground and finely chopped meats

Poached or soft boiled eggs

Cottage cheese

[discoverybody]

Liquid Diet Magic: Watch the Pounds Melt Away with this Exciting Weight Loss Method

Liquid diets have gained popularity due to its potential to deliver quick weight loss outcomes. This article looks at the mechanics, benefits, and potential pitfalls of liquid diets. It discusses the many forms of liquid diets, their nutritional implications, and how they might be successfully incorporated into a weight loss regimen. Liquid diets involve consuming only liquids such as smoothies, soups, and juices while foregoing solid foods. There are two types of liquid diets: clear liquid diets and full liquid diets.

Clear liquid diets include water, tea, and broth, but complete liquid diets contain more substantial liquids such as milk, yogurt, and pureed vegetables and fruits. Liquid diets can provide rapid weight loss due to calorie restriction, but they may not be sustainable in the long run. They may also cause vitamin deficiencies if not correctly balanced. Short-term use of a liquid diet can result in quick weight loss, but it may also induce nutritional deficits and muscle atrophy.

Common adverse effects include digestive issues, lethargy, disorientation, and irritability. Before beginning a liquid diet, consult with a healthcare practitioner to determine that it is safe and appropriate, particularly for people who have pre-existing medical conditions, are pregnant, or are breastfeeding. Healthcare specialists can assist with monitoring nutritional needs and addressing any health issues that may occur during the program.

[cinnamoth-art]

Hes tired of only broth, its been a week and now he's getting whiney

[dark-side-blog3]

(Minors and ageless blogs do not interact)

Consider making squid ink pasta, but instead of squid ink, it’s ink from the overblots.

Squid ink has a deep, woodsy, nutty flavour, almost like a black truffle, and pine nuts. It goes best with roast portobello mushrooms, and some fish, in my opinion.

The overblot ink is more akin to writers ink at first glance, but it is a secretion from a body, is it not? Sort of like how sweat and tears are water.

Granted I’m sure if you ever got found out for eating essentially globs of vomit from the latest sick overblot student, your reputation would tank faster than Grims— because at least he’s only eating the magistones.

But even so, I’m curious! Sue me. Some weirdos might even find it fascinating (Rook might be intrigued, yet sickened).

Perhaps some students who haven’t overblotted would feel a strange… Jealousy. The intimacy of consuming someone’s literal insecurities manifested, of cherishing a remnant of their worst personality traits and turning it into something beautiful. Or at the very least, meaningful.

Ace tries to gross out other first years by showing an exposè of your dinners, and the only one who’s grossed out and remains grossed out is Sebek. Everyone does recoils and exclaims that’s disgusting, and Jack can’t even look you in the eyes for a week!

But slowly, Epel comes to the idea that maybe he wouldn’t mind if you ate his ink— if he was gonna overblot, it’d suck major dick, but at least you’d find a way to make it less shitty? Like, at least you’d care more than every’ne else, who prolly just wouldn’t wanna die.

Deuce cannot and will not articulate that he wants you to eat his overblot— he sure as hell doesn’t WANT to overblot! But maybe you’d be down to eat some mochi? Or fresh squeezed juice? Something that’s got a lot of handwork and might make him a bit sweaty. It’s like a diet version of the overblot! You’re consuming something he made to show you the bond, and you’re eating something he made from his body to show the bond! It doesn’t have to be life or death!

[marcelinezzzzz]

longer hair thinner body

[sk1nnywhips]

Guys someone give me advice/tips, I keep fasting all day and then it comes to 12am and I can’t help “binging” it’s not exactly binging as it’s only ever small things but what should I do?

[kelocitta]

Slugtime

[foursaints]

evan the kombucha addict x barty the diet coke addict. neither of them drink WATER

no because evan rosier is the person to take a sip from a thermos and earnestly exclaim "ah... that's so good" but when you check the drink expecting to see some delicious beverage it's plain water

[anastayskinni]

WIEIAD JULY 25TH 2024

Protein shake - 160 calories 30g protein

Frozen protein shake (sad on this fast wanted ice cream) - 120 calories idk protein

Black coffee I don't have a pic of - 0 calories

TOTAL: 280 calories

[han1w]

Hejka chudzinki macie jakieś pomocne tipy odnoście liquid fasta? (spożywania tylko płynnych kcal) Bardzo bym potrzebowała bo nie chce żeby skończyło się binge ;((

Reblogujcie bo naprawdę potrzebuje w tym pomocy..

Chudego dnia 🦋🦋

[angelic-alyssum]

I'm gonna try a mostly liquid diet/fast tomorrow...

I'll have some small amounts of solid food (mostly in the morning to take my vitamins with), and I've got plenty of protein and low cal drinks, plus some light veggie broth soup to have, so let's see how that goes!

[witchofthesouls]

Cybertronians vs kudzu

Who would win. Aliens or very invasive plants?

Cybertronians will win the battle, but they'll lose the war.

It's one thing to comprehend that plants grow fast, it's another thing to witness it.

If Cybertron ever establishes a sister city or university on Earth, then many Cybertronians will flock over to study applied agricultural sciences because someone at some point had managed to successfully crossbreed a potato with a Cybertronian one that feeds on their planet's radiation.

Someone needs to save Cybertron's soul if a well-meaning idiot takes something like kudzu or mint and manages to get viable crossbreeds on the metal planet.

[moeblob]

Surgery is at 9:45 (finally, thank the heavens cause I'm going insane here at how bad hospital communication is) so! Pen doodles before I'm drugged up on anesthesia.

OCs of mine as a comfort in my suffering (and it's easier in pen bc they're boring designs unlike fanart I'd want to draw).

[love-and-monsters]

Trying to think of ways for vampires to get a reliable source of blood from humans without just ‘they take it from blood banks’ is uh. Tough.

[sk1nnywhips]

ana update:

I did a 19hr liquid fast today and it felt so good! My bloating has completely gone down and I could feel my hunger growing and eating away my f4t!!

I’m going to continue my fast tmr’

Wish me luck :)

Block dont report

[sundial-bee-scribbles]

let's cut some onions

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