Chelle in MO Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 If I puree a food (like kidney beans or blueberries, for example) before eating, does that affect the fiber benefits of that food? Chelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteB Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 We are enjoying your question. We don't think that it would make a difference in the fiber content, but this is only an opinion. Blueberries in a blender drink wouldn't have any less fiber than whole ones tossed into yogurt I'm sure of. Yummy either way:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Assuming you normally chew your food well before swallowing, the effect would be the same whether you blended the food in advance, or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 No difference. In some foods such as flax seed it is better for you to be ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Assuming you normally chew your food well before swallowing, the effect would be the same whether you blended the food in advance, or not. I was just going to say this! I got a lecture from a nurse once that the fiber isn't the same if I blend food for my babies. I was so close to asking her if she was a boa constrictor (swallows without chewing)....I bit my tongue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks, you guys! I hope you aren't laughing too loudly!! I know that our food is ground up a lot when chewing, but I really wondered if the body's action of breaking it down the rest of the way was somehow part of the benefit of fiber. Chelle, who's glad not to be a boa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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