Smoothies / pimped up shakes

[Sqwt]

Hello Jordan. I've got a lame question for you. Is there any practical difference between eating solid food and blending them to a smoothie as far as uptake and fullness goes?

I don't usually have a lot of time in the morning, so recently my breakfast of choice has been a smoothie with a pint of milk + whey + 40 grams of oats + frozen berries. It's quite tasty and surprisingly filling, and best of all is it's all done in a few minutes and keeps me going until lunch. I've also used this as PWO meal.

It this all good, or would you add anything to the smoothie or rather eat the ingredients separately (shake + oats/berries)?

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Hello Jordan. I've got a lame question for you. Is there any practical difference between eating solid food and blending them to a smoothie as far as uptake and fullness goes?

Yes- but that's a complicated answer. On one hand, a shake may be more or less satiating depending on the fiber content that would be preserved in the whole food, water content (added or not), the palatability of both meals, and the emotional connection- if any, to either meal. In sum, I think it could go either way depending on the context and the individual but all in all, the specific example you list seems pretty benign to me. For periods when I was too busy- I did a shake every AM.

[Sqwt]

Yes- but that's a complicated answer. On one hand, a shake may be more or less satiating depending on the fiber content that would be preserved in the whole food, water content (added or not), the palatability of both meals, and the emotional connection- if any, to either meal. In sum, I think it could go either way depending on the context and the individual but all in all, the specific example you list seems pretty benign to me. For periods when I was too busy- I did a shake every AM.

Alrighty, that sounds good. This morning smoothie has been a positive food hack for me after I started getting up two hours earlier in the morning than I'm used to, so I'd like to continue with it if there's no compelling reason not to.

Follow-up question: Does the fiber thing mean I'm not getting the benefits of the fiber content from the oats and berries when the ingredients are blended? Or is it more of a satiety thing? There's about 5-6 grams of fiber in that smooothie, which I've counted as part of my daily total.

[Bolson32]

Do you think most of the fiber is preserved in this scenario? Does beating the shit out of your food with a blender destroy the fiber that much? Or are you referring to things like juicing which obviously strain all the fiber containing parts.

I have a protein shake most mornings too, so I'm curious. Although I skip the oats and just eat some cereal and yogurt while I'm at work.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Do you think most of the fiber is preserved in this scenario? Does beating the shit out of your food with a blender destroy the fiber that much? Or are you referring to things like juicing which obviously strain all the fiber containing parts.

I have a protein shake most mornings too, so I'm curious. Although I skip the oats and just eat some cereal and yogurt while I'm at work.

Follow-up question: Does the fiber thing mean I'm not getting the benefits of the fiber content from the oats and berries when the ingredients are blended? Or is it more of a satiety thing? There's about 5-6 grams of fiber in that smooothie, which I've counted as part of my daily total.

Blending doesn't necessarily change the fiber content, but it does alter the viscosity, food volume, water content, and fiber content per volume ingested- thus perhaps altering satiety. Juicing is a different story.

[Sqwt]

Alright, got it. Thank you for your time, sir.

[strideknight]

A little off topic, but do you just use rolled oats in a smoothie? I only have the steel cut variety around and I feel like even with blending them first it'll end up with hard little kernels in it.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

A little off topic, but do you just use rolled oats in a smoothie? I only have the steel cut variety around and I feel like even with blending them first it'll end up with hard little kernels in it.

I use instant oats/rolled oats mostly. Never uncooked steel cut oats.

[Simon Rest]

If I stir 2 scoops of whey into a McDonalds thick shake, will I get a sick pump in my biceps? Do I still need to drink the shake or does the stirring alone trigger gainzZz?

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

If I stir 2 scoops of whey into a McDonalds thick shake, will I get a sick pump in my biceps? Do I still need to drink the shake or does the stirring alone trigger gainzZz?

You'll probably get a sick pump in your carotid bifurcation, if I had to guess. Shaking post thrombus, free of charge. Your biceps may or may not fasiculate afterward.