Nutrition Coach Dr. Ro Gives Us 10 Tips To “Lose The Final 15” And Clean Up Our Diets - Page 4
Are Smoothie and Soup-Based Diets a Good Idea?
I don’t think they’re a good idea. The reason is because you can’t live on a liquid diet. So whether it’s soups or smoothies, it’s fine to incorporate that in a balanced diet that includes whole foods. But the moment you go off of a liquid diet, you start gaining weight — with your first forkful of solid food you start gaining weight. The reason is because liquid diets train your brain to not even recognize how many calories you’re putting into your body. You don’t have fiber, you don’t even have the process of chewing, so your brain hasn’t adjusted to the fact that you’re actually consuming foods. You’re slurping it down through a straw or you’re gulping. So, it’s so much easier to overconsume calories by drinking rather than actually chewing solid food. You can do a juice or smoothie diet, but it’s a very temporary thing.
