You’ve probably read about liquid diets before, but you don’t really know them well, today at Fitness Garage we’ll get into liquid diets in detail, and how to do it healthily. It’s not just water, tea, and soup, it includes many healthy foods in liquid form.
What is a healthy liquid diet?
As we said, this plan has foods that can be turned into liquids. Doctors might recommend this diet in some cases like:
- Preparing for a medical procedure.
- During recovery from surgeries like weight loss surgery.
- You have trouble swallowing or chewing.
Some people need to follow a liquid diet for a short time from 5 days to a week, no longer, and you shouldn't stay on this diet for too long.
How does a healthy liquid diet work?
Liquid foods give your digestive system some relief, and you should try to include all the essential nutrients like protein, healthy fats, and fiber, and you might eat more than 3 meals a day. To get as many calories as possible, maybe up to 6 or 8 times a day, and these meals include some dairy products, high-calorie smoothies, and some girls take vitamins to avoid any negative effects, and the meals are like this:
1- Breakfast
- One cup of hot whole grains
- Half a cup of yogurt
2- Morning snack
- Half a cup of dietary supplement drink
- Half a cup extra
3- Lunch
- Two cups of soup
- Half a cup of tomato juice
- Half a cup of healthy chocolate pudding
4-Afternoon Snack
- Half a cup of fruit juice.
- Half a cup of dietary supplement.
5-Dinner
- Two cups of soup.
- Half a cup of oats mixed with a cup of milk.
- Half a cup of lemon juice.
6-Snack after dinner
- A cup of the dietary supplement.
- Half a cup of healthy vanilla ice cream.
What can you eat?
There are some foods you can eat on this plan, such as:
- Vegetables and fruits: All fruits and vegetables (you can have them as juice).
- Soups: Broth, broth (beef or chicken), strained or pureed vegetable soup, cream soup.
- Dairy products: All kinds of cow's milk, lactose-free dairy like almond milk and soy milk, butter, yogurt
- Legumes:Wheat cream, rice cream, freekeh.
- Fats: Butter, ghee, mayonnaise, creamy peanut butter.
- Drinks: Tea and coffee, flavored water, lemon juice, milkshake, pasteurized egg drink.
- Sweets: Healthy pudding, custard, jelly, healthy ice cream, lollipops, frozen fruits.
- Others: Honey, spices, and herbs.
Foods you should avoid:
You should completely avoid hard fruits and veggies or those with seeds inside, and all canned foods or canned liquids. All liquids should be fresh. Avoid these foods especially:
- Mashed fruits and vegetables.
- Nuts and seeds.
- All cheeses.
- Soups with pasta or rice.
- Ice cream with solid bits.
- Bread.
- Meat and meat substitutes.
- Soft drinks.
Patients who undergo some surgeries, may find they need to avoid some other drinks like orange juice. Or any other acidic juice, so you should consult a doctor first.
Steps to consider before starting this diet:
You should consult your doctor before starting this plan and follow all their advice about forbidden and allowed foods. You also need a nutritionist to set up your meal plan. This system has many versions, each fits a specific case. You always need to make sure your health comes first, So if this will harm your health, you should avoid it and not try it.
