Does blending a food such as oatmeal diminish its nutritional value?
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Does blending a food such as oatmeal diminish its nutritional value?
NOPE. It'll just make it easier to stomach.
The only difference would be the GI of the blended oats would be a little higher vs. rolled oats 'whole.'
Actually yes. Especially when it comes to fruits and veggies. Blending breaks the cell walls and significantly increases the glycemic index because it increases surface area relative to mass, permitting better access of the enzymes that convert plant starch to sugar. (This is a major problem with white flour because milling creates a small particle of almost pure starch.)
Yep.. fruit smoothies are no good because of this.
im just talking about straight oatmeal, thats the only thing i blend. I blend in the morning 1 cup of oats, 1 scoop of whey and water. Does that lose nutrional value?
No, like we said, just the GI value.Quote:
Originally Posted by justinandrews7
sweet, thanks for the quick responseQuote:
Originally Posted by audis4
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Originally Posted by justinandrews7
I personally don't like a liquid diet as I feel the nutrients will pass through you too quickly.. why not cook the oats and scramble some eggwhites instead?
Blended tuna, 12oz, only ay to go.
While we are at it, we can stop chewing too.
I think the question is if it(in the case of fruits and berries) makes any difference since blending would be similar to chewing a bit extra:scratch:Quote:
Originally Posted by usualsuspect
my thoughts exactly Johan. We chew food and increase the surface area anwaysQuote:
Originally Posted by johan
as long as the food is eaten soon after blending, I dont see the problem. the thing is, when you blend food, you break it down and the nutrients start to deteriorate, its called oxidation.
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Originally Posted by justinandrews7
Snce oatmeal is basically, for lack of a better word "dead", I dont think it matters.
things like veggies and fruit are what you want to be careful of.