Is it less calories if I throw my food into a blender?

HawkeyeTy
HawkeyeTy Posts: 681 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
That seems to be the hype...
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  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    Yes, the blender digests roughly 27.6% of the calories for you. Therefore, you are drinking less calories than if you chewed it yourself.
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    Bump

    I'm curious to read the responses
  • HawkeyeTy
    HawkeyeTy Posts: 681 Member
    Yes, the blender digests roughly 27.6% of the calories for you. Therefore, you are drinking less calories than if you chewed it yourself.

    Thanks!
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    Yes, the blender digests roughly 27.6% of the calories for you. Therefore, you are drinking less calories than if you chewed it yourself.

    This is accurate because I just read it on the internet
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    That seems to be the hype...

    it depends...are you going to take it back out and consume it?
  • Desterknee
    Desterknee Posts: 1,056 Member
    No because you lose the calories you burn from chewing.

    DUUUUHH

    STOP THE STUPID!
  • befitnow3
    befitnow3 Posts: 62 Member
    Omg. Really?! :laugh:
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I would think if anything it raises calories...

    try to find the kernels later when you blend corn....
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Yes, the blender digests roughly 27.6% of the calories for you. Therefore, you are drinking less calories than if you chewed it yourself.

    This is accurate because I just read it on the internet

    Yeah, I saw it on YouTube...awesome smoothie/juice machine some guy was selling. I'm totally sold...

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  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    No, but you burn more calories when you throw it. For extra calorie burn, back all the way up to the other side of the room before throwing it.
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
    Yes, the blender digests roughly 27.6% of the calories for you. Therefore, you are drinking less calories than if you chewed it yourself.

    This is accurate because I just read it on the internet

    Yeah, I saw it on YouTube...awesome smoothie/juice machine some guy was selling. I'm totally sold...

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTuUWldPIHV8xHkeCfZ_75-QQDHwjU-IInLmlhJLWEeJsR6iZcy

    ME TOO! I'll be back guys - there's a Vitamix somewhere with my name on it.
  • Muddy_Yogi
    Muddy_Yogi Posts: 1,459 Member
    Yes, the blender digests roughly 27.6% of the calories for you. Therefore, you are drinking less calories than if you chewed it yourself.

    This is accurate because I just read it on the internet

    Yeah, I saw it on YouTube...awesome smoothie/juice machine some guy was selling. I'm totally sold...

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTuUWldPIHV8xHkeCfZ_75-QQDHwjU-IInLmlhJLWEeJsR6iZcy

    ME TOO! I'll be back guys - there's a Vitamix somewhere with my name on it.


    Can you order me one too? I have gotten too lazy to chew!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    of course b/c of the friction already burning off some of the heat.
  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    somebody...says this????
  • journey_man
    journey_man Posts: 110 Member
    Sigh. Short answer is no.

    Longer answer is that there may be some minute decrease because blended stuff is probably easier to digest. On the other hand, there may be some minute increase because of greater nutrient absorption (e.g., if you don't chew your spinach well enough to break thru the collulose that covers it, you will find much of it in your poop, and presumably have been deprived of much of its nutrients/calories). There may be other factors. I doubt its anything that would amount to a worthwhile, or even measurable difference. Finally, I have no expertise whatsoever in this stuff.
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Blending is a win/win. Less calories in your food and you can drink your meal in seconds, rather than chewing for minutes upon minutes, giving you extra time to *kitten*.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I wonder how many slices of Uno's Prima Pepperoni I can fit in my blender.
  • jackievene
    jackievene Posts: 6
    LOL let me know yummy
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    I wonder how many slices of Uno's Prima Pepperoni I can fit in my blender.

    who in their right mind wants to drink pizza?
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I wonder how many slices of Uno's Prima Pepperoni I can fit in my blender.

    who in their right mind wants to drink pizza?

    Hey, if it's half the calories...
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
    I wonder how many slices of Uno's Prima Pepperoni I can fit in my blender.

    The answer is 42.
  • amandakev88
    amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
    yes. the blades of the blender 'slash' the fats of the dish, the whipping motion a cardiovascular exercise of sorts, in turn torching calores and leaving nothing but macro and micro nutrients that you need for your digesting pleasure. a little elf in the base of the blender disposes of the waste and brings the scraps of startch and fats back to his elf family.




    no dumb dumb. if you're asking if something like 'juicing' is good for you then sure it is! if youre just blending **** up then the calories are the same. but if its got corn in it i assume it wouldnt show up in your poop as obviously.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    Yes and if you have a really good blender you can net zero.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Why would calories be less for blended foods? An Apple is an Apple whether it is blended or not.
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    Yes and if you have a really good blender you can net zero.

    I heard that is only true if you put celery in the blender with whatever you are making.
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    I wonder how many slices of Uno's Prima Pepperoni I can fit in my blender.

    who in their right mind wants to drink pizza?

    Hey, if it's half the calories...

    Twice the slices. WIN!
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
    yes. the blades of the blender 'slash' the fats of the dish, the whipping motion a cardiovascular exercise of sorts, in turn torching calores and leaving nothing but macro and micro nutrients that you need for your digesting pleasure. a little elf in the base of the blender disposes of the waste and brings the scraps of startch and fats back to his elf family.



    I thought it's b/c since you're drinking it, you pee more. And the fat comes out when you pee, right?

    Source: First answer on this thread http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/438315-when-is-a-pound-lost-and-where-does-it-go
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Yes, the blender digests roughly 27.6% of the calories for you. Therefore, you are drinking less calories than if you chewed it yourself.

    Thanks!
    Yeah. Don't isten to this clown because he or she is clowning around (joking). At least I hope so.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Sigh. Short answer is no.

    Longer answer is that there may be some minute decrease because blended stuff is probably easier to digest. On the other hand, there may be some minute increase because of greater nutrient absorption (e.g., if you don't chew your spinach well enough to break thru the collulose that covers it, you will find much of it in your poop, and presumably have been deprived of much of its nutrients/calories). There may be other factors. I doubt its anything that would amount to a worthwhile, or even measurable difference. Finally, I have no expertise whatsoever in this stuff.
    Ease of digestion has nothing to do with calories.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Yes and if you have a really good blender you can net zero.

    I heard that is only true if you put celery in the blender with whatever you are making.

    Cauliflower....

    Also...I originally thought OP's question was a joke...now...not sure if serious...have seen stranger things...and it is New Year...Hmmmmmm

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