Slider Foods

[cfurrey 53]

Im not sure what foods are considered slider? Can anyone list off a few? Is chips a slider?

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[Kime-lou 648]

chips, ice cream, yogurt, pudding, mashed potatos, any others of that consistancy. Or at least that is what I was told.

[cfurrey 53]

Thank you i have been confused with different comments! I figured on chips because i have to watch what i eat or ill eat more than anyone should lol!

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[Kime-lou 648]

To me slider foods are realitve. I can eat a half cup of ice cream (Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom) for a snack and it satisfies me for a few hours. Maybe it's just mind over matter.

[cfurrey 53]

The only food iv noticed are chips and i dont even realize how much im actually consuming till its too late!

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[elcee 3,340]

Sliders are foods which go down easily, have high calories and little nutritional value. They don't fill you up. So things such as icecream.

Then there are other foods which go down easily but they are more satisfying and have a high nutritional value so they are not really a slider. e.g Greek Yogurt.

[Jachut 487]

Even healthy foods can be sliders and its an insidious habit, one I think we ALL fall into without realising it.

If I eat something for lunch that includes solid Protein like chicken, some grains like brown rice and vegies, I'm good for six hours. I dont get cravings. So, to keep my weight down, just eat like that, right?

If only it were that simple. The trouble is your tastes subtly change and what you fancy is usually something easier to eat. YOu dont want to get stuck in the restaurant. You dont want to get stuck in the staffroom in front of your colleagues. You dont have time to eat really slowly.

For me the things I fancy for lunch are stuff like cheese on rice cakes, yogurt with nuts and muesli stirred through, cheese and crackers. All healthy choices. But all foods that i can eat 500 calories worth of with no trouble and foods which leave me with the feeling that I fancy something sweet an hour or two later. The effort involved in a) making a non slider meal and eating a non slider meal subtly convinces my brain that those foods arent appetising.

dinner is the exception for me. I eat tiny dinners. Because dinner is never sliders. But I can eat a huuuuge bowl of oatmeal. But only one egg on toast!

So if you can eat it relatively easily and tend to fancy it often, its probably a slider to some degree. No matter what it is. But its just a matter of being aware of the habit. For me, I let myself have what I want but I might add something REALLY hard to eat (like an apple!) to the mix just to add that satiety.

[cfurrey 53]

Now that put it in a different perspective! Thank you this has really made me think!

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[elcee 3,340]

That is so true