What exactly is the definition of a slider food? Is it something you can eat easily? I am starting to think that my power crunch bar is a slider food. I could eat 3 or more a day.

A slider food is anything that can slide right through you sleeve and your not full...ex. ice cream, milk shakes chocolate, anything that melts.

Ok....so the Protein Bar isnt a slider food, it's just a temptation that needs to be closer monitored.

chips and popcorn are sliders as well.

Cheetos, chips, cakes, cookies and candy

Oh! So it doesnt only have to be a food that melts!

Thanks.

Oh! So it doesnt only have to be a food that melts!

Thanks.

I'm only going off what my doctor said....things that slide right through the sleeve.

Sliders can also be healthy low calorie fruits and veg (some of them at least,) which is useful for adding nutrition to your diet with minimal caloric impact. My capacity is about 3 oz of most meats, but if I cut that back to 2 oz, I can add in another 4-5 oz of various salad veg for similar satisfaction, and likewise with various veg and meat stews and stir fries. This works well once you are to the point where your protein intake is under control and fairly reliable and predictable.

No it doesn't have to be something that melts, and you were right the first time, it is a food that doesn't fill you up. For me it is Cheez Its and I'm starting to the the Oh Yeah protein bars are a slider for me. Bummer, but really lean protein fills me up the best.

Potato chips are a big slider. Crackers as well. Your protein bar sounds more like a trigger food to me. Anything that's high in carbs or sugar is a trigger food for me. They just trigger more cravings.

I thank all of you for helping explain this to me. Rick, i like your idea of using slider food in positive ways. I'm going to keep that in mind.

BTB, yeah, i think you are right. Darnnit!! I'll bet all my lost pounds that the Protein bar has become a trigger food. I had the munchies like crazy today & I've been craving the bars. I worked SO hard to get rid of triggers pre-surgery. I haven't been craving anything till now. Double darn. Thanks for catching this.

Judy

I had to cut way back on Protein bars, especially those delicious Power Crunch bars because they are so tasty but high in calories. I have an Atkins almond crunch day break bar for Breakfast some mornings and that gives me 10 grams of protein at 150 calories and 3 net carbs.

Crackers became a slider food for me. If I could limit myself to a handful with lunch that would be one thing, but they would be calling me from the cupboard....and I could eat them all day long without feeling full, so I just stopped buying them. Anything that is a "munchie" food like chips/crackers/sweets is probably a slider, goes down easy and you start eating them compulsively.

I replaced my snacking with olives & string cheese and it fills me up, so I am giving my body the food it needs and it stops the cravings.

Good luck on your journey!!

I made a thread about this a while back, but here is why chips are such a slider food. If you crunch them up they take up very little room in your stomach. Try running a bag of them through the blender and see how small they get.....like I did.

BTB, i loved that post!!! Chips & crackers aren't my downfall. I'm pretty sure you nailed it last nite: those yummy power crunch bars are a trigger food for me.

Thanks for the explanation between a slider and a trigger. An excellent reminder!