Ok does a fruit smoothie made with water count as food or beverage? I love peaches and flavored water. What do you think?

1 hour ago, Holodisplay said:

Ok does a fruit smoothie made with Water count as food or beverage? I love peaches and flavored water. What do you think?

According to my team, anything you drink counts as water intake. But, they recommend that half of your intake is actual water or zero calorie flavored water. Although, I was also told no sugary drinks, I imagine a fruit smoothie has tons of sugar. You might dump.

Edited February 28, 20224 yr by kcuster83

I mean... both. If it's a cup of water blended with an apple it counts as a cup or water and an apple. Or maybe I don't understand.

According to my bariatric team, any drink will count towards you 64 oz of water. If one logs, you have to count the calories/carb/protein/fat of the fruit & other things you add.

You can definitely count them towards your fluid goal - I like to have my spinach blended in, so many times I would have shaked with or without protein. I make them with half a cup of milk, half a cup of water and about 4 ice cubes along with some blueberries, spinach +/- protein powder. So I would input about 10 to 11 ounces of this blended smoothie towards my fluid goal and also input milk, blueberries, spinach and protein powder in my food log.

When I am usually on a tight schedule and can't manage to have solid foods, doing so helps me meet my protein goals and even my fluid goal.

And like someone pointed out, even my program has half and half when it comes to 64 ounces of fluid. At least half of it should come from plain or flavorer water and rest can come from other alternatives!

All fluids count towards your goal - shakes, broths, soups, tea, milk, etc. I used to dilute my protein shakes & sip on them longer.

If you use milk & yoghurt in your smoothie you’ll get in some protein which is the most important. Fruit can be dangerous. Though a naturally occurring sugar it adds up quickly especially in things like a smoothie where you can easily add in more than a single serve of fruit. Some plans restrict when you can begin to include fruit & which fruits you can eat. So be careful. Check your plan & check portion sizes. If you’re early out & only eating say a 1/3 cup of food a small apple, or a couple of strawberries exceeds the portion you can eat as a food.

I found a good high protein yoghurt drink which was low in sugar (not added but predominately from the yoghurt itself) & low calorie. You can thin them with a little milk. It was a fluid & food.