smoothies and digestion

tbone13

hi everyone.

i had a question regarding the drinking of smoothies. i drink anywhere from 64 to 96 ounces of smoothies per day. does eating this much fiber and not chewing cause disgestive/intestinal problems? so far, i feel fine. i do however have periods of gas. other than that, i am just concerned for the long run.

thanks and happy new year!

emtpdmom

Digestion begins with the saliva in your mouth. Even though you are drinking the smoothies, you should swish them around in your mouth a bit to activate and pick up saliva and begin the digestion process. Don't know if this will help with the gas.

RawKidChef

I think grinding up the fruit does destroy the fiber so I eat most of my fruit whole, except for sorbets made by grinding frozen fruit. The whole form is more natural and for me more satisfying, plus contact with metal takes a lot of the vit c out of the fruit.

tbone13

thanks to the both of you for your insight.

"contact with metal takes a lot of the vit c out of the fruit." i did not know that. i just hate chewing on so much food!

also, someone told me that the combination of 2 sweet friuts (bananas and oranges) can cause improper digestion. is this true? if so, i think this might also be the cause of my problems.

zinfandel

Combo of acid and sweet can cause indigestion. Sweet and sweet are okay together though. Bananas are sweet and oranges are acid. Definitely a digestion no no! Look up a food combining chart! Things really work much much better the closer you stick to the chart. I follow the chart very closely. For reals now.