would eating veggies that are hard to digest easier on intestines if in a pureed state i wonder?
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I go good with cooked veggies (most of the time, spinach). I don't puree them. I feel that a bit of cooked fiber is good indeed although what is being said for pouchers. Pouch have to be emptyed well. But wait for other opinion
Rebe,
I have been pureeing since the very begining....when I cook veggies, I overcook slightly and I can eat most of them without too much difficulty but certain raw veggies just block me up in more ways than one...so I use the hand held blender and in 25seconds they are pureed or turned into gaspacho (cold veggie soup).
Funny enough certain veggies from the cabbage family do better raw than cooked for me (cauliflower, broccoli..)
I occassionnaly do the same thing for fruits and turn them into smoothies...when they are not ripe enough or too fiberous the blender breaks up the fiber. That way I can eat pineapple and melons.
It is trial and error.
Sharon
I have been pureeing since the very begining....when I cook veggies, I overcook slightly and I can eat most of them without too much difficulty but certain raw veggies just block me up in more ways than one...so I use the hand held blender and in 25seconds they are pureed or turned into gaspacho (cold veggie soup).
Funny enough certain veggies from the cabbage family do better raw than cooked for me (cauliflower, broccoli..)
I occassionnaly do the same thing for fruits and turn them into smoothies...when they are not ripe enough or too fiberous the blender breaks up the fiber. That way I can eat pineapple and melons.
It is trial and error.
Sharon
I am on the other end of the spectrum. I like my cooked veggies done "al dente" unless they are in a soup or stew. I also eat many raw vegetables and have a big salad every day. I have no problem absorbing nutrients (as my ongoing battle with my weight shows). I have no deficiencies other than vitamin D, but that is not an absorption issue.
My pouch function is fine with this varied diet, but this is something that occurred gradually over the years.
But back to your question. Yes, pureeing or liquifying raw vegetables should make them easier to tolerate, if you are having problems. Just understand that if you are having specific intolerances (like someone may have to wheat or milk, but to a vegetable) pureeing that vegetable will not alter that response. Pureeing is mostly helpful if you have chronic obstructions.
Jan
My pouch function is fine with this varied diet, but this is something that occurred gradually over the years.
But back to your question. Yes, pureeing or liquifying raw vegetables should make them easier to tolerate, if you are having problems. Just understand that if you are having specific intolerances (like someone may have to wheat or milk, but to a vegetable) pureeing that vegetable will not alter that response. Pureeing is mostly helpful if you have chronic obstructions.
Jan
It varies what raw things bother me. I
love salads and can eat lettuce and spinach raw... I can eat a bit of raw carrot, but I'd never go crazy these days. I used to eat raw cabbage, but usually err on editing that out, unless it's just a little bit strewn amongst the salad. Things like that. Cucumbers do not bother me at all, nor does squash.
My editing choices are more related to potential outlet obstructions, as over the past two years, I've had an off and on issue with narrowing there.
I also follow a low FODMAP diet, after the elimination and reintroduction, so some bothersome foods for me are just bothersome in any state they're in.
I can't eat, without worry anymore: corn, mushrooms (mostly cooked ones, they're too like rubber), peas, extreme amounts of nuts, quinoa, granola, etc. stuff like that. Before all of this, I ate everything and anything, but that "blocked" feeling is awful, so I just avoid things rather than take the chance anymore.
love salads and can eat lettuce and spinach raw... I can eat a bit of raw carrot, but I'd never go crazy these days. I used to eat raw cabbage, but usually err on editing that out, unless it's just a little bit strewn amongst the salad. Things like that. Cucumbers do not bother me at all, nor does squash.
My editing choices are more related to potential outlet obstructions, as over the past two years, I've had an off and on issue with narrowing there.
I also follow a low FODMAP diet, after the elimination and reintroduction, so some bothersome foods for me are just bothersome in any state they're in.
I can't eat, without worry anymore: corn, mushrooms (mostly cooked ones, they're too like rubber), peas, extreme amounts of nuts, quinoa, granola, etc. stuff like that. Before all of this, I ate everything and anything, but that "blocked" feeling is awful, so I just avoid things rather than take the chance anymore.
I make veggie soup like this sometimes (blended), but mostly 'cause I just like it that way. I had it like that everywhere in Ireland, and fell in love with it like that. I just pick the veggies that bother me least, and go from there. (I leave out the dill.)
http://kosherfood.about.com/od...ipes/r/veg_blend.htm
http://kosherfood.about.com/od...ipes/r/veg_blend.htm