Almost Liquid Foods

Just curious to know how many of you practice the 30 minute wait policy when eating foods like yogurt, pudding, etc.?

I had been counting yogurt and puddings as liquids but was never quite sure.  At my six-week check, I asked my doctor and he laughed as he told me they were food, not liquid.  Apparently, that's a common question.

Go figure.

So, I started treating them like food and did/do the 30 minute wait.

Like everything else, there are probably differing opinions on this. 

Imagine a funnel.  Now pu****er in it - it drains rather fast.  Now put pudding.  If it is thick pudding - it will stay in it much longer than water, but not as long as dense proteins, same with Greek type yogurt.  But if you add water- you may fla**** out rather quickly.  

I treat anything that has some "thickness" as a meal

The baby spoon test: stick as small  plastic spoon in a middle of the food. If it stays up - it is a meal. It it flops to the side - it is liquidy. Ice cream does not count. (You need some volumed of the food - 2 oz is not enough, I typically test it in its original container or in larger volume.  I test like that my stew.  It it is too sloppy-- I either drain more liquid or add some filler - I.e little bit of ground chia - fiber will swell and make it more "solid". 

Thanks Hala, that helps me to visualize it better.  I guess I better start the 30 minute policy on my yogurt and pudding snack too.

I do, I figure every little bit helps with keeping food in there as long as possible.