To me, slider foods are foods that can slide right into the stomach or through the lap band. These are foods like ice cream, pudding, jello, yogurt....etc.

also cottage cheese,soup,anything soft.when you eat too many of those foods and not enough proteins you tend to get hungry before your next meal,at least after you start to get your appitite back.

Yep! they are both right!

Any foods that are smooth or that slide. In fact all of the foods we are told to eat for at least the first 3 if not 4 stages/phases after surgery.

If you have to chew it it isn't a slider food!

Other then these very early stages right after surgery, you want to avoid slider foods as much as possible.

Lapbanders actually have to watch these more then GbSer's because they don't have the malabsorption factor or risk 'dumping syndrome' we do.

These foods don't need to be totally irradicated from the diet, they just need to be used sparingly.
God Bless!

Janelle

I thought I read that crackers and pretzels can be slider foods too.... but sherry hit it on the head- not enough protien and makes you hungry. That is my downfall right now. Thanks for all the input everyone!

TAKEN FROM "LIVING AFTER WEIGHT LOSS WEBSITE"

Kaye's Slider Food Definition: A slider food is an old food friend that tastes good in the mouth and feels good in the pouch, though it requires liquid for the most comfortable digestive processing. Presumably a dieters best friend (pretzels, crackers, popcorn) a slider food can be consumed in unchecked quantity without immediately contributing to weight gain. A slider food has trace nutritive value and scant satiation factor: it neither feeds the body nor the soul, although we are temporarily comforted in taste satiation, our nutritive satiation continues to crave regardless of the feeding of slider foods. A slider food is a fraud and a deceiver.


Disclaimer: This is my definition alone based on my personal experience and interaction with countless surgical weight loss patients.

So, you have your go-to comfort food. How do you know if it is a slider food? I challenge you to eat your go-to food observing the liquid restrictions. No water before/after "meal" for 30 minutes. No liquid with "meal". Sit down with a sleeve of saltine or graham crackers or bag fat free pretzels and eat to your hearts content WITHOUT liquids. Does this satisfy your cravings and satiate your soul? Does hunger stay at bay for 4-5 hours following consumption? Are you left wanting more, peeking in the cupboards looking for yet something else to satisfy? Are you able to eat a half-cup of pretzels without liquid relief? Does your go-to food feel like a meal or a cheat?

Anxious to hear from you..... What does "slider food" mean to you?

My slider food is crackers. I can eat them like crazy. I think I can eat about 6 ritz crackers at a time and my pouch has no problems with it. So to say the least I have to be careful.

My slider foods are tomato soup or oatmeal. They've been my fallback food when I'm not feeling well or have had something that didn't agree with me earlier in the day.

This is a great one! Mine are saltines or toast. I put PB on my toast to give me protein, but I like to eat it entirely too often. I need to put a limit on how many slices in a week. For a while it was only a slice a day, now I'm up to two or three and I know full well it isn't good for me to have it that often where there are more sound nutritional choices. I just went grocery shopping tonight and got a bag of frozen mixed fruits my dietitian told me to stick in a processor and blend up with a little water to turn it into a smoothie consistency to start with. So I'ma start with the peaches tomorrow and see how those go. She wanted me to add in one serving of fruits and two of vegis a day. She said I've got the carbs, calories, fat and protein down, so now she's having me focus on the food groups each month. She's so invaluable to my recovery and learning what I can eat to further my health. Anyhow, this just got me to thinking how to improve my diet and what to do to do it! Thanks for posting this and to the others who are sharing on the subject!

When I spoke with my nutritionist she used the term "slider" in coralation to things that help foods that might be a little dry to go down easier. Things like gravies, dips (all low fat of course) and anything else you can think of that is more in the for of some kind of liquid.

Hi everyone..my slider is a mini bag of microwave popcorn. I can eat the whole thing and I love it. I know I shouldn't eat it as my surgery was only Dec 17th, but it tastes good and it doesn't hurt!? I love reading all of your answers to these questions. Danyelle

Cheez its- My weakness. I can eat like a handful avery hour or so. I must kill the cheezits. But it is one of the few things I can eat. I am just afraid that its too easy. I dont eat them all day, but after work I do.