Not knowing about slider foods can be a huge stumbling block for anyone about to embark on their bariatric weight loss journey, whether you're having a gastric bypass or sleeve, understanding slider foods is super important.
So what constitutes a “Slider food?”
Simply put - foods that take up space in the packet, but once ingested turn to a carby mush that takes up no room in your tummy and adds nothing really form a nutrient perspective.
Here’s some examples so you know what you look for:
- Chips or crisps
- Crackers, Salada biscuits rice crackers/cakes, ritz, jatz, crackers, bbq shapes
- Pretzels and Popcorn
- Sweet biscuits
- Tortilla chips and salsa
- Potato chips
- Cookies
- Cake
- Sweets, Candy and Lollies
These foods often come packed with trans fats, calories, salt, and will leave you HUNGRY later on because they don't stay in your tum long enough to keep you satisfied.
The end result - heaps of extra calories you don’t want, little in the nutritional bank account we so desperately need and an empty hungry tummy that is asking for more of the same in no time at all.
“The industrialisation of food and the increased consumption of highly processed meat, dairy and refined wheat products have greatly contributed to the obesity epidemic”.