May 30th, 2006

I hope none of you ever has to subsist on a liquid diet, but in case you do, I have a few pointers:

  1. Get a blender and a strainer/sieve. NOW. You may also want to get a food mill, which is what they use for baby food, apparently, but it just looks like a strainer with a few attachments to me. No doubt it makes life easier, but it might not be worth coughing up the money for a few weeks’ worth of food.
  2. Fiber is hard to come by. I just bought some wheat bran, which I plan to start adding to the milkshakes I’m drinking. Don’t forget about applesauce and other purees.
  3. This is a basic recipe for cream of anything soup:
    • Finely chop an onion (and a leek, if you want :D). This is very quick in a blender. Anyway, you’ll want to cook those in some fat of your choice over medium heat until soft.
    • Finely chop whatever other vegetables you want to add. (I’ve only made cream of carrot and broccoli.) Add those to the onions/leeks, and cook for 5 minutes or so.
    • Add enough chicken/vegetable stock to cover the veggies, more if you need a thinner soup.
    • Bring to a boil, and simmer for a good 10 minutes.
    • Remove from heat, let cool slightly, and ladle into your blender in small batches. Have a second pot handy to collect the blended soup. Blend to desired consistency.
    • Add some milk to blended soup. Re-heat as necessary. Add whatever spices you like.
    • Ladle and serve! 😀

    I didn’t add any spices, since I cooked my onions and leeks in butter. 😀 Also, I don’t have any spices.

  4. Spices may become your best friend. Nothing tastes like anything on a liquid diet. I just added salt and pepper to everything.
  5. Milkshakes can also be made from soy milk 😀
  6. Even a little jar of baby food holds more than it looks O_O I can’t say it really tastes like much, though.
  7. If you thin foods, thin them with broth, milk, or juice, as opposed to water, which will only dilute the taste further.
  8. A lot of things can be pressed through a strainer: I usually have a mashed potato through a strainer as part of my dinner.
  9. Remember to drink a lot of water to keep hydrated. It sounds ridiculous, since everything is liquid, but water is still important.

One week to go before I start eating overcooked mac and cheese!

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One Response to “Musings on a liquid diet”

Sami Says:

Awww….

I’m surprised you’re still alive. I know that I would’ve already died of starvation.