The present invention is related to the composition and process of making the desired foods with big volume for
weight control. Water, hydrocolloids and premix of nutrients are the major ingredients to make the new food with bigger volume than its original formulation. The new food is high in nutrients and low in
calorie density for
weight loss. The new food can also be high in nutrients and high in
calorie for
weight gain after adjusting the composition. A new instrument named
Meal Cylinder is provided for measuring the quality and quantity of the food, and for
food labeling and for
nutrition education.
Meal Cylinder links everyone's innate ability of the
stomach fullness to the quality and quantity of the food. Hence, it has a practical usefulness for
weight control. Using
Meal Cylinder, one can select the appropriate foods and meals for special purposes. Foods and meals are categorized according to its Meal Cylinder fullness level, as well as its
calorie and
nutrient cylinder fullness levels. One standard
meal named 1Meal was defined. A variety of foods with varying Meal Cylinder fullness level, calorie cylinder fullness level, and
nutrient cylinder fullness level can be manufactured to meet the different purposes for increasing, decreasing or maintaining an individual's
body weight. The compositions and method of new gelatinization to increase the volume of the existing food to
gain significant effect of satiation and satiety for
weight control were also provided. The user can easily and joyfully consume these desired foods with high nutrients but
low calorie to manage
body weight without hunger. The new gelatinized foods have the characters that almost all water can be in the non-free-flow status, such as gelatinized soups or gelatinized nutritional beverages. The gelatinized foods offer longer effect of fullness compared to the previous liquid foods.
Obesity can be eradicated when these desired foods with a bigger volume and Meal Cylinder are commonly used. The current invention is to benefit the great human society for a long time. The same Meal Cylinder method and the new type of the desired gelatinized foods can also be used to manage
body weight of certain domestic animals.