What foods are easy to digest?

mmm... being the 2nd person to answer this question, I don't really see why it is -2. It's truly a good question... (+ for you) Anyways....Chicken soup, potatoes, basically things that don't have many things mixed into them. Basic foods unlike some really big $30 meal. Like a gigantic casserole with like 25 things mixed into it (I know it sounds tempting. I like it too!!) may be harder to digest.

Look at the foods that a baby is started on first. Baby has never had to digest much of anything yet so he needs foods that are going to be easy on his tummy. The first solid you start baby on is rice cereal (this is while still breast feeding to make sure that he is getting all the nutrients he needs). Then you move on to bananas and cooked apples (altho, the apples are mostly just cooked because baby doesn't have teeth yet) and make sure that you peel the apples as the skin can be hard on your tummy. From there you go on to more substantial cereals (wheat and other grains, still cooked) and breads. This is because they are all easy to digest. Think of it as the BRAT diet- Bananas Rice Apples Toast. Ask any doctor when you have the flu what you should eat and he will tell you BRAT. Now, of course, what you should eat also depends hugely on why your stomach can't handle the other foods so you need to talk to your doctor about this stuff because he is really the only one who can tell you precisely what to eat/not eat.

-As a side note, if you can get your hands on a good supply of breast milk, you could live the rest of your life healthy and stomach pain free!
(just kidding of course)

Vegan foods (ie, plant-based) either cooked or raw. They take a simpler metabolic pathway than the digestion of animal proteins that takes great energy, stress on the body, as well as the long term harmful effects and hence causes deadly diseases which we all know so well.

plain crackers


white bread, rolls

"instant" hot cereal


white rice, noodles, potatoes

angel food cake


fruit nectars

all juices


soft or baked custard

canned, peeled fruits and vegetables


plain puddings

lean beef, fish, skinless chicken or turkey


plain milkshakes

strained, blenderized broth-based or cream soups


smooth ice cream

refined cereals


carton or frozen yogurt

milk, all types


ice milk

bananas...

unless you have allergies.

Basically fat is the most difficult to digest so fried breakfasts or chinese takeaway will take the longest.

Food like vegetables, bran and high fibre foods are fairly hard to digest although part of a healthy diet.

More simple carbs like oats, white bread, rice and pototoes are more easy to digest.

Lean protein sources are actually the easiest to digest.

Look at animals who eat plants for example, they have to eat way more to get enough calories from it and they chew their food and cows eg have more than one stomach.

Dogs on the other hand who eat meat do not even chew their food they swallow it in lumps because meat is much more easy to break down. However plants are a major part of a healthy diet in humans.

Any kind of fruit or vegetable will digest within an hour. They are rich in fiber and other nutrients and will get your bowels moving. A glass of water at least fifteen minutes before eating may help.

Scrambled eggs and milky puddings like sago,rice and semolina

From My own experience meats are hard for me to digest. Meat often sits in my stomach for hours, leading me to spit it up just to get rid of it. Also cheeses can be hard for me to digest as well. Milk, however, is VERY easy for me to digest for some reason. I'm blood type A, but not sure if that has anything to do with it.

I would think mashed potatoes

Natural organic food.

bread

Foods that are soft and liquid. Ice cream, protein shakes, yogurt, soup, applesause, fruit smoothies. Basically anything you would eat after getting your wisdom teeth out! :) Avoid complex carbohydrates, they take a long time to digest, dont know if that crosses paths with your "easy" to digest question.

Mashed Potatoes!!!...And baby foods. :P

Yogurt is an easy food to digest.

The first answer is the best one. If you are unsure what to eat get a "igg" test. This test differs from the iga test that test food allergies. The igg test will confirm what your "hidden" allergies are. If you are looking for foods that are easy to digest stick with "apricots, banana, cantaloupe, canned fruit cocktail, grapes, honeydew melon, peaches and watermelon.
If you want to eat vegetables, go for alfalfa sprouts, beets, green/yellow beans, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, mushrooms, green/red peppers, potatoes (peeled), squash and zucchini. "
Also, Fish like Wild Salmon is a great protein that is very easy to digest and has lots of nutrients your body needs.

Stay away from gluten, egg, and dairy containing products as they can have an adverse affect on your digestive system; even if you may not think you are allergic.

Again, I strongly suggest getting an igg test ( a simple spot blood test) to determine what your body can breakdown easily and what it can not.

Reference: Dr. Steve Nenninger, NMD http://web.me.com/stevenenninger/SteveNenninger/Home.html

how in this world are whitebread and milk, or anything with lactose, easily digested? whitebread turns to glue in your system. hence the word GLUten. milk in combination with an acidic stomach is just plain hazerdous.

bananas are the best food to digest. i should know i am a science teacher in a high school

baby rusks in milk, yum

"soft" foods.The ones that don't make you grind your guts.

fish

I have struggled in the past with finding foods that give me adequate calories while being easy to digest. One snack I am a huge fan of is bananas rolled in raw cacao (not cocoa). Cacao is the precursor or raw ingredient of chocolate and its quite good for you (feel free to investigate this yourself). While several people here have warned against chocolate (and I agree) its important to note that that the sugar and animal products as well as processed cocoa make chocolate nutritionally inferior to cacao. Give it a try, just roll a banana in raw cacao (from a health food store). Its a great snack and always makes me feel good.

Unfermented ,low fat foods r easy to digest

Bananas
Bread
Rice
Potatoes
Jello
Gatorade
Applesauce
Stayaway from roughage (I.e. Letuce, spinach, ect.)
That's all I no of....try drinking a glass of peppermint tea before u eat, that always works