Daniel has continued to make progress and now eats pureed food with lumps, and also drinks from a cup.

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He started out on a liquid diet, then pureed his food.

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Its squeezable applesauce, called GoGo Squeez, sells for 99 cents. (Mott's apparently has no plans to sell applesauce in squeezable pouches.) In April, Robbins will launch three new Smashies flavors, an apple variation and two other kinds of pureed fruit.

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As part of its strategy to tap into the market for more nutritious convenience foods, the company is hoping people will pay a premium for a new pureed fruit product that it considers thick enough to be a snack rather than a beverage.

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In a study co-authored by Rolls and published in a 2011 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who ate an entree made up of 25% pureed vegetables -- in this case, squash and cauliflower were blended into macaroni and cheese -- consumed 360 fewer calories per "volumize" the dish, tricking your brain into thinking you're eating more when in fact you're eating less.

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