The Effect of Meal Texture on Intake

Inclusion Criteria: * Generally healthy * Good appetite * Between 18 and 55 years old * Speak and understand English without difficulty * BMI between 18.5-30 kg/m2. * Non-smoker * Commonly (5 out of 7 week days) eat three meals a day every day around the Exclusion Criteria: * Have difficulties with swallowing, chewing, and/or eating in general; * Are suffering from an endocrine or eating disorder, gastrointestinal illness or illness of the thyroid gland, respiratory disease, or diabetes * Have taste or smell disorders * Have braces or oral piercing (dental wire behind teeth is allowed) * are smoking * Consume on average more than 21 glasses of alcohol per week * Are not willing to stop using drugs during the study period (from inclusion till last test session) * Use medication that may influence study outcomes * Have allergies or intolerance to any ingredient of the test meals * Are not willing to eat the test food because of eating habits, believes, or religion * Follow a vegetarian or vegan diet * Are lactose intolerant * Have facial hair such as a beard * Follow an energy restricted diet during the last 2 months * Gained or lost 5 kg of body weight over the last half year * Are an employee, thesis student or intern at the chair group of Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour Human Nutrition (WUR). * Do intensive exercising more than 8 hours per week * Low score (\<1) for liking the individual test meals on a nine point Likert scale based on pictures of the meals * Familia…