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If so what type /brand juicer do you use? Do you like it? Easy to use? Easy to clean? How much was it ? How often do you use it and how long have you had it?
I so wish I did ... but alas I hate the texture of most fruitsOriginally Posted by butzie
I prefer whole fruit to juices.
Natalie No worries I was a nutrition major in collegeOriginally Posted by Natalie_ca
From a nutritional point of view, juicing is one of the worse things you can do.
Consider the amount of fruits/veggies that go into the making of one glass of juice. Now consider the calories of all of that fruit/juice in that one little glass.
For example, would you sit down and eat 8 oranges and 8 apples? No, because you would probably feel so full you would throw up. However, you would sit down and drink a glass of juice that was comprised of that amount of fruit.... and still eat food besides.
Juicing gets rid of the most important aspect of the fruit/veggie....the fibre. Your body needs fibre to help prevent constipation and colon cancer.
You can easily get your 5 to 7 servings of fruit/veggies in a single glass of juice, but you aren't satiating your hunger or getting the needed fibre from those 5 to 7 servings.
In juice you are getting close to 100% sugar. Not very healthy, especially if you are trying to lose weight, or are a diabetic.
LOL.. Maybe that is why I am aloneOriginally Posted by strange_wings
Garlic and celery, sharky? It's a good thing you live alone.That combination would send my DH running.
I do agree, though, you're losing some nutrients if you're juicing a lot. Though, you would gain some vitamins and minerals (like potassium) if drinking a glass along with your meals. A little a day wouldn't be terrible. (I know you know better than to over due it, though)
I can't help you on recipes, I'm not a big fan of veggie juices. And tomato is a fruit so that doesn't count.You could try mixing fruit and veggie juice to your particular tastes, though. How do you feel about pineapple or other tropical fruits? Any favorites that if it wasn't for the texture you'd love their flavor?
I wonder what adding a bit of ginger to some combinations would do...