JUICING?

Nanatab1

I was wondering if anyone has a low-cal, fat burning recipe for a kale smoothie? I normally just use 1/2 banana, 1/2 apple, about 6 cubes of pineapple & a handful of kale. However, all the natural sugars do not seem so nutritious once I thought about it.

missiontofitness

Foods don't burn fat. Eating at a calorie deficit and exercising does.

Also, if there's no medical reason to limit sugar, don't worry about the fruit you're using. Fruit is good for you.

obscuremusicreference

I think you should toss out the juicing books that claim certain combinations burn fat and stick to calorie counting. All those natural sugars give you fuel!

So, as long as you weigh your ingredients accurately and do the weird fiber math, whatever combination tastes good and fits in your calories will help you "burn fat."

HeidiCooksSupper

Use the whole fruit and vegetables, not just the juice. And follow what the folks above me said.

ninerbuff

Adding juice to your diet is fine. Using juicing as a diet to lose weight isn't the best way to optimally do it.

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squatsanddeadlift

ninerbuff wrote: »

Adding juice to your diet is fine. Using juicing as a diet to lose weight isn't the best way to optimally do it.

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I agree with this, juicing is actually good (especially if its just veggies) if you use it as your main "diet" you are in trouble!

mykaylis

there is a difference between smoothies and juicing. smoothies add the whole produce and adds liquid (usually water). juicing takes the produce and removes the water (and water soluble chemicals) out of it, leaving the fibre behind.

to which are you referring?

in any case, juices and smoothies would be a healthy part of the diet if the rest of your diet complements it. if you're drinking a lot of fruit juice, it'll up your blood sugar - eating plenty of protein, fibre, and fat will blunt this effect. try to do all-veg or almost all-veg juices if you're juicing.