Is juice REALLY that caloric? 320 for just 15 oz?

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  • Becca_250
    Becca_250 Posts: 188 Member
    Yeah I couldn't believe it either when I realised how many calories were in those juices - they look so healthy! They also try not to make it look so high by increasing the number of servings per bottle when we all know we didn't intend to share the bottle in the first place! I just have water or a fruity tea instead, more calories to spend on real food!
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    Yes.

    That's why "juice glasses" are 4 oz glasses. You're not supposed to drink massive quantities of juice.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    i try to stay away from juices because i don't believe it's that great for the body to get a whopping 500 cals of primarily sugar in a 5 minute window. Also, it does nothing for my appetite.

    Ask yourself this, could i sit down and eat all of the fruits and veggies being put into this juice? How long would it take me? How many calories would that be? And weigh your options.

    By all means if you love juice find a way to fit it into your calorie goal, but for me, it isn't worth the calories. I prefer to eat my calories, not drink them.
  • Bshmerlie
    Bshmerlie Posts: 1,026 Member
    Part of the reason why we see so my over weight toddlers.
  • eric2light
    eric2light Posts: 113 Member
    @RodaRose Wow, I just made a simple smoothie with a pear, a banana and some and some soy milk and ice... really seemed like eating ice cream. I think I will eat it with a spoon and treat it like an ice cream snack. I can really fool myself into having much of the "ice cream experience" for roughly 232 calories. And I'm eating fresh fruit!

    Does this give anyone ideas to share?
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    edited July 2015
    eric2light wrote: »
    @RodaRose Wow, I just made a simple smoothie with a pear, a banana and some and some soy milk and ice... really seemed like eating ice cream. I think I will eat it with a spoon and treat it like an ice cream snack. I can really fool myself into having much of the "ice cream experience" for roughly 232 calories. And I'm eating fresh fruit!

    Does this give anyone ideas to share?

    A good ice cream sub is to take a banana and slice it into pieces and freeze it. Then after it is frozen throw it in the blender and keep blending until you get soft serve ice cream consistency. Unlike most fruits, banana is not icy like sorbet but instead gets very smooth and creamy like ice cream. I usually add cinnamon and some vanilla extract, but you can have it plain.

    I've also made various other flavors by adding things like unsweetened cocoa powder and natural peanut butter, or grated ginger and coconut milk. You can throw anything you like in it to create a new flavor. Also, those Jordan's Skinny Syrups, which are zero calorie (stevia sweetened) coffee flavorings, can be added (just a teaspoon or so is needed) to create flavors like salted caramel, mocha, etc. There is a very wide range of flavors available.
  • barbecuesauce
    barbecuesauce Posts: 1,771 Member
    eric2light wrote: »
    @RodaRose Wow, I just made a simple smoothie with a pear, a banana and some and some soy milk and ice... really seemed like eating ice cream. I think I will eat it with a spoon and treat it like an ice cream snack. I can really fool myself into having much of the "ice cream experience" for roughly 232 calories. And I'm eating fresh fruit!

    Does this give anyone ideas to share?

    Personally, if I want ice cream but don't have the calories, I eat the 40-cal sugar free fudgesicles. Smoothies leave me hungry in a couple of hours and mashed banana is about the same as no added sugar ice cream, calorie wise. I've also seen people on here say they freeze pots of Greek yogurt but I've never done it myself.
  • eric2light
    eric2light Posts: 113 Member
    @MoiAussi93 do you tend to use an immersion blender or what to make these?

    I love the touches like cinnamon and vanilla extract! THANKS!

    I get have Amazon prime. What's the cheapest way to get Jordan's Skinny Syrups ? (New Yorker here.)

  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    edited July 2015
    eric2light wrote: »
    @MoiAussi93 do you tend to use an immersion blender or what to make these?

    I love the touches like cinnamon and vanilla extract! THANKS!

    I get have Amazon prime. What's the cheapest way to get Jordan's Skinny Syrups ? (New Yorker here.)
    No, I just have a regular blender. It's a cheap knock off of those magic bullet type deals. I don't think an immersion blender would work though. The banana pieces are frozen, so the blender needs to be able to handle that.

    I'm in New York as well. The cheapest way to get Jordan's Skinny Syrups I have found is to go to HomeGoods. http://www.homegoods.com/tjx/locator.aspx

    It's one of those big box stores that sells all kinds of random home wares. They are $3.99 for the large bottles (750 ml) there. BTW, they also sell Torani, DaVinci and some other brand of the syrups as well. I think Torani and Davinci might be $5.99. I have tried all three and think Jordan's is the best. Torani tastes artificial to me if I accidentally pour too much. But you may feel differently.

    BTW, the syrups can be used in lots of stuff. I sometimes add them to plain unflavored yogurt to create my own flavored yogurts without all the sugar. I'm sure there are many uses.
  • MoiAussi93
    MoiAussi93 Posts: 1,948 Member
    edited July 2015
    sorry, duplicate post. Not sure how that happened!
  • sheldonklein
    sheldonklein Posts: 854 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    Truth. Eat over today and chalk it up as "lesson learned". A shot glass is a more realistic portion for juice.
    Shot glass is an excellent idea. Wasting it on juice, not so much, unless you let it ferment.
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    Yeah, I don't drink my calories for that reason. Not worth it to me. If I want a break from water, I have some almond or cashew milk. Sometimes I will make a smoothie.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    eric2light wrote: »
    @RodaRose Wow, I just made a simple smoothie with a pear, a banana and some and some soy milk and ice... really seemed like eating ice cream. I think I will eat it with a spoon and treat it like an ice cream snack. I can really fool myself into having much of the "ice cream experience" for roughly 232 calories. And I'm eating fresh fruit!

    Does this give anyone ideas to share?
    All frozen fruit would work. Raw cashews have a good texture for these. Checkout the baking aisle for cocoa powder, mint flavoring almond flavoring, vanilla flavoring, cinnamon, and other flavorings. Most are calorie free except for cinnamon and cocoa powder. (I like cinnamon and chocolate powder in the same smoothie.)
    This blog has good recipes that can be modified:
    http://www.mindbodygreen.com/juices-and-smoothies
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