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Smoothies instead of juicing

Melmo1988
Melmo1988 Posts: 293 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone ever drank smoothies only for a short period of time? Similar to when people juice for a few days but with smoothies instead. I'm considering it and I don't want to buy a new juicer, plus you need a lot of veggies which means its expensive (more expensive than fruit) and smoothies taste better.
If you're just going to bash me please don't bother posting.

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  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited January 2016
    What do you plan to put in your smoothies? Just veggies? You could buy them frozen.
    You lose fiber with a juicer. Buy a vitamin, ninja, or nutri bullet instead.
    Veggie drinks taste better than fruit drinks?
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I love smoothies! Much better than juicing in my opinion. One of my favorites is one I got the idea from Tropical Smoothie. Frozen strawberries, 1/2 a frozen banana, handful of frozen blueberries, big handful of raw kale, a little minced fresh ginger, squeeze of lemon juice, a scoop of your favorite vanilla protein powder, 1/2 cup of unsweetened coconut milk and lots of ice. You can make a large smoothie for under 200 calories and full of nutrition and flavor.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Melmo1988 wrote: »
    Has anyone ever drank smoothies only for a short period of time? Similar to when people juice for a few days but with smoothies instead. I'm considering it and I don't want to buy a new juicer, plus you need a lot of veggies which means its expensive (more expensive than fruit) and smoothies taste better.
    If you're just going to bash me please don't bother posting.

    For what purpose? A smoothie is just masticated food. Your teeth are also excellent at mastication.
  • Melmo1988
    Melmo1988 Posts: 293 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    What do you plan to put in your smoothies? Just veggies? You could buy them frozen.
    You lose fiber with a juicer. Buy a vitamin, ninja, or nutri bullet instead.
    Veggie drinks taste better than fruit drinks?

    Mostly fruit and probable some spinach/kale. And I have a Ninja :) And no, imo smoothies taste better than vegetable juice which i why I want to do smoothies.
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    I do smoothies rather than juicing. I do 5 oz plain greek yogurt, 1 cup whole strawberries, almond milk to fill line on my Nutribullet, and one scoop strawberry protein powder.
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