juicing - the healthy kind!!

nomoyoyoing

Is anyone on here in to drinking fresh pressed juices? I am addicted to juicing spinach, kale, beets, celery, cucumbers, etc...every morning. Friend request me if you are positive and motivated to live an active HEALTHY lifestyle. Looking for like-minded friends who want to share juice and smoothie recipes!

Keep_The_Laughter

Have you joined this group? You might find likeminded individuals. Best of luck!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/16676-smoothie-recipe-swap

phjorg1

There is zero benefit to juicing. There is nothing more healthy about it that doesn't exist eating normal foods.

SurfyFriend

There is zero benefit to juicing. There is nothing more healthy about it that doesn't exist eating normal foods.

You are wrong. Juicing has all the benefits of eating whole fresh raw fruits and vegetables minus the fibre. Especially if you need to get more greens in for minerals, then drinking a green juice can b a more enjoyable alternative. I dont juice every day but im into raw fruits and veggies so ill send a request

sadiecara

I juice for breakfast everyday and that enables me to consume more vegetables and greens than I ever would eat in a day. I love it and I feel full and have loads of energy until lunch

chaoticrunner

I juice every day. Have a cup in front of me at the moment actually!

phjorg1

There is zero benefit to juicing. There is nothing more healthy about it that doesn't exist eating normal foods.

You are wrong. Juicing has all the benefits of eating whole fresh raw fruits and vegetables minus the fibre. Especially if you need to get more greens in for minerals, then drinking a green juice can b a more enjoyable alternative. I dont juice every day but im into raw fruits and veggies so ill send a request

you say i'm wrong, and then prove i'm right....

I said juicing has no added benefit at best. you then say juicing has all the benefits of eating whole fresh raw fruits and vegetables minus the fibre. That doens't sound like juicing is adding anything to eating normal food.

Food is food. stop overcomplicating things and just eat. for convenience sure, but for health reasons you're wasting your time on voodoo and horsepoop.

Keep_The_Laughter

There is zero benefit to juicing. There is nothing more healthy about it that doesn't exist eating normal foods.

You are wrong. Juicing has all the benefits of eating whole fresh raw fruits and vegetables minus the fibre. Especially if you need to get more greens in for minerals, then drinking a green juice can b a more enjoyable alternative. I dont juice every day but im into raw fruits and veggies so ill send a request

you say i'm wrong, and then prove i'm right....

I said juicing has no added benefit at best. you then say juicing has all the benefits of eating whole fresh raw fruits and vegetables minus the fibre. That doens't sound like juicing is adding anything to eating normal food.

Food is food. stop overcomplicating things and just eat. for convenience sure, but for health reasons you're wasting your time on voodoo and horsepoop.

Umm...this reads more like you are demonizing food. Most safe food preparations have benefits and drawbacks. There is not a singular preparation that is optimal for everyone or every food. Furthermore, the OP specifically asks to meet people who share an interest in juicing and who are living a healthy lifestyle. She made no claims about the health benefits of other food preparations. There was no magical thinking or outrageous health claim made by the OP.

Juice and smoothie preparations have been part of healthy diets all over the world for a good bit of man's history. There are instructions on how to juice figs and pomegranates in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Mango lassi and kefir are nothing new, and were not invented for the sake of selling handheld blenders. Juicing is a completely normal culinary technique all over the world.

If someone chooses to make juicing a larger part of his/her diet than you do, that is not an inherent measure of the benefits or drawbacks of the food preparation. Also, it is not indicative of any one particular mindset on nutrition.

katefitness8

For those of you who juice daily, have you seen a difference in your skin? I try to eat a lot of raw foods and I'm also vegan but I haven't been able to incorporate daily juicing. I'd like to!

I try to make a kale-banana smoothie a few times a week. Yum!

NRSPAM

I was juicing, and loved it. I've just been lazy lately, (well, more like busy) I need to go to the grocery store and buy some more. I loved the energy I was having when I was juicing.

NRSPAM

There is zero benefit to juicing. There is nothing more healthy about it that doesn't exist eating normal foods.

You are wrong. Juicing has all the benefits of eating whole fresh raw fruits and vegetables minus the fibre. Especially if you need to get more greens in for minerals, then drinking a green juice can b a more enjoyable alternative. I dont juice every day but im into raw fruits and veggies so ill send a request

you say i'm wrong, and then prove i'm right....

I said juicing has no added benefit at best. you then say juicing has all the benefits of eating whole fresh raw fruits and vegetables minus the fibre. That doens't sound like juicing is adding anything to eating normal food.

Food is food. stop overcomplicating things and just eat. for convenience sure, but for health reasons you're wasting your time on voodoo and horsepoop.

Juicing has a lot of great benefits. Do your research, instead of looking for arguments on threads.

nomoyoyoing

Yes!!!! My skin has never looked better! I'm 40 years old - what do you think!? My energy has increased and with each green juice I drink, I am convinced that I'm feeding each cell of my body with nutrients! Some times I will throw a beet into my juicer as beets have been proven to help endurance athletes with performance and I am training for a marathon, so I need all the help I can get!!

nomoyoyoing

Have you joined this group? You might find likeminded individuals. Best of luck!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/16676-smoothie-recipe-swap

Thank you!!!

nomoyoyoing

For those of you who juice daily, have you seen a difference in your skin? I try to eat a lot of raw foods and I'm also vegan but I haven't been able to incorporate daily juicing. I'd like to!

I try to make a kale-banana smoothie a few times a week. Yum!
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Yes!!!! My skin has never looked better! I'm 40 years old - what do you think!? My energy has increased and with each green juice I drink, I am convinced that I'm feeding each cell of my body with nutrients! Some times I will throw a beet into my juicer as beets have been proven to help endurance athletes with performance and I am training for a marathon, so I need all the help I can get!!

nomoyoyoing

There is zero benefit to juicing. There is nothing more healthy about it that doesn't exist eating normal foods.

You are wrong. Juicing has all the benefits of eating whole fresh raw fruits and vegetables minus the fibre. Especially if you need to get more greens in for minerals, then drinking a green juice can b a more enjoyable alternative. I dont juice every day but im into raw fruits and veggies so ill send a request

you say i'm wrong, and then prove i'm right....

I said juicing has no added benefit at best. you then say juicing has all the benefits of eating whole fresh raw fruits and vegetables minus the fibre. That doens't sound like juicing is adding anything to eating normal food.

Food is food. stop overcomplicating things and just eat. for convenience sure, but for health reasons you're wasting your time on voodoo and horsepoop.

nomoyoyoing

I don't have time to prove anybody wrong. I know the research, and I know how good I feel. I have energy, mental clarity, and positive endorphins ! Thanks everyone for your positive replies!!

excitedaboutfitness

For those of you who juice daily, have you seen a difference in your skin? I try to eat a lot of raw foods and I'm also vegan but I haven't been able to incorporate daily juicing. I'd like to!

I try to make a kale-banana smoothie a few times a week. Yum!

Yes!! I actually suffered from pretty moderate acne most of my life (12 years old is when it started, and now I am 22.) I was on a benzoyl peroxide treatment series, using bunches of products, and then still getting anywhere from 1-3 zits at any given time.

I bought a juicer a few months ago and started drinking a glass of carrot + celery juice every morning (and sometimes another glass in the evening).

I am totally off all of my face skin-care products aside from a mild soap and a mild moisturizer. And I have only had one zit in the last three months :-) I've also been told my skin looks glow-y and healthy.

uvonne610

Juicing is what kick started my weight loss. But I don't use a juicer I use a NutriBullet. I just started again but I'm not only juicing I'm eating also. I like kale and pineapple. Or spinach and pineapple and green apples. People really made me feel stupid for juicing and it really hurt me and made me almost give up. I'm glad I have some people on my side about juicing.

katefitness8

For those of you who juice daily, have you seen a difference in your skin? I try to eat a lot of raw foods and I'm also vegan but I haven't been able to incorporate daily juicing. I'd like to!

I try to make a kale-banana smoothie a few times a week. Yum!
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Yes!!!! My skin has never looked better! I'm 40 years old - what do you think!? My energy has increased and with each green juice I drink, I am convinced that I'm feeding each cell of my body with nutrients! Some times I will throw a beet into my juicer as beets have been proven to help endurance athletes with performance and I am training for a marathon, so I need all the help I can get!!

Wow!!! That's great! I would have sworn you were in your late 20's, early 30's. I think I'll definitely try to start juicing daily.

katefitness8

For those of you who juice daily, have you seen a difference in your skin? I try to eat a lot of raw foods and I'm also vegan but I haven't been able to incorporate daily juicing. I'd like to!

I try to make a kale-banana smoothie a few times a week. Yum!

Yes!! I actually suffered from pretty moderate acne most of my life (12 years old is when it started, and now I am 22.) I was on a benzoyl peroxide treatment series, using bunches of products, and then still getting anywhere from 1-3 zits at any given time.

I bought a juicer a few months ago and started drinking a glass of carrot + celery juice every morning (and sometimes another glass in the evening).

I am totally off all of my face skin-care products aside from a mild soap and a mild moisturizer. And I have only had one zit in the last three months :-) I've also been told my skin looks glow-y and healthy.

That's so great! Wow! Congratulations! I heard carrots are great in juices to add a slight glow to your skin.

nomoyoyoing

Juicing is what kick started my weight loss. But I don't use a juicer I use a NutriBullet. I just started again but I'm not only juicing I'm eating also. I like kale and pineapple. Or spinach and pineapple and green apples. People really made me feel stupid for juicing and it really hurt me and made me almost give up. I'm glad I have some people on my side about juicing.

nomoyoyoing

Juicing is what kick started my weight loss. But I don't use a juicer I use a NutriBullet. I just started again but I'm not only juicing I'm eating also. I like kale and pineapple. Or spinach and pineapple and green apples. People really made me feel stupid for juicing and it really hurt me and made me almost give up. I'm glad I have some people on my side about juicing.

Never go e up on something so healthy! Those haters are envious that they haven't caught the health bug!!!

sloth3toes

Juicing is what kick started my weight loss. But I don't use a juicer I use a NutriBullet. I just started again but I'm not only juicing I'm eating also. I like kale and pineapple. Or spinach and pineapple and green apples. People really made me feel stupid for juicing and it really hurt me and made me almost give up. I'm glad I have some people on my side about juicing.

Juicing is also what kickstarted my weight loss. I did straight juice for 10 days, and once I started to fantasize about salads and nuts, I knew it was time to throw in some 'real / whole' foods. For the 1st 10 days, I was juicing about 6 times a day.... then, about 4 times a day + a gigantic salad.... I've been slowly adapting.

Another group to talk about juicing is this one.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/328-juice-fasting-fat-sick-and-nearly-dead

Juicing really helped me out. And after all, in the end, it is all about ME.

nomoyoyoing

I decided to open this back up for any new juicing fanatics out there. Juicing is my crack! Anyone else care to share what juicing veggies has done for you?

wheelsjad

The way I read this thread is as follows...juicing will not provide every single benefit of just consuming the fruits and vegetables, but it does provide much convenience to people who want most of the benefits of these foods...juicing is substantially better than not consuming any of the fruits and vegetables...am i missing anything?good luck to everyone on their journey

1ProudHappyWife

wheelsjad wrote: »

The way I read this thread is as follows...juicing will not provide every single benefit of just consuming the fruits and vegetables, but it does provide much convenience to people who want most of the benefits of these foods...juicing is substantially better than not consuming any of the fruits and vegetables...am i missing anything?good luck to everyone on their journey

The OP created this thread looking for others who love juicing. No claims were made that juicing was better than any other way of consuming veggies.

If you are not of like mind, why bother commenting?? This thread obviously wasn't directed towards you.

1ProudHappyWife

nomoyoyoing wrote: »

I decided to open this back up for any new juicing fanatics out there. Juicing is my crack! Anyone else care to share what juicing veggies has done for you?

My husband and I juice almost every day, and eat very little meat. He has seen a significant drop in weight. He also walks a lot. We both really just enjoy juicing (and blending) because it is far easier to drink 5-8 servings of veggies than it is to eat them, haha.

jemhh

Why this was in the Fitness and Exercise section rather than the Food and Nutrition section?

nomoyoyoing

jemhh wrote: »

Why this was in the Fitness and Exercise section rather than the Food and Nutrition section?

Because I'm not perfect

wheelsjad

kristym49333 wrote: »

If you are not of like mind, why bother commenting?? This thread obviously wasn't directed towards you.

I was simply reading about a subject and trying to gather information on it...I dont know any other way to become "of like mind". I didnt say anything for or against the practice of juicing...just was asking for clarity on the facts. It seems like the convenience far outweighs the loss of certain nutrition to most people, maybe it is a taste thing too, idk

mean_and_lean

A friend let me borrow his juicer a few years ago and I just started using it. I've made a handful of juices with it -- found an awesome website that has recipes: https://juicerecipes.com/ and there's also one for smoothies -- and they have been delicious. I'll alternate between making juice and smoothies for breakfast.

I do it because it's simple and easy and it's a good way to get all my servings of fruits and veggies in.