Stop Juicing: It’s not healthy

zensugi

Stop Juicing: It’s not healthy, it’s not virtuous, and it makes you seem like a jerk. Article in Slate. http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/11/juice_cleanses_not_healthy_not_virtuous_just_expensive.html

Daiako

Well this isn't rude or judgmental or jerky at all.

nytrifisoul

Jack LaLanne (96) before he died would disagree. I would too.

alynewbill

I tried juicing this past week. Even following recipes that were supposed to be "delicious", I started dry heaving after 2-3 sips of each one and felt sick the rest of the first day. I then switched to a vegetarian diet for the week instead. The weird thing is that I like all of the different fruits and veggies that were juiced, just not in juice form I suppose.

I will say that I agree with the article questioning the tie to eating disorders. I've struggled with anorexia and then bingeing for years, and as soon as I heard about juicing, it triggered that part of my thought process. The connection was confirmed for me at the end of the first day when I realized that I couldn't keep the juices down but felt like a failure for actually *eating* the fruits and veggies whole.

zensugi

Perhaps the question is What person with a **healthy relationship** with food would choose juicing as his/her diet?

alynewbill

^^^THIS.

mmm_drop

*shrugs* I like juicing, but I don't consider my juice a meal.

meeper123

You can drink your juice and eat your food too lol It actually does more harm than good. Your digestive system doesn't need a "break" it knows what its doing. If you think your eating too much crap don't go on a cleanse then go right back to eating crap. Just work some healthy things in, and stop freaking out about it.

Apocalypse_Meow

If you don't like juicing don't f*cking do it. And don't give people a hard time about it. Giving people a hard time about the way they consume calories makes YOU seem like a jerk.

zensugi

Sensitive about it. Aren't we? I thought the article would be useful under "Food and Nutrition".

yarwell

I don't see a problem with picking up a couple of free windfall apples and drinking the juice, it is neither expensive nor unhealthy.

The idea of a "juice cleanse" or "juice detox" is fairly laughable, a way of parting the worried well from their surplus cash. 1st world problem.

SteveJWatson

Juicing as a notion is neither healthy or unhealthy.

Either way, all your food is "Juiced" before it enters your gut by your teeth, tongue and stomach - so your digestive system does not get a "break" anyway.

As above, the notion of a "juice cleanse" is so laughable that if you fall for it you have nobody to blame but yourself.

starrylioness

Why isn't it healthy to consume fruits and vegetables in liquid form? I don't see the problem.

EvgeniZyntx

I like to juice. Keeps me sane.

taunto

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SteveJWatson

Why isn't it healthy to consume fruits and vegetables in liquid form? I don't see the problem.

It isn't either more or less healthy than eating them, because teeth, enzymes in siliva and stomach acid.

msf74

Oh, I see.

I was thinking about a different type of "juicing" altogether....

firstsip

I like orange juice though.

redheaddee

So instead of having my nice fruits & vegs juice for breakfast, what would you suggest? I am terrrible about eating vegs especially, so I get more by juicing than I normally would. And when I don't have juice, I have nothing for breakfast. NOT a breakfast person.

Sorry OP, but your post comes across as douchey and judgemental.

msf74

What about pureeing? Is that allowed?

I'm not giving up mashing for anyone!

arghbowl

ROID RAGE ENGAGE.