Fruit Juice

TheNewDanielle

Just curious, I love apple juice and red/purple grape juice and sometimes cranberry. I prefer getting fruit from juice because I don't like eating fruit. My question relates to are there any good fruit juices with less sugar and such? does anyone know of a brand that's actually good for you? what about those organic juices?

edorice

Target stores carry low sugar fruit juice, but it is best to eat whole fruits. Make sure you measure

carmendownes01

V8 splash is actually pretty good....and almost 1/2 the calories of most fruit juices! Also, Tropicana 50 is pretty good!

TheNewDanielle

Edorice, thanks for the input, but we don't have a target in my tiny town . We have a walmart. I'll have to see if our walmart even carries the tropicana 50. I saw a commercial for it earlier and wasn't sure, hence the question. I know that fruit fruit is the best way to get fruit, but I don't do fruit textures. I have a hard time getting past biting into fruit. Always been that way. but i love juice, again, hence the question. carmen, thanks. i used to drink v8 splash when i was a kid, so i'll definitely try that again. Thanks

mkrafick

I ended up buying "Motts for Tots" Apple Juice - it has almost 1/2 (if not less) of the calories, but more importantly 1/2 the sugar.

I kept plateauing and after my trainer looked at my food journal he saw that the large one sugar intake's (i.e. lg glass of apple juice, a coke, etc) were what were hamstringing me. He explained when you take a big hit of sugar like that, it spikes insulin, and your body is signaled to retain energy/fat stores for the next few hours.

So something like a Coke with my lunch singnaled my body to hold on to the fat stores.Saw the same thing happening when I would look at my flavored drinks (like Gatorade) or Juices. Anything with PROCESSED sugar. (Sugar in fruits doesn't cause the same reaction - I believe).