How do you feel about V8?

Heyo! there's a lot of wonderful veggie juices out there that ISN'T tomato based. I tried commenting earlier on the sick fat and nearly dead comment on your wall. I have played around with them, but I personally also love the v-fusion juice/veggie drinks.

Personally, I've done spinach/kale/apple based from them and like it. It tastes like very fresh but it turns on you after a while before you get used to it.

http://myjuicecleanse.com/juicer-recipes/mean-green-juice-recipes/ here's some more.

Be careful of the sugar content.

I tend to agree with them, buying things tend to have lots of sugar/sodium/chemicals in it. I just like doing fresh from home for the most part if i can and have the energy to

You can never go wrong with something that you make yourself, so fresh homemade juice is alway preferable! The v8 can be a quick fix if you are looking for a healthier snack or to supplement a couple of fruit/veggie servings you're missing a day.... However, be careful with sodium and sugar in those!

I like them, and once in a while it is fine. Especially if you are in a really big hurry. Probably better than soda or something, but not by as much as you would think. Especially ones with a lot of fruit, because that will end up being a lot of sugar.

If you are going to drink a lot of it, avoid it as much as you can. Store bought juices (even those marked "no added sugar" are way higher in sugar and/or salt where applicable. They concentrate them far more than they are naturally. Plus a lot of that cooking kills some of the goodness in it.

Once you try fresh juices, you are shocked at how much less sweet and concentrated it is. Night and day difference. I think if someone really wants the health benefits of some juice, it is far better to use the fresh stuff. You can save some money by buying frozen frutis and veggies too. Those juice up just as well.

And for veggie juices, instead of tomato....try basing with cucumber. Very mild. You can also base it with carrot. Top off with a tad of fresh ginger....yummy! Very nice and refreshing.

I need to pull my juicer out today. I am fighting a bug and that is when I usually juice. Makes for wonderful medicine and it truly helps me to feel better.

I'm feeling like I have a lot of "junk" in my body and I want to kind of flush it out... I know obviously water is great, and I love drinking water and loads of it (although for the past couple of weeks I've been hardly drinking any). Just trying to figure out what is the healthiest route for getting the sludge out of my body.

There's no sludge in your body that needs flushed out. Your body is a wonderful machine that is very good at keep itself clean without any help from us but eating nutritious food and staying hydrated.

I'm feeling like I have a lot of "junk" in my body and I want to kind of flush it out... I know obviously water is great, and I love drinking water and loads of it (although for the past couple of weeks I've been hardly drinking any). Just trying to figure out what is the healthiest route for getting the sludge out of my body.

There's no sludge in your body that needs flushed out. Your body is a wonderful machine that is very good at keep itself clean without any help from us but eating nutritious food and staying hydrated.

Thank you. Geez! I get so tired of the body cleansing stuff it's such total BS. That's what the bodies entire function is. Lol.

Do not like it at all. I stay away from pretty much all juices.

I love V8 Low Sodium

I love regular V8 and drink it a lot. It is also my go to drink after a basketball or football game. It's the best thing I've found to keep you from cramping up later that evening (yes, even better than bananas :P).

I want food, not to drink my calories. Unless it's a green smoothie to get more vegetables, with the fiber and not just the juice. Naked Juice Green Goddess is in the grocery store by the produce. It's a green smoothie prepackaged. Also Boldhouse Farms has one. They taste like fruit juice but have green stuff, natural and goodness. Consider it an addition, high sugar and maybe high sodium, not your "food". Eating "clean" is a better way to go than juicing your way to eating better. I treat juice as a treat. I buy the green smoothies I mentioned because my husband and daughter will drink them and hate vegetables. I need water, so when I drink, I drink water.

That said, I'm not against V8 (the lower sodium one). I have recipe's with it, but I can't stand to drink it. I tend to get plenty of tomato in my diet no matter what. I don't need to drink it, too. I definitely need to be drinking more water instead.

I'm feeling like I have a lot of "junk" in my body and I want to kind of flush it out... I know obviously water is great, and I love drinking water and loads of it (although for the past couple of weeks I've been hardly drinking any). Just trying to figure out what is the healthiest route for getting the sludge out of my body.

There's no sludge in your body that needs flushed out. Your body is a wonderful machine that is very good at keep itself clean without any help from us but eating nutritious food and staying hydrated.

Thank you. Geez! I get so tired of the body cleansing stuff it's such total BS. That's what the bodies entire function is. Lol.

This might be true if people only ate a natural, whole food diet.....but I'm pretty certain the body wasn't designed to "filter out" all of what is added to some of the processed foods. There is nothing wrong with going to a whole, unprocessed food diet for a period of time to rejuvinate your "system". I'm sure most of our bodies would thank us and many of us may see results (reduced or no acne, less bloat, less restlessness etc) that we didn't even anticipate. I'm not suggesting go to a store of a 24 hour colon cleanse, a strictly liquid diet or anything like that, but there is nothing wrong with cleaning up your diet for better/improved health.

I don't think you necessarily need to do a juice fast, although juicing is a good way to get rid of junk in your body...

Honestly, you should just eliminate processed foods. It's cheaper to make things from scratch and you have control over exactly what you are eating. An example? pre-flavored rice/soups-tons of sodium and weird other ingredients. Just make your own rice or soup with a low sodium-all natural stock (veggie stocks are really easy to make, too!) and add in your own flavoring-this automatically cuts down on sodium and all that "junk" you're talking about.

My husband and I don't eat a lot of processed foods to begin with, but we did the Daniel Fast not long ago, it's basically a vegan diet with more restrictions. If you're hesistant about juicing, something like this fast may be the way to go. You're still eating whole foods, but you're cutting out sugar, meat, dairy, processed foods, all that good stuff.

I'm feeling like I have a lot of "junk" in my body and I want to kind of flush it out... I know obviously water is great, and I love drinking water and loads of it (although for the past couple of weeks I've been hardly drinking any). Just trying to figure out what is the healthiest route for getting the sludge out of my body.

There's no sludge in your body that needs flushed out. Your body is a wonderful machine that is very good at keep itself clean without any help from us but eating nutritious food and staying hydrated.

Thank you. Geez! I get so tired of the body cleansing stuff it's such total BS. That's what the bodies entire function is. Lol.

This might be true if people only ate a natural, whole food diet.....but I'm pretty certain the body wasn't designed to "filter out" all of what is added to some of the processed foods. There is nothing wrong with going to a whole, unprocessed food diet for a period of time to rejuvinate your "system". I'm sure most of our bodies would thank us and many of us may see results (reduced or no acne, less bloat, less restlessness etc) that we didn't even anticipate. I'm not suggesting go to a store of a 24 hour colon cleanse, a strictly liquid diet or anything like that, but there is nothing wrong with cleaning up your diet for better/improved health.

Clean diet is one thing.

Juicing or "cleansing" is another.

Thank you everyone for your input! I had a feeling V8 wasn't the way to go in the long-run, it's just so tempting because it's so easy to just scoop it off the shelf and drink it. Sounds like fresh fruits and veggies and water will do the trick even better than premade V8. Excited to pick up some fresh produce and take a break from all the carbs and sugar and salt!

Excellent conclusion, at least I think so, because I feel the same. I use them as a healthier snack than a doughnut, but not for everyday.