Ques for juicers

jodigirl03
jodigirl03 Posts: 111 Member
edited January 18 in Food and Nutrition
MY juicer basically just squeezes the juice out and throws everything else away. So how would you log calories for your juice drink?
Example, if I throw a pear in there, am I accounting the full calories of the whole pear?

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  • digitalsteel
    digitalsteel Posts: 374 Member
    It would seem if you juice a fruit, you are practicaly getting all the calories out of it and leaving alot of good things behind. I personaly never thought this was a good idea, and feel it is best to eat the whole fruit.
  • iWaffle
    iWaffle Posts: 2,208 Member
    A pear ently it's about 150 calories for a cup of pear juice. You can look it up just based on juice alone.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    It would seem if you juice a fruit, you are practicaly getting all the calories out of it and leaving alot of good things behind. I personaly never thought this was a good idea, and feel it is best to eat the whole fruit.

    i've started juicing a couple carrots and an apple in the morning right when i get up to get those enzymes into my stomach asap without it having to do any of the work of breaking down the fruit, then i eat breakfast about 20 minutes later or so. so far I like it - seems to help with digestion, and the assimilation of the vitamins is easier through the fresh juice.

    there's a huge difference though between juice you make yourself versus the stuff you buy in the store. that stuff's dead, while homemade juice is still alive and thus has better nutrient profiles/enzymes/etc

    not 100% sure the best way to log - I just searched for juiced apples and juiced carrots, but i'm skeptical of the accuracy. whatever, as long as it's approximately right you'll be fine. an extra 20 or 20 fewer calories won't make any difference.
  • jodigirl03
    jodigirl03 Posts: 111 Member
    I see your point, digitalsteel. I use my juice drinks to get a few nutrients in that I may otherwise miss and they are primarily veggies, 1-2 1/2 servings of fruit.
    So, if I know I'd NEVER eat Kale, Bok Choy, spinach, ginger, Swiss chard or watercress I can juice all that, combined with a full serving of fruit to kill the taste , topped w/ a lil flax & chia seed and get all my Vit's in. :p
    Also, I only juice once a day and eat pretty healthy the rest of the day.
  • jodigirl03
    jodigirl03 Posts: 111 Member
    It would seem if you juice a fruit, you are practicaly getting all the calories out of it and leaving alot of good things behind. I personaly never thought this was a good idea, and feel it is best to eat the whole fruit.

    i've started juicing a couple carrots and an apple in the morning right when i get up to get those enzymes into my stomach asap without it having to do any of the work of breaking down the fruit, then i eat breakfast about 20 minutes later or so. so far I like it - seems to help with digestion, and the assimilation of the vitamins is easier through the fresh juice.

    there's a huge difference though between juice you make yourself versus the stuff you buy in the store. that stuff's dead, while homemade juice is still alive and thus has better nutrient profiles/enzymes/etc

    not 100% sure the best way to log - I just searched for juiced apples and juiced carrots, but i'm skeptical of the accuracy. whatever, as long as it's approximately right you'll be fine. an extra 20 or 20 fewer calories won't make any difference.

    My point EXACTLY!!!
    I also juice first thing in the morning for better digestion. But then again I eat for health not volume. Regardless of what most calorie counting websites will tell you, NOT all calories are equal.
  • jodigirl03
    jodigirl03 Posts: 111 Member
    A pear ently it's about 150 calories for a cup of pear juice. You can look it up just based on juice alone.

    The processed stuff?
  • jodigirl03
    jodigirl03 Posts: 111 Member
    This is what I found on MFP ...

    Raw Pear - Juiced, 1 pear - 12 cals

    Interesting!

    Thanks everyone. I guess MFP DOES calculate "juicing"
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