Juicing VS eating Vegetables - THE REAL TRUTH!
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I think the answer here is to never consume vegetables because they're gross.0
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I prefer to juice as a supplement to a healthy diet, not as a meal replacement. There is the closeminded view that the fiber is essential to digestion and aids in the "full" feeling. Unfortunately, there are 2 major obstacles with eating all the fruits & vegetables that have become so vital in what I consider a healthy diet. I don't know the last time I got hungry enough to eat 1/2 bundle of kale, 1/2 bundle of spinach, 1 lime, 2 oranges and a kiwi. Im a father of 3, who works full time & is a part time student. It's hard enough to find 1800 calories or healthy food, let alone someplace to store/eat 12 servings of fruits/vegetables. On a given morning I can juice the previous list in 10 minutes (including cleanup) & store it for 2 servings throughout the day.
Since I started juicing 3 months ago, I have been able to cut necessary meds in 1/2. I'm down 36pds, I've ran my first 5k & I don't spend my entire day craving junk food!
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FYI honey, juicing has been around as long as eating has...fiber can be gotten through other items...such as psylum husk however you spell it, and konjac...prune juice.....and grains...so I vote juicing...
there has? eating has been around for few million years. juicing has been around for a few years. now there's a debate over if we should eat food or sip it thru a straw? When did this happen?There has been a lot of debate - juicing or eating veggies?
well, sounds like the debate is over. Mother Nature -1, Juicing -0. Thanks for coming outjuicing removes the indigestible fiber that is present in vegetables.
wait, we're still talking about this? until all the teeth fall out of my head i'm going to prefer eating food. that's why i have, you know, teeth. can we stop pretending this is a real debate now? because this is sooooooo not a thing.What is your opinion? Do you prefer juicing or eating your veggies?!0 -
There has been a lot of debate - juicing or eating veggies?
JUICING ALL THE WAY! Here is why: A big difference between juiced vegetables and whole vegetables is digestion. According to the Living and Raw Foods website, juicing removes the indigestible fiber that is present in vegetables. Much more of the nutrients are then absorbed by the body as compared to eating the whole vegetable.
I have been keeping up with this blog - http://bit.ly/17q7oWo
It explains various natural supplements, juicing recipes, benefits of certain foods, etc.
I came across their blog on a Twitter posting from my friend; very interesting articles. Their product line is actually one of the best 'all natural' Ive came across in a while.
What is your opinion? Do you prefer juicing or eating your veggies?!
One side of the debate is that once the fiber is taken away then the nutrients pass through your body more quickly- sounds good, right? The second side of the debate is that because the juice is passing through your body so quickly, your intestines will not be able to absorb the nutrients fast enough.
I get the best of both worlds. I have problems digesting and absorbing, but I don't juice. I do however, I use a NutriBullet to pulverize greens/fruits/veggies/seeds/nuts to make smoothies. So I drink the juice and fiber and pulp and everything (you can see my morning smoothies in my open diary). So I am able to absorb the nutrients easily, but it moves through my system more slowly than juice.
Another important factor for me: juice only would shoot my blood sugar too high too fast. I am no longer diabetic, but I reversed my diabetes by ensuring that my carbs are consumed evenly through the day and absorbed slowly. No juice for me!
In addition, I eat cooked vegetables. They are easier to digest than raw ones (no salads for me!). It is very hard for the stomach to break down and digest raw veggies.0 -
I still say the average person has trouble meeting their fiber needs. You have to be eating pretty healthy to do that. And I tend to think of those that go for the whole juicing thing as the types that are looking into fads rather than balanced diets to get healthy.
totally. the average american is absolutely not meeting their fiber needs, but then again the average american also isn't considering juicing in the first place, since you have to twist their arm to even eat a piece of broccoli in the first place.
Whatever you do----DONT JUICE BROCCOLI
That stuff is aweful juiced! Just sayin0 -
I still say the average person has trouble meeting their fiber needs. You have to be eating pretty healthy to do that. And I tend to think of those that go for the whole juicing thing as the types that are looking into fads rather than balanced diets to get healthy.
totally. the average american is absolutely not meeting their fiber needs, but then again the average american also isn't considering juicing in the first place, since you have to twist their arm to even eat a piece of broccoli in the first place.
Whatever you do----DONT JUICE BROCCOLI
That stuff is aweful juiced! Just sayin
Agreed! a compromise is to juice the stalk and steam the flower!0 -
But am I losing out on anything by blending instead of eating a veggie? For example, is drinking a blended mix of broccoli, spinach, and an apple equal to eating each of those separately?
edit: common sense tells me they're the same but i'm never quite sure.
Blending veggies is vile!0 -
Ha ha everyone thinks people that juice don't eat any thing else to chew or with fibre.
I hate to poop, a raw clean diet means everything goes through the digestive track fast, without staying days or
years in the digestive track! Which is worse YUK!
Oh, right. My body stores meat for years in the meat storage compartment, and somehow sorts it out from all the veggies, holds it there, and then pushes out perfectly regular poops around that meat. Using peristalsis.
Did you never think to check if this claim is true, or imagine how your colon could possibly do this, from a mechanical point of view? Perhaps there are little colon elves in there doing the sorting?
What I'd really love to know, is how I could eat a super duper duper spicy meat burrito, poop out what is clearly the super spicyness the very next morning, yet somehow the meat stays behind? Those colon elves have some mad skills!0 -
Those colon elves are amazing, aren't they?0
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If jucing means you eat more vegatables or "some" vegetables, then juice. I eat raw vegetable and fruit, because I "like" raw vegetables and fruit. I don't like jucie (especially fruit) and cooked vegetables. It works for me.
the only thing I really know is that as your get older fiber gets much much more important. I prefer not to take supplements if I can avoid it. I have been taking care of seniors the last couple of years and taking a lot of caregiver classes. We can do a lot of things without apparent effect when we are in our younger and mid ages that we start paying for later.0 -
Eat. Cuz I
pooping. It's the :explode: 0 -
I think there is room for both juicing and eating in everyone's diet.
For me, my goal is to consume 9 cups of fruits and veggies per day (3 c greens, 3 c Cruciferous, 3 c coloured) for a nutrient dense diet. i also eat proteins(meat, nuts, seeds, eggs) and healthy fats for a completely balanced diet. I don't eat grasses, grains or legumes.
Most days I can consume the bulk of those 9 cups of fruits and veggies within my meals and snacks but many days I can't quite fit them all in so I juice the balance to make sure I get all the nutrients. I add some water-soluable fiber and nut-milk to the mixture to slow the absorption and keep the fruit content to a minimum in my juice.
While I would never recommend a juice-only diet, I am benefiting from the supplemental vitamins that juicing adds to my diet.0 -
I think there is room for both juicing and eating in everyone's diet.
For me, my goal is to consume 9 cups of fruits and veggies per day (3 c greens, 3 c Cruciferous, 3 c coloured) for a nutrient dense diet. i also eat proteins(meat, nuts, seeds, eggs) and healthy fats for a completely balanced diet. I don't eat grasses, grains or legumes.
Most days I can consume the bulk of those 9 cups of fruits and veggies within my meals and snacks but many days I can't quite fit them all in so I juice the balance to make sure I get all the nutrients. I add some water-soluable fiber and nut-milk to the mixture to slow the absorption and keep the fruit content to a minimum in my juice.
While I would never recommend a juice-only diet, I am benefiting from the supplemental vitamins that juicing adds to my diet.
i like you.
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I might add, I don't discard the fiber. I save it to be added to meatloaf, omelets, soups, stews and even muffins for the added fiber.0
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Juicing made me crazy. Crazier, I mean.
It's great for those who love it, and I watched the movie (Sick, Fat and Nearly Dead), but juicing made me feel so deprived and even sad when I saw all the fiber going into the trashcan. Yeah, I could have composted it, but I don't.
I felt stressed out, my area where my gallbladder used to be hurt all the time and I was exhausted.
It was fun making the juice. It's like a grown up playdoh pumper truck.
Anyone want to buy a Brevillier?0 -
While juicing will let you take in more nutrients because you can consume more fruits/veggies than eating them you also lose a lot of good nutrients like fiber through the juicing process.
I do make my own juices with a blender. Blend up fruits/veggies and than I strain them to remove a large portion of the pulp. I never let the pulp go to waste though. I use veggie pulp to make crackers and save fruit and veggie pulp to mix into my garden soil. I also use the veggie pulp in sauces. I also used veggie pulp in meatloaf when I used to make that often. The one issue I have with juicing is all that pulp going to waste so I do find ways to use it so it's not just getting thrown out. During the winter I put the pulp that I don't use for crackers or sauces into a container in my freezer to save for spring time to mix into my garden soil.
I would never do a juice only diet though. Far too many things you can miss out on only consuming juice all day like the guy did in Fat, Sick and nearly dead.0 -
Juicing made me crazy. Crazier, I mean.
It's great for those who love it, and I watched the movie (Sick, Fat and Nearly Dead), but juicing made me feel so deprived and even sad when I saw all the fiber going into the trashcan. Yeah, I could have composted it, but I don't.
I felt stressed out, my area where my gallbladder used to be hurt all the time and I was exhausted.
It was fun making the juice. It's like a grown up playdoh pumper truck.
Anyone want to buy a Brevillier?
Were you eating a healthy diet along with the juicing?0 -
Juicing made me crazy. Crazier, I mean.
It's great for those who love it, and I watched the movie (Sick, Fat and Nearly Dead), but juicing made me feel so deprived and even sad when I saw all the fiber going into the trashcan. Yeah, I could have composted it, but I don't.
I felt stressed out, my area where my gallbladder used to be hurt all the time and I was exhausted.
It was fun making the juice. It's like a grown up playdoh pumper truck.
Anyone want to buy a Brevillier?
Were you eating a healthy diet along with the juicing?
more than that... if juicing was stressing you out, there are other factors you may want to look at... like how you handle stress in your life. that's way more important than any food you put in your body.0 -
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The protein (and more) follows the fiber. Eat the whole fruit/veggie.0
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This is patently false. Full stop.juicing removes the indigestible fiber that is present in vegetables. Much more of the nutrients are then absorbed by the body as compared to eating the whole vegetable.0 -
I don't juice because I'm too lazy to clean a juicer 0
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I don't juice because I'm too lazy to clean a a juicer
this is legit. i hate it.0 -
But the indigestible fiber helps me poop. And I like to poop.
Me too. I also like to chew.
I agree with both here. I can't imagine just drinking my food.0 -
I put my veggies in a blender - that way I get all the juice and the fiber! The best of both worlds. Also eat whole veggies, never juice.0
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The way I think about this is that I'm going to have more than enough mushed up and juiced crap in the future when I'm sitting in a wing-chair in nappies, muttering "You're not my son" and "I remember when all this was fields" so I can't really see the point in starting on the downhill slide early...0
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I put my veggies in a blender - that way I get all the juice and the fiber! The best of both worlds. Also eat whole veggies, never juice.
ALL THIS, ALL THAT! Never do this! Always do that!
what about both? you can eat whole veggies AND juice.
shocking, I know.0 -
^This is the REAL TRUTH- I love science 0
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I put my veggies in a blender - that way I get all the juice and the fiber! The best of both worlds. Also eat whole veggies, never juice.
how reasonable of you!
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