Thinking about trying juicing...

lisadwelley
lisadwelley Posts: 16 Member
in Food and Nutrition
After talking with my health and wellness coach at the hospital about struggling on some days to get the full recommended amount of fruit and veggies into my day she recommended trying juicing.

She gave me a book and some things to read about it, but I'm curious...

For those of you you do this (whether a beginner or a pro) I would love to hear what you think of it. Your thoughts, feelings, impressions, successes with it. Also, if you would like to share you favorite "concoction" that would very much welcomed. I'm definitely willing to try new things (it's actually a goal of mine - to try new things from time to time). Obviously something that tastes good is a plus.

Thanks so much.

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  • cilu90
    cilu90 Posts: 31
    There is a great documentary out called "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" (scary title, I know) about a man who goes through a weight loss/detox program with a doctors help and his influence on others to do the same. There is also a website of the same name with lots of very yummy recipes and info ..I think it is fatsickandnearydead.com. See what you think!:smile:
  • lisadwelley
    lisadwelley Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks so much for your response. I will definitely check it out. :smile:
  • ThimbleSizedPerfection
    ThimbleSizedPerfection Posts: 20
    Darn Cilu beat me to it, was about to mention the documentary myself... anyway I juice, though it's more because of a bowel disease I have rather than for nutrition - if it comes in easier it will go out easier after all. Though I'd not like to share my personal story with my juicing journey - or any journey for that matter - in public forum you can feel free to private message me!

    Best of luck,
    Madison
  • sunshinestater
    sunshinestater Posts: 596 Member
    I tried to juice many years ago but gave up, as do many others, because of the fact that juicers are such a pain in the butt to clean. Also, you're concentrating the sugar and losing the valuable fiber, and it takes so much fruit or veggies to get a decent amount of juice.

    Fast forward to the present, where I like to whip up smoothies for breakfast because I'm not really a morning eater but want something to tide me over so I'm not so ravenous for lunch. I got a Nutribullet because you can put in pretty much the whole fruit or veggie and get it into a drinkable form that retains the fiber. It's a much better, more sustainable option for me than juicing.
  • gogoboobzilla
    gogoboobzilla Posts: 91 Member
    I bought a juicer after seeing Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. (It's on Netflix, btw) and I love it. I was 19 and spent my entire first paycheck on the Omega J8003 and have no regrets.
    Something I learned is that you CAN overdo the sweet stuff. It's good to balance a bunch of spinach/kale/carrot/celery/etc with just a couple of apples/pears/grapes. Berries do not juice well at all, and juicing bananas is never recommended.
    I never measure what I juice or really do recipes but a "normal" blend for me would be something like:

    1 bunch kale
    1 bag baby spinach
    3lbs carrots
    1 bigass cucumber
    2 medium apples
    1 pear
    1/2 costco sized back celery

    This comes from that you want to cut "green" juice that's strong tasting and low-yield from kale/spinach/chard/etc with easier to drink stuff like carrot and celery and cucumber, and then top it off with something sweet like apple.

    Carrots and ginger with grapefruit is delicious (you don't put the grapefruit through the juicer, instead just use a hand citrus juicer and add it in. It's also recommended to add juice from a lemon to your mixture (regardless of what it is) for better taste.

    I also LOVE drinking fresh grape juice on its own...tastes NOTHING like packaged grape juice, it's super sweet and delicious.

    Feel free to add me!
  • gogoboobzilla
    gogoboobzilla Posts: 91 Member
    I tried to juice many years ago but gave up, as do many others, because of the fact that juicers are such a pain in the butt to clean. Also, you're concentrating the sugar and losing the valuable fiber, and it takes so much fruit or veggies to get a decent amount of juice.

    Fast forward to the present, where I like to whip up smoothies for breakfast because I'm not really a morning eater but want something to tide me over so I'm not so ravenous for lunch. I got a Nutribullet because you can put in pretty much the whole fruit or veggie and get it into a drinkable form that retains the fiber. It's a much better, more sustainable option for me than juicing.

    Like this person said, juicers can be a pain to clean. I went with the style I did because it looked easier to clean and I don't have any problems with it. I spend probably 5 minutes rinsing parts out and the stuff them in the dish washer (not that they really need it, it's not like they're greasy). Most of that time is spent on the screen that the pulp is forced through, because you have to it with the toothbrush style cleaning brush to clean the strainer screen. You're not really concentrating sugar too bad if you stick to mostly veggies, but it can be easy/tempting to make a delicious applegrapepearetc cocktail which kind of defeats the purpose anyway because you're missing out on all the awesome stuff in veggies.
  • ncmedic201
    ncmedic201 Posts: 540 Member
    I tried to juice many years ago but gave up, as do many others, because of the fact that juicers are such a pain in the butt to clean. Also, you're concentrating the sugar and losing the valuable fiber, and it takes so much fruit or veggies to get a decent amount of juice.

    Fast forward to the present, where I like to whip up smoothies for breakfast because I'm not really a morning eater but want something to tide me over so I'm not so ravenous for lunch. I got a Nutribullet because you can put in pretty much the whole fruit or veggie and get it into a drinkable form that retains the fiber. It's a much better, more sustainable option for me than juicing.

    I was wondering about that! Thanks for sharing.
  • cilu90
    cilu90 Posts: 31
    I tried to juice many years ago but gave up, as do many others, because of the fact that juicers are such a pain in the butt to clean. Also, you're concentrating the sugar and losing the valuable fiber, and it takes so much fruit or veggies to get a decent amount of juice.

    Fast forward to the present, where I like to whip up smoothies for breakfast because I'm not really a morning eater but want something to tide me over so I'm not so ravenous for lunch. I got a Nutribullet because you can put in pretty much the whole fruit or veggie and get it into a drinkable form that retains the fiber. It's a much better, more sustainable option for me than juicing.


    Same here, actually. I"m a smoothie for breakfast person myself or egg and veggie dishes when I have a little more time to be fully awake. But juicing to detox and get back in balance is a good way to go, too!
  • DatMurse
    DatMurse Posts: 1,501 Member
    juicing can be good and bad. it can also be a reason why someone would go over their caloric intake.
    use this carefully.

    why don't you just eat fruits and veggies?
  • lisadwelley
    lisadwelley Posts: 16 Member
    Thank you everyone for your input, it is greatly appreciated.

    WIth all of the changes I have made in the last year I figured it couldn't hurt to at least look into this. I'm all about getting as much information as I can and trying to make the decisions that are best for me. It has worked well for me so far and my progress.

    As far as just eating fruits and veggies, for the most part I usually do. There are those days however when I am really busy and it just doesn't happen. Also, it could be something really beneficial after a great calorie burning session at the gym.

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