What do you think about juicing?

Are you including it as part of a diet? Or are you doing a "cleanse?" The first is okay, but watch calories, the second is useless and dangerous.

Werk2Eat wrote: »

I would talk to your doctor about taking steroids before getting advice on MFP.

Guessing juicing as in food in a blender rather than steroids.

Honestly, I think it's silly. You lose weight because you're taking in fewer calories, but that can be accomplished in a healthier way. Eat those fruits and veggies. Keep an eye on your micros.

But I know it is popular and that many people like to use it to kick-start their diet, so if you choose to go that route, I wish you well.

Werk2Eat wrote: »

I would talk to your doctor about taking steroids before getting advice on MFP.

lol

shadow4478 wrote: »

if you can moderate it to 1 cup per day, its better then store bought. Especially if you can make it mostly from vegetables.
What they say, eat your calories don't drink them.
High in fructose/sugar your body will store most of it as fat.
If you juice vegetables its better, and eat your fruit instead. But juicing greens is hard unless you have press.
Most juicers are good at juicing hard substances, ie. carrots, beats, apples.
If you look at the sugar in one apple its not so bad but if you juice 2-4 apples in one gulp it adds up fast.
most people don't sit down and eat that many apples in one go. (and you loose all the fiber)

Overall I would say do it as a treat, not as means to loose weight.

The only way your body would store it as fat is if you exceeded your maintenance calories for the day.

OP, I don't think it's a good idea for weight loss, it doesn't teach you how to eat/portion sizes.

Strawblackcat wrote: »

I think that it's a good way to concentrate nutrients, but you end up sacrificing valuable fiber and it makes a damn mess. Plus, it's really expensive. You would be surprised at how little juice you get out of a bag of oranges.

Also, I find it much more personally satisfying to eat an orange over the course of 10 minutes than it is to drink a cup of orange juice over the course of 2 minutes.

There's that^^^

and the fact that that juice has the texture of blended snails.

I know
I know

Personal preference and all that.

It's a stupid gimmick.

Why not try something sustainable, like eating at a deficit?

juicing in and of itself doesn't cause weight loss...people who juice and do these cleanses or whatever are simply taking in very little in the way of energy (calories)...and thus lose weight...they also lose a lot of water weight.

losing weight has nothing to do with juicing or not juicing or eating this or that but not that or this...weight management comes down to energy. your body is a machine and like any machine, requires energy to function optimally...a calorie is simply the unit of energy...when we consume more energy than our machines require, that excess energy is reserved for later use in a back up generator...your fat stores. when you consume less energy than our machines require, that back up generator kicks on to make up the difference and we burn fat. when we consume a balance of energy, we maintain weight.

juicing is a reasonably good way to supplement your diet, but really you should be primarily eating your food. i do not have the time or inclination to juice, but I do drink a low sodium V8 with my breakfast pretty much every day because it's an easy way to get in a couple servings of veg right off the bat. i generally eat another 4 servings or so throughout the day and a couple servings of fruit along with plenty of lean sourced protein, healthy fats, legumes, lentils, whole grains, etc...I'm an advocate of a well balanced diet that is rich in nutrition.

You can try this jucie recipe.
Sunset Blend
Apples - 2 medium (3" dia) 364g
Beet Root - 1 beet (3" dia) 175g
Carrot - 1 large (7-1/4" to 8-/1/2" long) 72g
Orange - 1 fruit (2-5/8" dia) 131g
Sweet Potato - 1 sweetpotato, 5" long 130g

I just eat my veggies.

We have a masticating Omega juicer and absolutely love it. We use it nearly everyday as a way for myself, my husband and especially the kids to get a large portion of veggie servings in one shot. That being said we use it as a part of our daily intake, not as a replacement to eating real healthy nutritious food. We also juice wheatgrass a few times a week for all the added health benefits. When Juicing watch your fruit (sugar) intake, and concentrate on using lots of dark leafy greens etc to get the most "bang" (nutrient dense food) for you buck. One of our personal favorites includes; Kale, spinach, lemon and apple. The kids gobble it up, and otherwise would not touch kale or spinach, so for us, it's a sneaky way of getting them to consume foods they would otherwise not eat.

There are many many health benefits to juicing, but as "meal replacement" or a way to lose weight, I'm not so sure.

I never understood the love for juicing/smoothie/shakes. I'd rather eat the ingredients as it was. I would think it's ok if you're incorporating it into your diet a few times a week but not these 7 day juice cleanses. My sisters go through juice detoxes every now and then to lose weigh then go back to their normal eating pattern and gain it back.

Jonna13 wrote: »

Just putting this out there for all the people who don't understand juicing.

Why would someone juice?

I don't know about you, but I would never want to eat in one sitting, 3 cups of kale, 3 cups of spinach, 3 carrots, and an apple, or 1/4 lemon, 1 whole beet, 2-3 carrots, 1/4 cabbage head, and 2 celery stalks. These are all raw too. When you cook down fruit and vegetables you lose valuable nutrients and break down enzymes. Juicing is in fact an easy way to bring raw nutrients into your body quickly and in a high dose. This is especially good for people who don't eat enough vegetables. Juicing is not a weight loss gimmick but rather a tool to help those who do not have enough vegetables/fruit in their diet. One of the best things you can do for your body is juice wheatgrass. And before you say "you'd rather just eat it", you have never attempted to eat wheatgrass lol. Feel free to google the benefits of this superfood.

This all said-no, no, no for weight loss and replacing actual food with juicing. As an addition to your complete diet, yes definitely.

But you don't need to eat all of those things in one sitting. And a huge benefit of eating veggies is the fiber, which you are removing.

Is there any evidence that your body can absorb the vitamins and minerals in juice? Most multivitamins are nearly completely excreted.

Your thoughts are not inherently bad, but sometimes things that seem like common sense don't bear out in real life once we factor in biology.