Juicing?

The guy who produced that movie is in the business of selling juicers........

If you want to increase your fruit and vegetable intake (usually a good thing) and don't want to have to chew them make smoothies & keep the fibre. Many people juicing report serious bouts of diarrhea....

s_petkauskaite wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

how are they stating that juicing can help you?

Detox and apparently it gives you loads of energy, clears your skin, nourishes your body, helps to stop craving for bad foods etc in the movies they make it so appealing!! They also states that any animal based food is destroying our health so changing to plant based is the best

Yeah, they make it sound appealing because it's basically a sponsored ad for juicing.

I've used juicing in the past as an addition to my diet, but never as a replacement. Currently, I use smoothies instead, due to the fibre removal in the juicing process. Juice lacks some of the essential nutrition our bodies need (fibre, fat, protein) and would not be balanced for micronutrients. If you are only thinking about doing it one day a week, I doubt it would be harmful, but I cant' see any great advantage to it either. In fact, you may find it incredibly miserable. Learn new habits that you can sustain a lifetime.

I used to juice a lot, and at the time loved it. I agree with all naysayers above, that it's not sustainable, but it did give me tons of energy. I don't promote it, but go ahead and try it! I loved trying new combinations. I replaced lunch or dinner with it. But like everyone said above, you are throwing away the fiber...and there is so much pulp, it's hard to keep up with if you try to use it. I would make soups with the pulp, or bake muffins or quick breads with it, but there was so much, I just ended up composting it! Good luck!

I'm a fan of green juice, personally. I had a period of stomach paralysis several years ago and had to eliminate pretty much all fiber and fat in order to let my stomach heal, so juicing was a nutritional godsend and a blessed relief from endless sips of Ensure and protein powders. I still do occasional "resets" where I'll do 3 days of juicing. Those are generally after my busiest season at work and a brief juice fast with a variety of juices and nut milks helps break me from the caffeine and junk food habit I can get into during that time of year. I will say though, that while the reset feels good, I'm ALWAYS glad to go back to solid food when it's over and since I usually do the juice while on a vacation or a long weekend, I can tell you I could never, ever survive my usual schedule on nothing but juice. I would hate the world and the world would hate me.

However, I don't think juicing is worth much in the normal course of things. First, if you're making your own juice, it's incredibly time, waste and mess intensive. It also adds up quickly in terms of cost. You have to consider that it takes probably 10 pounds of produce to make a glass of juice. That giant bunch of kale you've just washed and stemmed? It *might* yield a quarter cup of juice. Also, keep in mind that everything has to be trimmed down to fit into the juicer, just like with a food processor, so that's a lot of time and effort too. Citrus peels aren't great for the juicer, so all of those either need to be peeled or juiced with a citrus juicer. Then you have to scrub the leftover pulp and goo out of the mesh basket and throw away most of the actual vegetable. For every glass of juice I made, I'd have at least two filled-up produce bags of pulp to toss. You'll also be finding that pulp EVERYWHERE next time you wipe down your kitchen. Keep in mind, this was all with a high-end Breville juicer. I imagine if you went with anything under $150 or so, the time it would take to prep food for a less powerful motor and the resulting mess would be even greater.

It's an expensive and time-intensive hobby. Especially to dabble one day a week. But there are a ton of recipes out there, Pinterest is good and there are lots of free or 99-cent books for Kindle with recipes. I just found it wasn't really worth the effort once I could eat solid food again...

I just finished a 11 day juice cleanse but I modified and added all vegetable pureed soups for dinner and sometimes I did smoothies for breakfast. I think that it's about the same is just eating fruits and veggies calorie wise, but less fiber. My tastes definitely changed and was adding lots more kale/greens to my juices after the first few days, and less apple/pineapple. I would suggest a few days rather than 1 day at a time if it's something you want to do.