Juice Alternatives?

ezBrizy
ezBrizy Posts: 131 Member
edited October 7 in Food and Nutrition
I'm a juice lover but I'm looking to ween myself off the fruit juices. Most of them of so high in sugar and calories even the 100% juices. I tried the Tropicana Trop50 Orange juice today and it wasn't that great. I noticed that I got that weird after taste that you get from artificial sweeteners even though it says "No Artificial Sweeteners". After reading a little closer it is sweetened with Reb A, derived from stevia.

I know that moderation is key but has anyone else found something that works for them?

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  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    You could mix them with 1/2 water after a while you will get use to it. Or try water with lemon.
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    Unfortunately, it's just not healthy to get sugar from drinks. And even worse, the diet drinks that we thought were fine turned out not to be okay afterall. So, your ultimate goal should be to focus on drinking water. Slowly ween yourself toward all water. If you need something else to drink, you might try tea (not the "teas" like arizone iced tea or nestea that have tons of sugar, but real tea) or coffee. Of course the caffeine can be an issue there. But it's definitely better than getting hundreds of calories per day from sugary drinks.
  • 2jayjaysmom
    2jayjaysmom Posts: 248 Member
    I have the same issue with juice, that is all I drink 100% juice so I feel your pain...

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  • miadvh
    miadvh Posts: 290 Member
    I keep a pitcher of water in the fridge with slices of fruit (usually lemon) in it. :) Oranges work well too!
  • martinbeks
    martinbeks Posts: 255 Member
    I got an inexpensive juicer at GNC for Christmas and make my own in the morning. Usually a mix of apples and carrots, which have a lot of sugar. Granny Smith apples have the lowest sugar. I've also started adding veggies to it. Celery, broccoli (which doesn't give much juice) and kale (which also doesn't give much juice). Peppers are great for juicing.
  • emjohnson77
    emjohnson77 Posts: 6
    Cut up any type of fresh fruit you like and add them to ice water.
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    Don't drink your calories... I suggest seltzer water. It's my go-to now that I'm quitting diet drinks. I've just about made the transition. I also drink coffee (no sugar, little bit of half & half) and green tea. Teavana.com has lots of teas and I'm getting interested in them...
  • EuroDriver12
    EuroDriver12 Posts: 805 Member
    oh oh! best one is WATER!!! just force urself to drink ONLY water or milk for a full month and then have a cup of juice n u will find the flavour so strooong n sugary that u wont crave it nmore...
  • ezBrizy
    ezBrizy Posts: 131 Member
    Don't drink your calories... I suggest seltzer water. It's my go-to now that I'm quitting diet drinks. I've just about made the transition. I also drink coffee (no sugar, little bit of half & half) and green tea. Teavana.com has lots of teas and I'm getting interested in them...

    Exactly! I'm really trying to avoid drinking my calories. I do love tea...Teavana is the BEST!! They have a store near my job that I used to visit regularly. I need to make that a habit again.
  • ezBrizy
    ezBrizy Posts: 131 Member
    Thanks for all of the advice....there's some really good ideas here that I'm going to try. I've got about a half a container of juice left and thats it!
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