Eating For Health

So many people now are into juicing and others love to make a smoothie.   Some make a smoothie for breakfast as a fast, take it with you meal.   So which is healthier for you, smoothies or juicing?   Both have advantages. Juicing Pros 5 A Day -   for those who aren’t into many veggies and fruits, this is a way to help you get your “Five A Day”, five servings of fruits and veggies every day. Variety – eating a variety of fruits and veggies is a key to good health.   Juicing makes it easy to vary your fruits and vegetables.   Cons Pulp and fiber – Depending on how you juice, you could be leaving behind the pulp, and along with it fiber and nutrients. Limit juicing to 8-12 ounces a day – about a cup or cup and a half.   Why?   To save space for fresh fruit and veggies and all the nutrients fresh produce and fruit provide Smoothies   Pros healthier than juicing as smoothies are usually blended which preserves the pulp, fibe...

In the nutrition classes I teach I find many people are very confused as to what a juice is and what is a fruit drink?   Many people buy a fruit drink and think they are getting 100% juice.   Something that is 100% juice has many nutritional benefits such as vitamins like vitamin A, C, and folate, minerals and antioxidants.   Fruit drinks may have none of these or the manufacturer might fool you and add something like vitamin C and you might think you are buying something healthy when it is mostly sugar water.   Look at the items below and see if you can tell if it is a drink or a real juice? Sunny D Hi-C Capri Sun Juicy Juice Pink Lemonade Simply Orange Hawaiian Punch Sunland Fruit Drink Tang So how do you think you did?   How many times are you   in a grocery store and you see parents who   have loaded their cart with a case of Capri Sun?   Or instead of orange juice there is...