Honestly, I like both methods. I see where there is a little confusion. Both juicing and blending have great health benefits and can aid in weight loss. No way is bad. We can all definitely use more fresh vegetable and fruit in our daily diet either way.
When you juice, your juicer extracts the juice from your produce, leaving behind the pulp. The juice is the water and most of the nutrients that was extracted from the produce. When you blend, the blender pulverizes everything. It pulverizes the entire produce, leaving behind no pulp to discard.
 |
| Juicing vs Blending |
When you juice, your juicer extracts the juice from your produce, leaving behind the pulp. The juice is the water and most of the nutrients that was extracted from the produce. When you blend, the blender pulverizes everything. It pulverizes the entire produce, leaving behind no pulp to discard.
Juicing will remove the pulp or the insoluble fiber. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Here's why. The fiber slows down the absorption of some nutrients and some nutrients actually just stay in the fiber. So when you juice, your body is able to absorbs 100% of the nutrients in your glass. I like juicing because you are getting MORE nutrients in one glass. You have to juice like 4 apples, 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks and a 2 inch piece of ginger to get a glass and that's a lot of nutrients at once.
Cons- Juicing takes a little more produce, time and cleanup.
Green Smoothies are sometimes called 'Blended Salads' . They are generally lower in calories because they contain lots of water and fiber and it requires less produce to make them. But because of that insoluble fiber, you will fill fuller longer and you will actually feel as if you just ate a full meal.
Finally, My Thoughts on The Matter~
Green Smoothies are sometimes called 'Blended Salads' . They are generally lower in calories because they contain lots of water and fiber and it requires less produce to make them. But because of that insoluble fiber, you will fill fuller longer and you will actually feel as if you just ate a full meal.
Finally, My Thoughts on The Matter~
This week, I am actually gonna do both green smoothies and juicing. I am gonna do 5 days of green smoothies and juice on the weekend but also snack on fresh veggies, fruits, soups and herbal teas. In the future, especially during the winter, I will incorporate at least one green smoothie in my diet daily as a way to get my salad in.
I think both green smoothies and green juice serve their purpose in a well balanced diet and can truly help with developing discipline, help with managing medical conditions and with certain food addictions. We need to learn to eat and our diets should include a variety of nutrient sources. We should not completely rely on green smoothies or juicing daily. I am a girl who enjoys eating. Eating whole foods and a salad or two wont hurt at all!
I think both green smoothies and green juice serve their purpose in a well balanced diet and can truly help with developing discipline, help with managing medical conditions and with certain food addictions. We need to learn to eat and our diets should include a variety of nutrient sources. We should not completely rely on green smoothies or juicing daily. I am a girl who enjoys eating. Eating whole foods and a salad or two wont hurt at all!
No comments:
Post a Comment