quote:<HR>Originally posted by Iontach:
Absolutely! Please do.
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Well ok, but it was really in response to some other posts. Basically the arguments I see are a lot of people saying its better to eat the fruits and vegetables than to juice them mainly arguing the calories involved in juices. I don't think anyone is arguing against the benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables, the phytochemicals, the enzymes, the antioxidants that you simply don't get from cartoned juices or frozen and cooked vegetables. These only come from living fruits/vegetables; both of which can be attained from eating or drinking them. Supplements and vitamins simply dont cut the mustard when compared to actual foods.
Well, both consuming through juice or through eating whole fruits and vegetables, the benefits are the same with the exception the juice contains no fiber. Other than that, juicing does have it's benefits over eating the vegetable and/or fruit.
One of the main benefits is the amount you're able to consume. I forget exactly what the recommended servings of fresh fruit and vegetables are, (5 or 7 nowadays?) but lot's of people have trouble consuming enough. Some believe the suggested amount falls far below what we really should look to consume.
A glass of carrot juice with some broccoli and maybe some apple is a great way to get a few servings in at once. The calories of course would be the same as eating the servings themselves; so I don't really see the argument for eating versus drinking if you're commited to consume the recommended amount of servings. I think someone might try to make an argument as to satisfying hunger, but thats one thats easily solvable so I wont address it yet. Of course eating 8 servings of oranges would also be highly caloric so you should be careful in your choices as to what you juice if calorie counting is a problem.
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