Juices v Smoothies

jucingBoth juicing and blending are a great way to get a huge hit of vitamins and minerals fast.

Juicing is a process that squeezes and extracts all the fluids out of your fruit and vegetables and leaves the entire discard behind. The advantage is you get all the nutrients that are easy to drink and absorb fast. You can also drink more as the fibre is left behind. Hence a greater volume of goodies. However this can prove more expensive.

You will also get a bigger hit of sugar faster so be aware of insulin spikes. Try including protein in the juice or eat separately to slow digestion.

 


Blending which makes our smoothies is very similar except it chops and crushes the entire fruit and vegetable leaving everything to drink.

So you get all the nutrients plus the healthy fibrous content. This will slow absorption down and fill you quicker. It can also work out cheaper as you use a lot less produce.

But still be aware of the sugar content of fruit especially if you are looking after your weight. Blending can also be a lot quicker to prepare.


Do your homework first before mixing vegetables with fruits as certain mixtures will mess up digestive enzymes.

 
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