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Juicing vs Smoothies

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  • 21-10-2014 3:52pm
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    magicmushroom
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    Hi

    I'm having a think about replacing one of my daily meals (either lunch or dinner) with a green smoothie or maybe buying a juicer and using that...

    I would think that a green smoothie would be better as you can use a wider variety of fruits and veg and you get the skin in there

    But I always hear people going on about how great juicing is - I'm assuming there would be less calories in juice?

    What are your opinions? Do any of you replace a meal with smoothie/juice?

    Thanks


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    Blacktie.
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    Calories will be lower but so will satiety. Long term it's just no use.


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    conzy
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    Why do you want to replace a meal with liquid? its one of the worst possible things you could do if satiety / sustainable calorie deficit is what you are after.

    When I am trying to lose weight I typically don't even have whey protein shakes as I'd rather eat a chicken fillet or packet of beef or even a plate of frozen veg etc to stay fuller for longer.


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    Meauldsegosha
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    On work days I have always have a green smoothie for breakfast followed by a handful of nuts and a cup of hot water with lemon. I'm never hungry before lunch time.

    I make my green smoothie with celery, spinach, avocado, nut butter, protein powder and water.


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    generic2012
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    It's a stupid thing to do. Just think about why you're doing it. If it's because some hippy on the internet says it's good, you should think about it a bit harder. If, after your deep internal deliberation, you come to the conclusion that a liquid 'meal' is a good option, blended fruit and veg is better than juiced.


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    MadDog76
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    magicmushroom wrote: »
    Hi

    I'm having a think about replacing one of my daily meals (either lunch or dinner) with a green smoothie or maybe buying a juicer and using that...

    I would think that a green smoothie would be better as you can use a wider variety of fruits and veg and you get the skin in there

    But I always hear people going on about how great juicing is - I'm assuming there would be less calories in juice?

    What are your opinions? Do any of you replace a meal with smoothie/juice?

    Thanks

    I replace either my breakfast or my lunch with a Juice everyday and never feel hungry at all .............. if you feel that the Juice alone won't satisfy you then try blending your Juice with a banana (if it's a fruit based breakfast Juice) or an avocado (if it's a vegetable based Green Juice for lunch) and you should feel the positive effects in no time ........... good luck!


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    verywell
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    Hi MadDog, can you give example of what you have in your juices? I was thinking of doing this too but am looking for some inspiration.


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    coffee_cake
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    I had a protein smoothie with fruit and ice thrown in last night for dinner cos i was tired and lazy but I wouldn't be doing it regularly or anything
    if you pick one just get a blender and use it for smoothies and then you can use it to make soups or whatever as well


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    MadDog76
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,162 ✭✭✭MadDog76


    verywell wrote: »
    Hi MadDog, can you give example of what you have in your juices? I was thinking of doing this too but am looking for some inspiration.

    There's some good books here, they're all available in Easons too http://www.juicemaster.com/shop/books.html

    For a beginner I would recommend Jason Vales Keeping It Simple book.

    Here's some of his recipes http://www.juicemaster.com/recipes/ ........ he has loads of recipes on Youtube also.

    Joe Cross also has a new book out which is available in Easons, plenty of recipes on his site too http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/categor...recipes/juice/

    Of course the first thing to get if you're starting into Juicing is the Juicer itself, there's loads to choose from but the one I'd recommend is this one http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/p...t%3EJUICER.htm

    If you've never Juiced before try the "Lemon Sherbet" Juice as your first Juice, it's simply 2 green apples and 1 whole lemon including rind ....... it'll blow you away taste-wise!
    And watch the documentary "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead", a real eye-opener ......... it's on Netflix and Youtube.

    Good Luck!!


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    boogaloop
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭boogaloop


    Anyone gotten Jason Vale's book, Fresh & Funky juices or something similar? Just wondering if it is worth a read, I already have his simple juice one but heard there is a recipe in the new book for a juice that tastes like the loop the loop ice cream - sounds good :)


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