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Nikki
05-12-2003, 06:27 PM
http://www.4juicers.com/improvediet.htmlHow To Start Improving Your Diet With Juices

Most of us have all the food we want to eat. Modern food technologies are providing more food choices and greater availability than ever before. Unlike many other areas of the world that suffer from nutritional deficiencies caused by a scarcity of food, Westerners most often suffer from diseases of excess food consumption. We tend to over-consume meats, dairy products, fats, sugars, and highly processed items, to name a few. This results in under consumption of whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables, which contain protective factors that help prevent the development of degenerative diseases. Some of the diseases now associated with the Standard American Diet (SAD) are heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, adult onset diabetes, cirrhosis of the liver, and colon diseases.

One way to improve the SAD is to eat less meat and dairy products and add more fresh fruits and vegetables to our daily diet. One of the easiest and most nutritious ways to add them is in the form of juices. Because juices are chock-full of nutrients, low in calories, and virtually free of substances that contribute to many diseases (such as saturated fat), they are excellent supplements to the diet. For people of all ages, from children to the elderly, they make excellent vitamin/mineral supplements because they are easily absorbed. And an added bonus is that they taste delicious!

You may be asking the question, "How do I begin to add juices to my diet?" You can start immediately by using juices as replacements for non-nutritious beverages such as soda pop, coffee or alcohol. Here are a few other suggestions:

When you come home from work and want to reach for a cold beer or cocktail, make a refreshing glass of juice instead.
On a Saturday afternoon when you're thirsty for a soda pop,make your own "pop" by juicing your favorite fruits and adding sparkling mineral water.
Prepare energizing fruit drinks in the morning when you first get up, and break you fast the proper way, with a food easy to digest.
For your mid-morning coffee break, avoid coffee or tea (except herbal tea) which stresses the body. Instead, take your favorite juice combination to work in a thermos and have a juice "pick-me-up" break.
For your bedtime snack, instead of milk and cookies, add a tranquilizing glass of juice like celery and carrot that will help you sleep and won't put pounds on while your dreaming.
Next, start using juices as supplements.

Drink carrot juice with your meals for a great way to add pro-vitamin A (beta carotene) and carotenoids to your diet.
Kale and broccoli juice, mixed with apple or carrot, is an excellent source of calcium, as good as, if not better than, milk.
Fresh orange and citrus juices are potent sources vitamin C and bioflavenoids.
Apple juice is a good source of potasium and other soluble fiber, pectin.
Make juices a part of your cooking regime.

Try some of the breakfast drinks that incorporate fruit juices.
Vegetable juices make a nice addition to soup stock.
Juices can make healthful sauce bases.
Fresh fruit juices can be made into a number of gelatin and pudding desserts.
Above all, make sure your juicer doesn't sit on the shelf and collect dust while your arteries collect plaque. Form the habit of juicing right away. It's the most economical, nutritious way to supplement your diet with extra nutrients. For starters, choose recipes that are appealing in flavor and appearance. Try some of the combinations from "Delicious Fruit Juice Cocktails," "Party Drinks," or "Refreshing Summer Coolers." Fruit Juice becomes a way of life, try the drinks that may not be as sweet, but offer high quality nutrition and special therapeutic benefits. Choose recipes from the "Seasonal Tonics" or the "Therapeutic Juice Drinks" sections. And don't forget to try the suggestion for beauty treatments.

Get Creative! You may come up with a prized recipe. But more importantly, you will benefit with award-wining health and natural beauty.

joeyjoey
05-12-2003, 08:19 PM
And you recommend this to people who lift weights as well?

Nikki
05-13-2003, 01:49 PM
Every one needs to customize their eating habits to their own needs. IMO we should get most of our vitamins from natural sources and juice seems to be the easiest. Also it is an easy way to reduce fat intake.

twilightbee
05-13-2003, 01:54 PM
My mom has been feeding me veggie juice since I was little, making it fresh for me right b4 dinner. It cleanses your digestive track. Carrot-Apple-Lemon is my favorite :)

joeyjoey
05-13-2003, 02:15 PM
Originally posted by Nikki
Every one needs to customize their eating habits to their own needs. IMO we should get most of our vitamins from natural sources and juice seems to be the easiest. Also it is an easy way to reduce fat intake.

But juices are loaded with fructose, which turns to fat within a half hour. A little bit is fine, but vitamin supplements are better for aesthetics.

twilightbee
05-13-2003, 02:17 PM
Originally posted by joeyjoey
But juices are loaded with fructose, which turns to fat within a half hour. A little bit is fine, but vitamin supplements are better for aesthetics.

are you talkin about juices like tropicana and oceanspray or juices made from fresh fruits and veggies?

joeyjoey
05-13-2003, 02:25 PM
Anything made from fruit is like pure sugar.

twilightbee
05-13-2003, 02:41 PM
Originally posted by joeyjoey
Anything made from fruit is like pure sugar.

If its freshly squeezed, its just as nutritious as having a piece of fruit. So what you are trying to suggest is that the sugar that is provided to you by fruits is unhealthy?

Nikki
05-13-2003, 02:44 PM
All I'm saying is that if you are about to eat a cookie and eat an apple instead, then thats a MUCH healthier choice.

joeyjoey
05-13-2003, 03:07 PM
Originally posted by Nikki
All I'm saying is that if you are about to eat a cookie and eat an apple instead, then thats a MUCH healthier choice.

No one said they were grabbing a cookie. You made a general statement that people should be drinking juices.

I didn't say fruit is unhealthy; I said it's sugar. The vitamins are helpful, but high-glycemic sugars turn into fat almost immediately, which is why people who diet to lose fat should lay off of the fruit.

Haluk
05-13-2003, 03:08 PM
actually, too much juice is unhealthy...

fresh squeezed is like having a piece of fruit...however, one piece of fruit gets about a couple of sips squeezed out of it...when you drink a glass of juice, you're drinking a whole bunch squeezed fruits...you wouldn't eat 5-8 apples it took to make that glass at one sitting...therefore, you are getting a lot of sugar with the juice...sugar is sugar, so too much of it does turn to fat...not to mention you're losing the fiber content when you just drink the juice...also, no fiber would cause you to get hungry sooner then it would if you ate a couple of apples...
juice isn't that bad as long as it's kept in low moderation...just stick to eating fruits and veggies...more nutritional that way...(except bananas and avocados...too many is not good)...

twilightbee
05-13-2003, 03:40 PM
Originally posted by joeyjoey
No one said they were grabbing a cookie. You made a general statement that people should be drinking juices.

I didn't say fruit is unhealthy; I said it's sugar. The vitamins are helpful, but high-glycemic sugars turn into fat almost immediately, which is why people who diet to lose fat should lay off of the fruit.

Actually, my mom is a nutritionist and when I was younger and had to lose some weight, she had me eat a fruit salad every morning before I ate breakfast and then a veggie juice before dinner. I ate normal meals besides all that and I did lose about 10 lbs.

joeyjoey
05-13-2003, 03:44 PM
What does the fruit have to do with losing 10 lbs?

twilightbee
05-13-2003, 03:56 PM
Originally posted by joeyjoey
What does the fruit have to do with losing 10 lbs?

you said fruit has sugars so if people want to lose weight they should stay away from fruit....and I'm telling you that the fruit helped me lose weight.

joeyjoey
05-13-2003, 04:01 PM
Again, how did the fruit help you lose weight?

twilightbee
05-13-2003, 04:10 PM
Originally posted by joeyjoey
Again, how did the fruit help you lose weight?

For a complete nutritional breakdown, you'd have to consult my mother. I was only the guinea pig. I'm thinkin it may have something to do with the acids? Helped my brother lose a shitload of weight too.

Haluk
05-13-2003, 05:32 PM
yes, they contain sugar, but fruits and vegetables are good for you...it's the juices people need to stay away from...eating 4-6 pieces of fruit a day is ok...it's drinking the juice/sugars from 20-30 that's bad...

if you're not a very healthy eater, fruits will help you lose weight...they will keep you full from the fiber and help clean out your digestive system, thus increasing metabolism...

the fruit salad probably helped fill you up and made you eat less breakfast...

joeyjoey
05-13-2003, 05:49 PM
Do you feel that there are better options of fiber intake that are also satiating? Fruit may have fiber, but it is barely satiating. Is there something with a lower glycemic index that contains fiber instead of simple sugars?

Haluk
05-13-2003, 06:04 PM
definitely....beans/legumes are great for fiber, as well as corn, peas, and other veggies...dried figs/apricots are good, but high on the index...there are plenty of good high fiber cereals...you can buy unprocessed wheat/oat bran and sprinkle it on your dishes...
some fruit/veggies, oat, and barley are soluble fiber...other veggies, whole grains, and wheat bran are insoluble...both are good for you...the latter helps with digestive system more...