Why juice is so bad and pointers to kick the habit

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Converting whole fruit into liquid requires a lot of processing. Along the way, the once-healthy fruit gets pasteurized, pulverized, filtered, pureed and stored in massive vats for months at a time, all of which chips away at the nutrients, vitamins and belly-filling fiber the fruit once had.

Then, they pump the liquefied fruit full of sugar. All that added extra sugar spikes your blood sugar because there’s no fiber to slow its release into the blood stream. Next, you get the crash, followed by hunger and cravings, none of which you’d experience had you eaten the whole fruit instead. 

No matter how they parse it, a glass of juice — with “pulp” or without, organic or otherwise — is not nutritionally equivalent to whole fruit, nor will it ever be. Remember, fruit juice consumption is not an acceptable short-cut on the road to good health. It’s more like the highway to health problems! So grab a real, whole, organic piece of fruit and start chewing!

 

Another problem with a diet that’s heavy on fruit juice that it’s linked with increased insulin resistance and diabetes risk, whereas whole fruit consumption appears not to have the same health-eroding effect.

Fruit juices fall under the sugary drink umbrella, so my advice is to avoid all of them if you want to keep your heart, insulin levels, and waistline in check.

 


 

For those of you with a serious juice cravings, kicking the habit can be easier said than done, so here are a few pointers on how to kick the juice drinking habit for good:

  1. Buy green juices with as little fruit and sugar as possible. The less sugar the better. (Or stop drinking juice for good!)
  2. Cut your dose. In a tall glass, add lots of ice, plus 3 to 4 parts water or seltzer to 1 part fruit juice. (Or stop drinking juice for good!)
  3. Make your own. Blend your fruit and add water. Leave the peel on the fruit (unless it's a banana). (Or stop drinking juice for good!)
  4. Toss in spices like cinnamon and nutmeg and a drop of stevia if needed. (Or stop drinking juice for good!)
  5. Try a shot glass of portion control. In the morning, drink your O.J out of a 1shot glass, and stop at one shot. (Or stop drinking juice for good!)

 

 

Marilette Barbara van Heerden 

 

 

Michele Reynolds 

 

“You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” By John C. Maxwell

 

 



 

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