Fruit/vegetable juices.

[Mysterie]

yay!!! its a pretty radical experience, and can have some really positive impact on your life with good integration, i guess its a pretty psychedelic experience in some senses

 

[ricardo08]

During the summer I make a lot of juice. Mainly watermelon, apple and honeydew melon, and add frozen bananas if I want a smoothie. I'm yet to experiment with combinations of juices, or vegetables, but that's up next.

best tasting fruit/vegie smoothie juices EVER holy shit i just got a head rush,

Something about off-the-shelf juices like this that don't sit well with me. Fresh juice isn't supposed to last that long...

Besides, Naked, like Innocent and Tropicana, is owned by PepsiCo. And that doesn't sit well with me either.

Make your own! It's cheaper and tastier

 

[T. Calderone]

I got a Jack LaLanne juicer and have juicing for over a week now. I've been eating one small meal and replacing the others with juice. Using carrots for base, adding apples, oranges, pears and cantaloupe (alternating kale, grapefruit or blueberries) I'm ready to start juice-only. My challenge will be at dinner time because I have to still cook meals for my dad. I imagine temptation will be there so I plan to make food I don't like!

 

[Maya]

How long do you plan to do it? Goodluck to you and for me I don't think I can do it any time soon because of the hardcore exercises I've been doin and for me to be able to perform ill need some meat!

 

[iheartthisthread]

I'd add a few things to this thread. Why not have juice as PART of a sensable diet; not as a replacement for food? I also read lately about drinking too much beet juice is not good for you. Also read people have gotten sick from bacteria from juicing (so wash them veggies good). And lastly grow a garden and have your own veggies to juice and make compost with your pulp.

 

[atara]

If the juice is strained, this decreases the intake of fiber and affects satiety, viz. "the feeling of fullness": drinking vegetables as juice is probably not as "filling" as consuming the same vegetables in a conventional manner. Strained juices obviously cause the drinker to miss out on whatever they don't drink. This "filling" effect however is kind of important for people who experience difficulty controlling hunger.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673677904949

"Ten normal subjects ingested test meals based on apples, each containing 60 g available carbohydrate. [...] juice was significantly less satisfying than purée, and purée than apples."

Otherwise, it appears to be okay:

http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/8/3/227.short

Better make it fresh, though, it degrades, so fuck V8:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/...sCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false

Though as someone who enjoys eating good food, it's sort of sad to see that diet fads have taken a turn towards "hold your nose and drink this sludge". Also, the sludge won't make you feel full, and suppressing hunger is one of the less fun ways to diet.

 

[ilikestims]

If the juice is strained, this decreases the intake of fiber and affects satiety, viz. "the feeling of fullness": drinking vegetables as juice is probably not as "filling" as consuming the same vegetables in a conventional manner.

In my experience this is not quite true. The other side is that getting all the nutrients and minerals you need substantially lessens cravings in the long-term, and you discover what you truly do need to eat and subsist on.

I exercise quite a bit and went on a 9-day juice fast to start the year. I did not stop exercising and found that, after Day 3 or 4, I was not hungry at all.

You may say that is pretty normal to any fast. True. Well, I also start my days off with yoga, which is quite strenuous. And then I drink ~30-35 ounces of juice. That lasts comfortably for about four hours total (I practice yoga on an empty stomach). I am not hungry and in fact it is quite the opposite: I have a ton of energy and feel elated.

You're spot on about the juice degrading, however. That's where junglejuice is making a huge mistake. You do not want to make batches of juice to save it later. (I did this quite often the first 2-3 months I juiced, so I even have comparative experience in the effects of saving it v. consuming it fresh.) You want to consume it immediately, as quickly as possible. It degrades in minutes.

That said, saving it and drinking it in batches is, I'm sure, quite a bit better than most other things you could consume.

^ have you ever lived on just juice for over 3 days?

if not try it and get back to me because it is seriously one of the best things ever you can do for your body/mind

im on day 2 of a 10+ day juice fast and already feel amazing

Yuuup, it's on the short-list of the most healthful things you can do. Words do not do it justice.

I was talking about this earlier because I had a juicer a few years back and gave it away before I moved. The point my stepdad made was I had spent so much money on the veggies and fruits and the amount of waste pulp you're left with after juicing is not economical.

Which fruits and vegetables do you guys suggest to get more juice without spending a boatload of money? (I'm trying to lose weight)

I use a Breville, and there is comparatively little pulp.

Beets, celery, and carrots give the most juice for the product invested, in my experience. They are the rock of every juice concoction I create.

So this is day 1 of fruit juicing and I feel horrible atm, head pressure and a bit dizzy. I think I have to stop it seems as if my body doesnt like it. I tried but hey it's probably just not for me.

Standard. Your body is alleviating itself of the toxins. As they are purged, you experience them through unpleasant effects. The worse you feel, the worse your diet/health was before the fast.

I relapsed back in November/December and was eating nothing but junk. On the New Year I began a hardcore juice fast almost cold turkey. I had tremendously painful migraines for the first three or four days. By far the worst pain of my life. (But other than the migraines I felt great!)

But it was worth it. It ended up being the best experience of my life, and furthermore, I have had very few cravings (for any drug or unhealthful food) since. I do not feel like I am missing out on anything, either; my body has simply adjusted, and now only craves health.

Good posts, Mysterie.