Nutritionally, juice is way better than soda. and pretty much the same as fruit.( as long as we are talking pure fruit juice ) A serving of fruit juice - 4 to 6 ounces - so it is very easy to get lots of extra calories. and as every one said no fiber.
smoothies -- less fiber than whole fruit -- and once again they can be calorie bombs. But than again they are nutritional bombs too.
So if you don't like whole fruit , drink juice. But be aware of portion sizes if you need to watch calories or sugar.
In farmer-y news, our beet, thyme and some lettuce seeds have sprouted! Still waiting on any of the carrots. Gardening is AWESOME.
Okay. I make smoothies like this:
- 1 c soy milk
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt
- 1 or 2, if they are small, frozen banana
- Couple hands full of frozen mixed berries
- 1 scoop whey protein
It comes to about 20oz. Sometimes, I'll break it up into a couple of servings...but most often, it goes all at once.
How does that come out nutritionally?
powerhouse, bonny.
2 kinds of protien -- lots of vitimins.
and possibly as high as 6 servings of fruit ( 1/2 a banana is one serving -- 1/2 cup berries are one serving ) most likely 4 servings of fruit.
I'd very happily eat that smoothie after a workout - it's all real food stuff, from a mix of sources, plenty of protein, a decent amount of fiber, and not least importantly YUM.
not least importantly YUM.
Yeah, buddy!
Woot. I DO love these smoothies but was afraid it might be overkill.
Learning to freeze bananas was a real turning point for me.
possibly as high as 6 servings of fruit
awesome!
Why are bananas almost always an ingredient in smoothies? Is there a particular reason? Is it the "creaminess"? I'm not a huge fan of bananas.
I don't like smoothies with bananas, either. For some reason, it gives them a "medicine-y" taste.
pretty much creaminess, Vortex. But they also add sweetness without adding outside sugars
but I tend to do all berry or peach -- partly because bannans add a lot in the calorie department
pretty much creaminess, Vortex. But they also add sweetness without adding outside sugars
This, exactly. The banana to berry ratio is roughly 1:3. I'm not a huge banana flavor fan either, I just use them for the creaminess without extra sweetener. A friend eschews the banana for calorie reasons but adds Splenda instead. Ick!
