Isn't plucking fruit off the vine and picking vegetables the natural way to eat things as opposed to juicing? I wouldn't want to consume 10 oranges in one sitting. Instead of juicing 10 of them, why not just eat 3? In addition to less calories, you get the benefit of fiber, most of which is removed by juicing. To each his own I guess. For fruits, I don't see the benefit in juicing. Maybe for veggies but you still lose a bunch of the fiber.
I know you said you are a vegetarian. What do you eat? Are you one of those vegetarians who eats healthy fruits, vegetables, etc for every meal? Or, do you eat potatoes, french fries, chips, & cheese?
I'm still waiting on the whataburger, In/Out, fast food lovers to come in here and take a dump on this thread.
Agree. Hate the waste. But you can always suppliment your fiber intake. And if you're blending fruits, or eating them, you're getting your share. Plus my garden loves the veggie pulp = more vegetables = more juice = more pulp for garden etc.... Also, add the pulp to your regular foods when cooking. Vitamix: You can make hot soup with it so don't blend too long. Heat: not good. Somebody mentioned cucumbers. Excellent for adding more liquid to your juice. Lastly, when juicing from home taste is going to be important. Taste will be different between juicing and blending. And veggies taste much better juiced.
I don't eat as healthy as I want to. I eat a processed frozen meal once a day, and usually at least 100 cals of some sort of sweets. But I do get 5-6 servings of fruits and veggies. I want to get it up to 10-12 a day, and cut out processed foods. It's really tough to eat clean, especially when I'm a lazy cook.
There really is no in between. Either you eat nothing but fruits and veggies and you are somewhat healthy and relatively thin, or you eat processed carbs and sugar which with no protein will cause rapid fat gain. Combining processed carbs and sugar with no protein is an absolute recipe for fat - which is why those women in your office who donuts, bagels, and cream cheese each morning have wide asses.
I don't see how you can say there's no go-between. Moderation is everything. I eat processed food every day and occassionally have a seeded bagel WITH cream cheese...combine that with a handful of almonds and an apple or pear and you have an energizing lunch. I run 2-4 miles every day and am at a healthy weight. It doesn't have to be all or nothing.
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I've never seen you before and I'm not calling you out, but I do work in nutrition and I have rarely seen a female vegetarian who also eats processed carbs, cheese, and sugars have a body fat percentage of less than 20% - you would either have to have superb genetics or work out like a maniac to be under 20% with that "moderation" diet you speak of. It just doesn't work that way scientifically.
I don't get this at all. Why can't people just eat a normal, balanced diet, replacing meats with stuff like quinoa, tempeh, whey protein, egg whites, etc.? Two of my roommates in college basically ate like this, and they ate ice cream and pizza and french fries and stuff like that in moderation (and drank a ton of beer), they weren't by any means unhealthy.
Vegetarianism encompasses the practice of following plant-based diets (fruits, vegetables, etc.), with or without the inclusion of dairy products or eggs, and with the exclusion of meat (red meat, poultry, and seafood).
