Anyone here ever done a juice diet?

[Irving]

Any comment on the cost of this diet? Seems like blending fresh fruit every day would get expensive?

[tmckay2]

Any comment on the cost of this diet? Seems like blending fresh fruit every day would get expensive?

ehhhh depends. I mean really you don't need a ton of ingredients, many are reused for other recipes. for instance cucumber can be used in many different ones. if you go to a place like sprouts and shop the sales you can do so pretty cheaply. the issue I have is my job. its 12 hours of standing and high stress and I don't think juice would cut it all day. if I had a more laid back job or an office job id probably give it a go. cutting out carbs for a week or two works well but I wouldn't recommend it as a diet during the summer, you end up taking in more fat and heavier foods and its not good when its 90 degrees out. decent option for wanting to shed 10 lbs of winter weight though.

[spyder]

Any comment on the cost of this diet? Seems like blending fresh fruit every day would get expensive?

That was our biggest draw back... It cost me about $15 a day in veggies. I didn't really juice fruit. That was just for me, the wife spent whatever on herself... didn't keep track of her. So, ya, that is the draw back, it's pricy.

[tmckay2]

I wonder the difference between say, juicing, and just blending (ie making smoothies).

[spyder]

I wonder the difference between say, juicing, and just blending (ie making smoothies).

The thing about juicing is that it breaks the plant down more. Makes it a lot easier for your body to break down the good stuff. Juicing is about efficiency when it comes down to it. Also, you get a full dose of fiber that your body needs too, it's just not in massive things that you need to chew up, but it's still there. You get a lot more vitamins and nutrients with juice because one cup of straight juice, has a lot more than one cup of blended veggies. One cup to one cup of each, and you will get about three times or more from the cup with juice because you're not throwing in all of the fiberous stuff your body isn't going to break down or absorb anyway.