Fruit Smoothies - A Healthy Option

**VectraMan** · 26 October 2006, 19:12

I think they're disgusting. What's wrong with actual fruit juice? Surely that's better.

**Toad** · 26 October 2006, 19:16

I prefer oven chips.

With vinegar !!

**TheOmegaMan** · 26 October 2006, 19:20

I like duck fat sandwiches, yummy.

**Lucifer Box** · 26 October 2006, 19:26

Originally posted by TheOmegaMan

I like duck fat sandwiches, yummy.

Omega-3 Man, huh?

**hyperD** · 26 October 2006, 23:56

A hyperD special:-

1. Ice
2. Double cream
3. Mango
4. Honey
5. Half a bottle of Capt Morgan spiced
6. Wizz in blender

Liver damage and high cholesterol overkill - facking luvverly...

**Toad** · 27 October 2006, 00:05

5. YES !

The rest definately NO !

Rum should only be taken at room temperature without any additions.

**IR35 Avoider** · 27 October 2006, 07:59

I assume what applies to fruit juice applies to these.

In that case I probably agree that they taste nice.

I learnt to give up fruit juice when dieting, as for anyone with a limited calorie budget it makes far more sense to eat unprocessed fruit. I guess fruit smoothies are closer to completely unprocessed fruit, but the pre-mashing by the blender must decrease the time taken for your body to absorb it all as sugar, compared to unprocessed fruit, and that's not an improvement.

People have lots of irrational prejudices about food, and I think the positive image of fruit juice is the product of one of these. One to three glasses a day, taken at mealtimes, by a person who doesn't have to worry about their weight or blood sugar levels is fine, but other than that I don't think fruit juice is particularly healthy. It may contain some redeeming vitamins that aren't present in full-fat coca-cola, but I don't know why people feel the sugars in fruit are any less bad than sugar from sugar cane. (Having said that, I think that the demonisation of suqar is equally unbalanced.) The reason people like fruit juice is because it is liquid sugar without the bad reputation. Ask a dentist what he thinks of fruit juice.

**Bovvered** · 27 October 2006, 08:18

Originally posted by MarillionFan

Anyway tried a diet replacing a meal with these?

My breakfast this morning consisted of an Innocent smoothie.

Yum yum, and I feel all wholesome and lovely, in preparation for a weekends worth of binge drinking.

**RSoles** · 27 October 2006, 08:57

Rum, Rum, Rum, Rum, Rum, Rum, Rum, Rum

either Pusser's

or Stroh 80

http://www.stroh.co.uk/

RS

Fruit Smoothies - A Healthy Option