1sweetpea

I totally agree, Chicory. I powered through a litre of juice this morning before 9 am, but I could have been satisfied with half as much smoothie and it would have kept me going until lunchtime.

Smoothies have all the same nutritional content as juices, plus all the fibres and cellulose, which is, in my opinion, as healthy as eating the plant foods whole, but with the added bonus of having everything broken down, which we don’t always accomplish by chewing. The benefit to juices is mostly that the nutrients are assimilated much more quickly as a result of the absence of fibre, which slows down the rate of absorption. This is good and bad. Some argue that juices cause a spike in blood sugar because the fibre is no longer there to slow down the digestion.

I think you can do just fine, possibly better, by simply putting anything into the blender and adding enough filtered water to turn the whole mess into a smoothie. The fibre is really good for cleaning out the intestines anyway. I love juices, but I think I prefer smoothies for more complete nutrition.