Blending or Juicing?

 

Blending or Juicing?

Copyright © 2011 Wayne Pickering

 

I was speaking with one of my great friends and speaking colleagues and we got to talking about which of the two forms of dealing with food was ‘more better’!

 

I am convinced that blending would be the better choice.

 

First off, there’s no waste of both food and nutrients as when we throw the pulp away after juicing, there goes 27% of the nutrients. I could stop there and that would be enough for me to choose blending over juicing.

 

But let’s address the convenience of it. Just wash off fruits or vegetables that you are going to use (never mix fruits and vegetables at the same meal as you’ll see in our www.TheMangoManDiet.com  and blend them up for 1-2 minutes depending on the consistency you want and away you go. One great things about a blender is that there’s only a minimal amount to no food wasted and it takes only a minute or two to clean the machine, as opposed to the juicer where there’s about 30% waste and you need about 10-15 minutes to clean it.

 

Now physiologically, the fruits and vegetables when juiced are devoid of the fiber that holds back that sudden rush of the sugars of whatever you’re juicing. Sugar cane in its raw form is quite nutritious, but when it’s milled down to very few nutrients, all the while lacking fiber, it makes it a most inferior product for the body. And it’s too much of a rush for the pancreas to deal with normally, naturally.

 

Now I would say that juicing is a lot better than cooking the food to death and would be a good supplemental form of nutrients, but to think you can subsist on juices alone would be foolhardy. But I can tell you from personal experience that when I blend up the foods for an extended time, there’s no problem with good nutrition.

 

Now about the fiber — when you go into a health food store next time, ask them what their biggest-selling item is. You know, 99% of the time they will say, “fiber” and “energy drinks.” So we throw the fiber away during juicing only to go to a store and buy it! Sounds like a waste to me both of time and money.

 

At this time of year as we enter a new season, the fall, and grapes are coming in strong. Just check out the local groceries, where you’ll see a pound of grapes selling for 99 cents. That’s a clear indication that a fruit or vegetable is in season and plentiful, when the price drops to a point where it’s so inexpensive, you just HAVE to buy it! One thing I like to do in the morning is to put about a pound of red seedless grapes in my blender along with bananas and a persimmon (optional) and blend for 15-20 seconds. Presto, you’ve got a breakfast of champions. Now you try to do that in a juicer.

 

All the best