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I'm a water drinker for years. Haven't had soda in probably 15 years. No alcohol (ok, maybe a glass of wine at a holiday meal), no coffee or tea, and no sugary juices.
Yes, I do read the juice labels, and the sugar per serving is astounding, just like yogurts. Recently, fancier and expensive orange juice appeals to me in this hot weather, splashed over ice, just for a change of pace. It has plenty of vitamin C as well as potassium. Pretty good, right?
But does all that sugar cancel the vitamin C and potassium benefits?
After all, I eat so many sweets and ice cream, highest quality only, but that's still gross to most healthy folks.
If I have the sugar from the large OJ, is it no worse than gravitating to two sugar-filled pastries? Heck, they have neither potassium nor vitamins, I'm sure. So enjoy the OJ instead?
Is eating a fresh orange or two still full of the identical sugar problem as are most bottled or fresh-squeezed juices? I would think so, but call me confused...
Last edited by bostonguy1960; 07-24-2013 at 06:17 PM..
Reason: Typo
why are you so concerned with the sugar content of orange juice if you're already consuming so many sugar laden sweets? That's confusing to me.
It doesn't matter how high quality your sweets or ice cream are, they're still full of sugar or a sugar substitute that isn't good for you.
Eat the orange and skip the juice because you're more than likely to drink more of the juice (thus increasing your sugar intake) then you are to overeat on oranges.
Orange juice is orange is juice, either it's fresh or from concentrate...nothing fancy but the bottle and marketing to make you think it's fancy.
When a fruit is juiced is loses most of the fiber content, which is where the sugar problem comes in. However, I'd still say that drinking 100% no added sugar fruit juice is better than drinking soda. However, unless you're diabetic or pre-diabetic, having juice sometimes isn't going to hurt you.
I compare the sugar in the OJ with the rest of what the OP is saying he consumes...and come up with this analogy:
"I smack my head against brick walls, dive off cliffs to rocky creekbeds, and run my car into stucco houses for fun. But when I skin my knee, it sometimes bleeds and leaves an unsightly bruise. Is skinning one's knee bad for you?"
I compare the sugar in the OJ with the rest of what the OP is saying he consumes...and come up with this analogy:
"I smack my head against brick walls, dive off cliffs to rocky creekbeds, and run my car into stucco houses for fun. But when I skin my knee, it sometimes bleeds and leaves an unsightly bruise. Is skinning one's knee bad for you?"
It is always safer to buy fresh citrus and squeeze it for yourself. If you live in an area where you can't get it, then either buy from a company that will ship to you, or buy from a produce market or grocery. Just, no matter where you get it from, make sure you clean it well before juicing.
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