Green Juice v Green Smoothies

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For several months, I had been drinking green smoothies almost daily. I had

stopped because it seems like it was needlessly increasing my hunger and

cravings for horrible foods I had not had in years! My smoothies was always

strong with just one serving of fruit or a hand full of berries. W/o the

smoothies, I feel more in control of my hunger and cravings---not that I

ever gave in to them, but at least I'm not feeling miserable.

 

I recently got a juicer and started juicing the greens and noticed an

improvement in how I feel overall. I know there are people who have low

opinions about juicing, so I'm not seeking a right or wrong type answer.

 

My question is, besides the fiber, what is really so great about green

smoothies? I read so much positive information about it, but starting to

feel they dont mix with my chemistry which can be discouraging. At the same

time though, I do very well with green juice and salads. Is there something

about it I dont know?

 

Carla

 

 

 

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Carla Rose

>For several months, I had been drinking green smoothies almost daily. I had

stopped because it seems like it was needlessly increasing my hunger and

cravings for horrible foods I had not had in years! My smoothies was always

strong with just one serving of fruit or a hand full of berries. W/o the

smoothies, I feel more in control of my hunger and cravings---not that I

ever gave in to them, but at least I'm not feeling miserable.

 

It could be that you're not having enough fruit with your meal - blood sugar

levels seem to trigger hunger/satiation. I found (a few years back, post

baby), on the few occasions that I was really hungry, that I could eat until

the cows come home, and then eat the cows, and still be ravenous, but if I

had a teaspoon of honey, it stopped hunger in its tracks. A salad would

never " fill me " , though if I ate enough I'd end up feeling full and bloated,

but if I eat fruit before the salad, then it feels like a meal. It has to

be -enough- fruit though - based on 2-3000 calories a day, each meal should

be _at least_ 600 calories, which is around 6 bananas, for example. Then the

salad, which is about 2 calories per ton of lettuce (yes, I am exaggerah).

 

The other thing I was wondering, is how you're feeling the hunger? Is it

pains/groaning in the belly? This can be other things going on (eg something

not sitting right). Hunger can also be a mistaken message of thirst - maybe

you're not getting enough water with your smoothie. There is something to be

said for eating the foods, rather than blending them too. I feel much better

after eating bananas than after drinking them.

 

Caron

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Caron,

 

This was an excellent post!

 

Janet

rawfood , " Caron " <carongroups wrote:

 

 

- Carla Rose For several months, I

had been drinking green smoothies almost daily. I had stopped because

it seems like it was needlessly increasing my hunger and cravings for

horrible foods I had not had in years! My smoothies was always strong

with just one serving of fruit or a hand full of berries. W/o the

smoothies, I feel more in control of my hunger and cravings---not that

I ever gave in to them, but at least I'm not feeling miserable.

 

It could be that you're not having enough fruit with your meal - blood

sugar levels seem to trigger hunger/satiation. I found (a few years

back, post baby), on the few occasions that I was really hungry, that

I could eat until the cows come home, and then eat the cows, and still

be ravenous, but if I had a teaspoon of honey, it stopped hunger in

its tracks. A salad would never " fill me " , though if I ate enough I'd

end up feeling full and bloated, but if I eat fruit before the salad,

then it feels like a meal. It has to be -enough- fruit though - based

on 2-3000 calories a day, each meal should be _at least_ 600 calories,

which is around 6 bananas, for example. Then the salad, which is

about 2 calories per ton of lettuce (yes, I am exaggerah).

 

The other thing I was wondering, is how you're feeling the hunger? Is

it pains/groaning in the belly? This can be other things going on (eg

something not sitting right). Hunger can also be a mistaken message

of thirst - maybe you're not getting enough water with your smoothie.

There is something to be said for eating the foods, rather than

blending them too. I feel much better after eating bananas than after

drinking them.