Totally agree with you Kristina. Juice in the morning and smoothies throughout the day. This doesn't mean that we are ignoring fiber as I can get plenty of fiber throughout the rest of the day. Cucumbers, carrots, apples and some greens don't cost an arm and a leg to juice so I'm not too worried about "wasting"money. It all is an investment into good health.
Thank you so much for making the distinction between the two! I too was under the impression that smoothies were healthier due to their fiber content. It was fascinating to think of blenders as essentially "chewing" the food in a way that we cannot, making the nutrients more available to the body. It definitely increases my inclination toward smoothies.
Sacha Saint-Cyr blending lowers the concentration of Nutritional value , so juice first then add pulp for fiber (Calcium is the exception , you’ll get more calcium if you blend
I was struggling to get calories so now i make a calorie rich smoothie each day after i have my juice for breakfast! doing well on fully raw. almost 100% now
I listened to this on my way to work and just having someones voice talk to happily and freely about fruits and veg is so refreshing! chic you are AWESOME
I love making green smoothies, but, am going to start introducing juicing daily, too. This was very informative. I really enjoy all your videos. I feel so much better eating a mainly plant-based diet, with very little sugar, gluten and dairy. I drink hemp, almond, coconut and/or cashew milk. It is exciting to see how much more energy and vitality I have since I started eating more healthy. Thanks for all your videos. (Love your jewelry!!)
smoothies are yummy, but i prefer juices! they are so fresh and i love the sweet flavors to them! smoothies can get a little too thick for me sometimes, but juices never gets too thick or gooey! i love seeing your colorful recipes
I admire the way you give a professional presentation. You add enough information to have credibility. Many or most of your recipes look so good. I called my sister to look at your recipe for the layered cake. Fantastic !!!
Amazing how you can feel the difference immediately when eating/drinking raw., the life (enzymes) feels like a iddy biddy electric 'buzz' of energy all over. Life! :- )
So excited...I'm a smoothie girl. I have a blendtec at home..I would like to have a slow juicer..for now I have a jacklalannes juicer ..but I don't juice very often in it fearing of losing nutrients. Thanks for what u do.. U look gorgeous in today's outfit :)
Hey Kristina, I just wanted to thank you for all the wonderful videos. You really are my go to person when I have questions about eating raw foods. You have so much wonderful information! Thank you for keeping your channel going for all of us and building such a wonderful library of information for everyone to go to!
I love both, but when I juice I feel like I'm tossing food out (the fiber) and I don't feel as full. I'm a bigger guy, so one of your 32 oz smoothies are more fulfilling.
I like both! Especially citrus juices and celery, but not mixed lol. Only way to go with smoothies is with a base of coconut water, hemp milk, or almond milk if you want a nutty taste great for breakfast. Don't forget to add extra stuff like Glutamine and some granola for fiber
Would love to do juices, but considering I can only afford the cheapest of blenders, I will be happy with smoothies for now. I have Crohn's, so having a gentle way to get fibre in me via smoothies is great for me... although I would really love to do juices when I'm going through a flare and really need to get a nutritional punch, considering I have had a section of bowel removed and my absorption is really poor.
I love spinach smoothies. When you process it in a high speed blender for a couple minutes with fruit and water, it releases the naturally occurring thylakoids, which coat food and block the enzymatic insulin reaction in the stomach and allows the food to stay in tact until it reaches the intestines, where it can be processed as energy instead of stored as fat. Like a natural version of gastric bypass surgery.
I've only done smoothies, I've never juice and do not own a juicer. A juicer seems really expensive for the machine plus making juice is costly, so I've not made the investment. I love my vitamix.
Kristina, I can’t wait to become a raw vegan! After over a decade of failing at being vegan, I have finally successfully done it! I have been a vegan for 3 months. I’m so happy. I don’t miss meat. I’ve only craved it twice. I feel so healthy and alive. I’ve lost so much weight and am no longer bloated. Thank you for being a great help and inspiration. Your videos are very helpful 🙏🏾
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Both. Ginger, tumeric and lemon shot in the juicer with a hint of black pepper. Breakfast is a carrot, celery, mint, apple, ginger and cucumber juice. Lunch is a smoothie with kale, berries, mango, flaxseeds, amla powder. Dinner a cooked vegan meal, job done!😆
Great point about "chewing" and letting the smoothie/juice mingle with the saliva. So important but didn't even cross my mind. I'm going to do a 60 Day Reboot a la Joe Cross's "Fat, Sick and nearly Dead 1 & 2". The reboot is undeniable and I already love smoothies with kale, celery, pears, carrots etc and the fiber fills me up. BUT...I need that initial weight lose motivation that juicing will provide. I can already tell moving to a 70/30 raw to animal protein diet will be easily sustainable. As much as I am a carnivore, I enjoy fibrous smoothies just as much and they are very satisfying. I'm buying a juicer because I don't own one yet but I have a standard Oster 12 speed all steel drive blender and IT MINCES EVERYTHING! I cut watermelon into chunks and it liquifies it quite effectively. So, if any of your fans are on a tight budget, the Oster blender (with the glass carafe) does a great job and goes for between $27 to $37. Also, clean up is sooo quick because you're using just about all of it. Thank you Kristina and keep up the great work!
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There are nutrients bound to the fiber. Quite a significant number of nutrients are lost in the juicing process, what a waste. And why promote such a thing when the people are seriously lacking in fiber? 97% of americans are not getting the daily recommended intake of fiber!
+jbmop yes many people lack fiber but fiber is not hard to add to ones diet. when you juice a plant you are literally making a extract. It is very potent much more than just throwing it in a blender. They both by far are worth doing and have their place.
+WaterspoutsOfTheDeep In which case is it worthwhile? You're wasting fiber, and much of what you paid for. In either case, you can get more than enough nutrients with a proper balance of whole foods like greens, other vegetables, berries, other fruit etc.
jbmop You are not wasting what you paid for. You are getting an extract. You'll feel less full but you;ll absorb more nutrients compared to if you blended it. I've heard upwards of 4-8 times better absorption. Yes you are wasting fiber but that is like saying you are wasting air. It's pretty plentiful. Like I said getting fiber in ones diet is not hard. Also it is much easier to get therapudic levels of nutrients in you juicing. You have extract pounds and pounds of produce and be able to consume it which you wouldn't be able to if you just ate or blended the produce. That is why juicing is far superior for health purposes. A person can eat a apple easily and or something else for fiber. But you don't have a juicer you can always blend your stuff extremely well then pour it in a jelly bag, or clean paint strainer bag or old pillow case and squeeze out the liquid. Juicing is a lot more work but is by far worth it if you are dealing with health issues.
I love both, I need the fibres of the smoothie to clean my gut and the natural sugar rush of the fruit to get me going again mid day before picking up the kids from school!!!! You are awesome for giving us the deal on both! Keep the inspiring messages!
I like them both! My partner who is watching with me for the maybe the second time is amazed by your knowledge based. We love you Kristina!! And we love learning more about nutrition and raw whole foods!
i just got a juicer! i really love juices because they're easier for me to consume, but i looooove my smoothies too. but seriously, this was one of the most helpful videos yet, kristina!
