Juicing v. Smoothies

Just to recap, smoothies contain more fiber, don't oxidize as fast, and allow for slower nutrient absorption.

Juices have less fiber, oxidize quicker and allow for quick absorption.

Now again, this doesn't mean that juices are bad, they just have their place.

We use them as we would a supplement. Drinking an organic vegetable juice is an opportunity to get great nutrients and minerals straight into your system.

Now let's move on to the next topics...

4. Available Nutrients

When you juice a veggie, you strip away all the fiber. This makes the nutrients extremely available for your system to absorb.

When you blend a veggie, you break down the fiber making the nutrients easier to absorb, but you still have a bunch of fiber that will slow absorption in your intestines.

Like I said yesterday, for sugary foods this is ideal. For greens it's good too, but not as good as a green juice.

When it comes to readily available nutrients, juices take the lead.

5. Ease of Making Them

Smoothies hands down on this. Put your ingredients into a blender and turn it on. Cleaning with a blender is simple too.

Rinse it out a bit, add some water and soap, then put it back on the base. Turn it on for a few seconds, then use a sponge to clean out what's left.

Juicers are harder to clean because they have more moving parts.

To get the best of both worlds, you can use your blender to make juices.

Add your juice ingredients to the blender, add some water, and blend. When you're done, strain everything through a nut milk bag and you have your juice ready to go.

When it comes to ease, it's not really the smoothie or the juice, it's the machine. I choose Vitamix all the way!

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