Is one of the biggest health food misconceptions the obsession with smoothies and bowls of fruit?

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Tell me you have disordered eating habits without telling me you have disordered eating habits.

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I could easily drink 5-6 pieces of fruit in a smoothie. I wouldn’t be able to eat that many pieces of fruit in one meal. I think that is sometimes the issue. You consume a lot more when it is in liquid form. And those smoothie places really load up the sugar.

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Anonymous wrote:I could easily drink 5-6 pieces of fruit in a smoothie. I wouldn’t be able to eat that many pieces of fruit in one meal. I think that is sometimes the issue. You consume a lot more when it is in liquid form. And those smoothie places really load up the sugar.

This is the real issue. They use a lot of fruit juices, plus other ingredients... like peanut butter and chocolate with banana.

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Anonymous wrote:I could easily drink 5-6 pieces of fruit in a smoothie. I wouldn’t be able to eat that many pieces of fruit in one meal. I think that is sometimes the issue. You consume a lot more when it is in liquid form. And those smoothie places really load up the sugar.

This is the real issue. They use a lot of fruit juices, plus other ingredients... like peanut butter and chocolate with banana.

Agreed. If you are making a smoothie at home, it is very different.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is she putting that much sugar in a smoothie? It should be mostly protein.

It's not added sugar, it's the fruit itself. When you blend it you're mainlining all that sugar into your bloodstream. And really, those pretty bowls overflowing with 5 servings of high-sugar fruit aren't much better.

Your body needs sugar, better from fruit than candy

Sugar is sugar. And drinking 20oz of pureed fruit is basically like eating a couple of candy bars.

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Anonymous wrote:I could easily drink 5-6 pieces of fruit in a smoothie. I wouldn’t be able to eat that many pieces of fruit in one meal. I think that is sometimes the issue. You consume a lot more when it is in liquid form. And those smoothie places really load up the sugar.

You can ask them to not add sugar

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Anonymous wrote:Why is she putting that much sugar in a smoothie? It should be mostly protein.

It's not added sugar, it's the fruit itself. When you blend it you're mainlining all that sugar into your bloodstream. And really, those pretty bowls overflowing with 5 servings of high-sugar fruit aren't much better.

Your body needs sugar, better from fruit than candy

Sugar is sugar. And drinking 20oz of pureed fruit is basically like eating a couple of candy bars.

This can't be serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I could easily drink 5-6 pieces of fruit in a smoothie. I wouldn’t be able to eat that many pieces of fruit in one meal. I think that is sometimes the issue. You consume a lot more when it is in liquid form. And those smoothie places really load up the sugar.

Bingo. No fiber or digestion, so it spikes your bloodsugar level. It gives girls a sugar high and they think they're eating health.

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Anonymous wrote:I could easily drink 5-6 pieces of fruit in a smoothie. I wouldn’t be able to eat that many pieces of fruit in one meal. I think that is sometimes the issue. You consume a lot more when it is in liquid form. And those smoothie places really load up the sugar.

If the 5-6 pieces of fruit are berries, I agree, though that’s how much I eat whole as well. Otherwise, how would you fit that many pieces of fruit in the blender? One apple, one banana, a handful of berries and greens, a cup of ice and a cup of water fill my Vitamix to the top. And there is no way I could eat all the resulting smoothie myself—that’s three servings for adults or 1-2 for active teens.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is she putting that much sugar in a smoothie? It should be mostly protein.

It's not added sugar, it's the fruit itself. When you blend it you're mainlining all that sugar into your bloodstream. And really, those pretty bowls overflowing with 5 servings of high-sugar fruit aren't much better.

Your body needs sugar, better from fruit than candy

Sugar is sugar. And drinking 20oz of pureed fruit is basically like eating a couple of candy bars.

This can't be serious.

In one setting can you eat an apple, a mango, pint of raspberries, banana, and a nectarine? Probably not. But you can put that in a bender and it's a 20oz smoothie.

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Anonymous wrote:I could easily drink 5-6 pieces of fruit in a smoothie. I wouldn’t be able to eat that many pieces of fruit in one meal. I think that is sometimes the issue. You consume a lot more when it is in liquid form. And those smoothie places really load up the sugar.

Bingo. No fiber or digestion, so it spikes your bloodsugar level. It gives girls a sugar high and they think they're eating health.

If you blend fruit, it still has fiber...

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I feel so bad for OP’s daughter

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Anonymous wrote:I could easily drink 5-6 pieces of fruit in a smoothie. I wouldn’t be able to eat that many pieces of fruit in one meal. I think that is sometimes the issue. You consume a lot more when it is in liquid form. And those smoothie places really load up the sugar.

If the 5-6 pieces of fruit are berries, I agree, though that’s how much I eat whole as well. Otherwise, how would you fit that many pieces of fruit in the blender? One apple, one banana, a handful of berries and greens, a cup of ice and a cup of water fill my Vitamix to the top. And there is no way I could eat all the resulting smoothie myself—that’s three servings for adults or 1-2 for active teens.

My smoothies have 1 cup strawberries (so about 5-6 whole), 1/4 blueberries, unsweetened almond milk, plain protein powder, and spinach. Less than 12g of sugar. And that is all I have for breakfast.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is she putting that much sugar in a smoothie? It should be mostly protein.

It's not added sugar, it's the fruit itself. When you blend it you're mainlining all that sugar into your bloodstream. And really, those pretty bowls overflowing with 5 servings of high-sugar fruit aren't much better.

Your body needs sugar, better from fruit than candy

Our bodies need glucose but absolutely don't need sugar in the form of fructose or sucrose, i.e. sugars from fruit and candy. Fruit obv has lots of vitamins which are beneficial, but concentrated fruit juice is high in fructose, which is metabolized by your liver like alcohol. You don't need fructose just like you don't need alcohol, but fruit is beneficial in appropriate amounts, i.e. eating whole fruit and not drinking a liter of fruit juice a day.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is she putting that much sugar in a smoothie? It should be mostly protein.

It's not added sugar, it's the fruit itself. When you blend it you're mainlining all that sugar into your bloodstream. And really, those pretty bowls overflowing with 5 servings of high-sugar fruit aren't much better.

Your body needs sugar, better from fruit than candy

Sugar is sugar. And drinking 20oz of pureed fruit is basically like eating a couple of candy bars.

This can't be serious.

In one setting can you eat an apple, a mango, pint of raspberries, banana, and a nectarine? Probably not. But you can put that in a bender and it's a 20oz smoothie.

That would be a 40 oz smoothie. Not to be consumed in one day.
I don’t know anyone that wants an entire apple or an entire mango or an entire pint of raspberries in a smoothie... most add a few pieces of each fruit, not the entire fruit...