s/o Do you think fruit is good for you?

[Anonymous]

Did you know some zoos have stopped feeding fruit to their animals due to obesity and rotting teeth? They say cultivated fruits have been genetically modified and now have too much sugar for the animals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you know some zoos have stopped feeding fruit to their animals due to obesity and rotting teeth? They say cultivated fruits have been genetically modified and now have too much sugar for the animals.

Well humans brush their teeth and don't live in a jungle or a cage, so what is your point? Fruit is good for you. So are veggies, so is olive oil.

[Anonymous]

The article above mentions store bought smoothies which have added sugar. Very different from homemade where you just throw some fruit in a blender with some water or yogurt.

Also, the article notes:
“Some experts agree blending reduces fiber content, while others are skeptical.”
Emphasis in the original.

So, it is not a given that blending fruit changes the sugar content.

[Anonymous]

I think you should all meet at Millie's in Spring Valley next Friday night and fight about this. The winner gets a smoothie: will it be veggies or fruits? Chunky or smooth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The article above mentions store bought smoothies which have added sugar. Very different from homemade where you just throw some fruit in a blender with some water or yogurt.

Also, the article notes:
“Some experts agree blending reduces fiber content, while others are skeptical.”
Emphasis in the original.

So, it is not a given that blending fruit changes the sugar content.

Ugh, fiber, not sugar. Writing while distracted.

[Anonymous]

I am in the “ fruit is good for you camp”
My 11 yo DD had a smoothie this morning for breakfast. She wasn’t really hungry but I can usually convince her to do a smoothie on those days.
It has almond milk, strawberry Greek yogurt , frozen strawberries and a small spoonful of Nutella.
She had fruit with almost every meal, usually she has veggies with dinner. I do think veggies are important too and fruit shouldn’t replace those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did you know some zoos have stopped feeding fruit to their animals due to obesity and rotting teeth? They say cultivated fruits have been genetically modified and now have too much sugar for the animals.

Well humans brush their teeth and don't live in a jungle or a cage, so what is your point? Fruit is good for you. So are veggies, so is olive oil.

The point is that modern cultivated fruits contain far more sugar than wild varieties so some moderation might be wise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The article above mentions store bought smoothies which have added sugar. Very different from homemade where you just throw some fruit in a blender with some water or yogurt.

Also, the article notes:
“Some experts agree blending reduces fiber content, while others are skeptical.”
Emphasis in the original.

So, it is not a given that blending fruit changes the sugar content.

NOBODY said it changed the sugar content, poster. Nice attempt at goalposts moving lol.

Blending fruit changes the fiber structure - skeptics are idiots. Put your fingers in the blender for just 20 seconds - are they structurally the same afterward?

Again, anyone arguing this just doesn't understand basic biology, structure of cells, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am in the “ fruit is good for you camp”
My 11 yo DD had a smoothie this morning for breakfast. She wasn’t really hungry but I can usually convince her to do a smoothie on those days.
It has almond milk, strawberry Greek yogurt , frozen strawberries and a small spoonful of Nutella.
She had fruit with almost every meal, usually she has veggies with dinner. I do think veggies are important too and fruit shouldn’t replace those.

What amount of added sugars are in the strawberry greek yogurt, the almond milk and the Nutella? Odds are you could make a much healthier smoothie by using unsweetened plain greek yogurt, natural peanut butter and water - there is plenty of sugar in the strawberries themselves and it should be sweet enough for her palette. If it's not, she might be the typical American kid who is a sugar addict from consuming added sugars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The article above mentions store bought smoothies which have added sugar. Very different from homemade where you just throw some fruit in a blender with some water or yogurt.

Also, the article notes:
“Some experts agree blending reduces fiber content, while others are skeptical.”
Emphasis in the original.

So, it is not a given that blending fruit changes the sugar content.

NOBODY said it changed the sugar content, poster. Nice attempt at goalposts moving lol.

Blending fruit changes the fiber structure - skeptics are idiots. Put your fingers in the blender for just 20 seconds - are they structurally the same afterward?

Again, anyone arguing this just doesn't understand basic biology, structure of cells, etc.

PP corrected that post above.

Your example shows that you don’t have a good understanding of how the intestines work.

[Anonymous]

Smoothies make you fat. Way too many calories and sugar. Better to eat high protein.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The article above mentions store bought smoothies which have added sugar. Very different from homemade where you just throw some fruit in a blender with some water or yogurt.

Also, the article notes:
“Some experts agree blending reduces fiber content, while others are skeptical.”
Emphasis in the original.

So, it is not a given that blending fruit changes the sugar content.

NOBODY said it changed the sugar content, poster. Nice attempt at goalposts moving lol.

Blending fruit changes the fiber structure - skeptics are idiots. Put your fingers in the blender for just 20 seconds - are they structurally the same afterward?

Again, anyone arguing this just doesn't understand basic biology, structure of cells, etc.

PP corrected that post above.

Your example shows that you don’t have a good understanding of how the intestines work.

BWAHAHAHAHA! okay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.businessinsider.com/are-smoothies-healthy-2019-4

"The reason I usually recommend eating whole vegetables and fruits, rather than drinking them, is that the fibrous and pulpy parts contain valuable nutrients, and also serve to fill you up," Dr. Alka Gupta, co-director of the Integrative Health & Wellbeing Program at New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine told INSIDER. "Soluble and insoluble fibers are crucial for the digestive process — they ensure that we digest and absorb nutrients and sugars slowly, avoiding a quick spike in blood sugars. They also add bulk to our stool, and help to keep our gastrointestinal system moving regularly."

This is about juice, not fruit that’s pulsed in a blender for 20 seconds. The fiber is still very much there in the fruit in your blender. It hasn’t been strained out as it is with juice, and it is not changed enough to make it any different for your gut than eating the fruit before you put it into the blender.

Juice and smoothies are not at all the same.

I don't know what to say to someone who makes such a declaration. Did you not take BIO100 in college? Things do not stay in the same form when they are sliced and diced by high speed blades, even for 20 seconds. This level of ignorance is hard to fathom or counter. I think you just maybe don't understand anything at all about how your gut processes food.

Fiber doesn’t evaporate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.businessinsider.com/are-smoothies-healthy-2019-4

"The reason I usually recommend eating whole vegetables and fruits, rather than drinking them, is that the fibrous and pulpy parts contain valuable nutrients, and also serve to fill you up," Dr. Alka Gupta, co-director of the Integrative Health & Wellbeing Program at New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine told INSIDER. "Soluble and insoluble fibers are crucial for the digestive process — they ensure that we digest and absorb nutrients and sugars slowly, avoiding a quick spike in blood sugars. They also add bulk to our stool, and help to keep our gastrointestinal system moving regularly."

This is about juice, not fruit that’s pulsed in a blender for 20 seconds. The fiber is still very much there in the fruit in your blender. It hasn’t been strained out as it is with juice, and it is not changed enough to make it any different for your gut than eating the fruit before you put it into the blender.

Juice and smoothies are not at all the same.

I don't know what to say to someone who makes such a declaration. Did you not take BIO100 in college? Things do not stay in the same form when they are sliced and diced by high speed blades, even for 20 seconds. This level of ignorance is hard to fathom or counter. I think you just maybe don't understand anything at all about how your gut processes food.

Unless you’re swallowing your fruits whole you chew them into pulp before you swallow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The article above mentions store bought smoothies which have added sugar. Very different from homemade where you just throw some fruit in a blender with some water or yogurt.

Also, the article notes:
“Some experts agree blending reduces fiber content, while others are skeptical.”
Emphasis in the original.

So, it is not a given that blending fruit changes the sugar content.

NOBODY said it changed the sugar content, poster. Nice attempt at goalposts moving lol.

Blending fruit changes the fiber structure - skeptics are idiots. Put your fingers in the blender for just 20 seconds - are they structurally the same afterward?

Again, anyone arguing this just doesn't understand basic biology, structure of cells, etc.

PP corrected that post above.

Your example shows that you don’t have a good understanding of how the intestines work.

BWAHAHAHAHA! okay

Great comeback that shows that poster how smart you are about science.