This thread is so baffling - there are really people out there thinking fruit is bad and equating it to candy bars??? OP stop giving your poor daughter whatever eating disorder you have.

I can't believe people are so uneducated about basic nutrition.
Most people add a healthy protein and fat to their smoothie, along with fruit and plenty of leafy greens....so that will not spike your blood sugar.

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Anonymous wrote:I make a smoothie with a bunch of spinach, a banana, and a bunch of frozen mango. And water. I feel like it’s pretty healthy.

Pulverizing/blending fruit rids it of fiber and you consume many more servings and calories when you get fruit in via smoothies. That’s why they can be unhealthy. It’s like drinking a quart of mango juice.

Why people go out of their way to post something without ANY FCKING CLUE what they’re talking about is beyond me. Like, you obviously fathom yourself smart and informed. But here you are, just an absolute dunce.

OP is one of those DC mommy anorexics and this thread is bringing out her screwed up compatriots to argue that fruit is evil.

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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.

You’re still getting the fiber. It’s not juice.

I love to purchase acai bowls but they often are sugar bombs, as are most purchased smoothies.

When you make these at home, you can control the amount of sugar, fat, quantity, etc. So rather than discourage smoothies, OP, why don’t you go over with your daughter the nutritional values of all she adds to hers to she can see total sugars, and also show her recommended daily values.

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Anonymous wrote:I was an early juicer devotee. Recommended by my osteopath.

Had to stop because the smoothies were making my blood sugar spike and I’d become queasy. I was juicing apples, kale, carrots

Numerous posters have noted that juicing is not the same as making smoothies. Juicing removes all the fiber in a fruit; smoothies keep all the fiber and you ingest it. Drinking juice is very different than drinking a smoothie.

You still have the same amount of sugar. Added fiber won't reduce that amount or significantly slow down that sugar absorption. Smoothies do cause sugar spikes almost the same way as juices.
But you do you. Go ahead, start your day with sugar bomb. And later join 50% of Americans with metabolic issues (type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and insulin resistance (metabolic syndrome))

You aren't just keeping the fiber, you are also adding enough protein so that you have more grams of protein than sugar and protein tends to help stabilize blood sugars by blunting the absorption of carbohydrates/sugars.

You really cannot slow down absorption of the pure sugar in the smoothie. All you can do by adding protein - keep your sugar at the peak longer/ make the crush smoother after the spike.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was an early juicer devotee. Recommended by my osteopath.

Had to stop because the smoothies were making my blood sugar spike and I’d become queasy. I was juicing apples, kale, carrots

Numerous posters have noted that juicing is not the same as making smoothies. Juicing removes all the fiber in a fruit; smoothies keep all the fiber and you ingest it. Drinking juice is very different than drinking a smoothie.

You still have the same amount of sugar. Added fiber won't reduce that amount or significantly slow down that sugar absorption. Smoothies do cause sugar spikes almost the same way as juices.
But you do you. Go ahead, start your day with sugar bomb. And later join 50% of Americans with metabolic issues (type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and insulin resistance (metabolic syndrome))

You aren't just keeping the fiber, you are also adding enough protein so that you have more grams of protein than sugar and protein tends to help stabilize blood sugars by blunting the absorption of carbohydrates/sugars.

Anonymous wrote:I was an early juicer devotee. Recommended by my osteopath.

Had to stop because the smoothies were making my blood sugar spike and I’d become queasy. I was juicing apples, kale, carrots

Juicing is totally different from smoothies.

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Anonymous wrote:I was an early juicer devotee. Recommended by my osteopath.

Had to stop because the smoothies were making my blood sugar spike and I’d become queasy. I was juicing apples, kale, carrots

Numerous posters have noted that juicing is not the same as making smoothies. Juicing removes all the fiber in a fruit; smoothies keep all the fiber and you ingest it. Drinking juice is very different than drinking a smoothie.

You still have the same amount of sugar. Added fiber won't reduce that amount or significantly slow down that sugar absorption. Smoothies do cause sugar spikes almost the same way as juices.
But you do you. Go ahead, start your day with sugar bomb. And later join 50% of Americans with metabolic issues (type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and insulin resistance (metabolic syndrome))

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Anonymous wrote:No one is getting fat off of fruit. Jeez.

You're wrong

NP here. I would actually be really interested in seeing a legitimate study about this, so if you have a citation that would be great. Thanks!

DP. I certainly don’t have a citation, but for those of us who are already overweight, sugar is sugar. Yes, the fruit comes with fiber and vitamins and minerals, but that sugar hit still spikes the blood sugar for some.

Anonymous wrote:Pop nutrition has really ruined some people's brains. I know one family that told their DCs that "sugar is sugar, a candy bar is the same as strawberries". Guess who struggles with weight.

Oh well. Keep shunning carbs and fruit while you struggle with your weight and can't imaginnnnne why.

Or, and hear me out here, it’s just possible that your friend struggles with her weight and takes that hard line for a reason. The board is so riddled with fat shamers, you’d think you would appreciate someone trying to make sure they never join the dark side.

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Anonymous wrote:No one is getting fat off of fruit. Jeez.

You're wrong

Thanks , you’re right, there are tons of people out there who would slim down if they could just lay off the apples

This is just making me crave Playa Bowl. Mmmm, their açaí bowls are so good.

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Anonymous wrote:No one is getting fat off of fruit. Jeez.

You're wrong

NP here. I would actually be really interested in seeing a legitimate study about this, so if you have a citation that would be great. Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:No one is getting fat off of fruit. Jeez.

You're wrong