As a raw foodist drinking raw juice or a raw smoothie becomes a part of your regular daily life. Both methods offer health benefits however it is important to understand the difference, and know this helps to determine which method would meet your needs.
Juicing is the process which extracts water and nutrients from product and discards the indigestible fiber.
When juicing, your digestive system doesn’t have to work as hard to break down food which helps the body absorb the nutrients faster and in larger quantities then if you were to eat the produce whole. This is a plus for those with a sensitive digestive system or living with an illness that inhibits your body from processing fiber. In fact freshly squeezed vegetable juices form part of most healing and detoxification programs because they are so nutrient rich and nourish and restore the body at a cellular level. Also, you can pack more servings of fruits and veggies into a single serving of juice than you can into a smoothie.
CAUTION: When you remove the fiber from the produce, the liquid juice is absorbed into your blood stream quickly. If you are only juicing fruits, this would cause a rapid spike in blood sugar and unstable blood sugar levels can lead to mood swings, energy loss, memory problems and more! This is highly dependent on the type of produce uses such as fruits that contain high sugar.
Fiber is also filling and without fiber in the juice, some people tend to get hungry again quickly.
Blending aka smoothies consist of the entire produce-skin and fiber
The blending process breaks the fiber apart (which makes the fruit and vegetables easier to digest ) but also helps create a slow, even release of nutrients into the blood stream and avoids blood sugar spikes. Smoothies tend to be more filling, because of the fiber, and generally faster to make than juice, so they make for a early morning breakfast or quick snack throughout the day.
By including the fiber in your smoothie, the volume will increase so you will get more bang for your buck!!
theholBOX BLOG 
Posted on June 10, 2014
0