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Quiz: The Juicy Truth
With juice labels touting their healthy benefits, it's easy to believe we're doing our bodies good with a glass of fruit juice. But just this week, Dr. Jennifer Ashton caught my attention when she stopped by the CBS Early Show to clear up some juicy health myths.
Juice It: Grapefruit vs. Orange
What breakfast is complete without a cold glass of juice? I love the flavor of both fresh-squeezed orange and grapefruit juices, but never thought about which was more healthy.
Since both are citrus fruits, they seem equally nutritious, but when I compared the two, there's more of a difference than I expected.
Healthy Eating Tip: Cook Whole Grains in Juice
Cooking whole grains is simple — just heat the grains in water and that's it. If you want to enhance the color, flavor, and nutritional value of the grains, it's just as easy. Just use juice instead of water.
Odwalla Juice Breakdown
When you have a craving for a sweet, flavorful drink but don't want soda because it's made with refined sugar and chemicals, remember that juice is an option. The juice that you can find just about anywhere is Odwalla. They're fresh and come in a variety of choices so you can satisfy whatever taste you're craving.
10 Healthiest Drinks
When the heat of Summer has you looking to quench your thirst, it's a good idea to do so with a healthy beverage. The question is: What are healthy beverages? Health.com is reporting on a new study that ranks 10 beverages by their levels of disease-fighting antioxidants.
Learn to Love: Carrot Juice
We often think of juices as being healthy, but in reality, a big cup of juice can also be a big cup of calories. Because juices are super-concentrated and often have added sugar, they can be much higher in calories than their fruit counterparts. For instance, one large orange contains 86 calories, while an eight-ounce glass of OJ has 110 calories.
Beverage Break Down
Ok, so we've done break downs of cocktails and beer, but what about regular everyday drinks? How do they compare?
For 12 fl oz - the size of a bottle or can - how many calories do they have:
Orange juice (fresh): 167
Orange Julius (in the mall): 304
Apple Cider: 186
Apple Juice: 175
Lemonade: 165
Grapefruit Juice: 145
Unsweetened Cranberry Juice: 174
Ocean Spray Cran-Grape: 210
Carrot Juice: 142
V-8 100% vegetable juice: 75
Glaceau Vitamin Water: 75
Skim Milk: 136
Whole Milk: 220
Lowfat Milk: 156
Chocolate Milk: 227
Soy Milk: 150
Gatorade: 75
Tea: 0
Iced Tea (sweetened): 107
Black Coffee (no cream or sugar): 0
Coffee with 1 tbsp cream: 50
Hot Cocoa (Mix): 120
How does this compare to sodas?
Purely Good for You
Sometimes, we all need a little extra oomph when it comes to our fruit intake.
Pure Fruit Technologies has created exotic juice supplements that are extremely good for you! With flavors like Mango-Xan Antioxidant Recovery Formula, Seabuck-7 Rejuvenation Formula, Goji-Zen Longevity Formula and Gac-Chi Heart & Vision Formula, it's hard to believe that they would actually taste good.
Other Search Results
Is Pickle Juice the New Sport Drink?
I feel bad throwing out pickle brine, but I never know what to do with it when I eat the last pickle. My friend saves the juice for her Bloody Mary mix but I'm not a big fan of the brunchy cocktail. But apparently pickle brine has another use — as a sports drink!
Apple and Grape Juice Prevents Clogged Arteries
In general, I say it is better to eat fruit than to drink juice. Recent research, though, has found that some juices are better than actual fruit for preventing clogged arteries, which lead to heart disease. Well, at least this is true for hamsters.
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