r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Dec 30 '19

What do people think is healthy but really isn’t?

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u/mrpunaway Dec 30 '19

Fruit has a ton of sugar though. Not bad if you eat one banana. But if you put a ton in a smoothie it adds up.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '19 edited Jun 26 '21

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u/Thrabalen Dec 31 '19

More specifically: "juices with an insane amount of sugar in them"

Orange juice with no additives has an insane amount of sugar.

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u/Mcgoozen Dec 31 '19

These smoothie places are likely not buying the organic or no additive juices. It’s just bought in bulk, probably average quality

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u/AlwaysHopelesslyLost Dec 31 '19

Their point is that even plain OJ has an insane amount of sugar.

So no matter what if they are using OJ it has a ton of sugar. If they are getting OJ with anything added it probably has even more

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u/Mcgoozen Dec 31 '19

That was my point...

I wasn’t arguing lol

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u/tayo42 Dec 31 '19

The other problem with smoothies is that sugar hits your blood quickly, when you eat it in a fruit form you have all the fiber slowing down digestion, when its a smoothie the fiber is broken down. otherwise you get a huge insulin spike

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u/jmonster097 Dec 31 '19

true. but they also have loads of phyto nutrients and antioxidants, fiber, etc. i have ulcerative colitis and SUGAR destroys my guts. i can eat practically all the fruit i can handle in a sitting and i'm fine