Australian_Healthy_Food_Guide_February_2017

UARY 2017HEALTHY FOOD GUIDE 37

Recent years have seen liquid
diets become popular, thanks to
some celebrated success stories.
For example, in the filmFat, Sick
& Nearly Dead, Australian Joe
Cross ate nothing but fruit and
vegetable juices for 60 days. For
him, it kick-started a new, healthy
lifestyle. But for most of us, living
solely on juice for extended
periods is unrealistic.
While juice can supplement
your diet with extra nutrie
it’s not wise to replace all
your meals with it.You’ll
miss out on fibre (the skin
and pulp left in the juicer)
and your body will miss o
chewing, which is importa
you to feel satisfied after e
Drinking large amounts
fruit-based juice will pack
concentrated amounts of
sugar into your diet. You
wouldn’t eat five oranges
in the one sitting, but you
can easily gulp down a gl
of orange juice, made from
oranges, in a few seconds

WRONG

TURN 4

Juicing

all fruit

n’t just about what we feed our

eing able to sit down and share a

y and friends is just as important

eing as the food we eat.

ack on track

e whole pieces of fruit ...

can be an easy way to boost your

nd vegie intake, but you’re better off

g the whole piece of fruit or veg to

mise nutrients, fi bre and satisfaction.

ou like to drink juice, try sticking

maximum serving of one small

ml glass a day. Keep in mind that

bars often sell larger servings,

rds of 600ml, which can pack in

ed kilojoules and added sugar.

Stick to whole pieces

of fruit over juice for

maximum nutrition