Agree, and this makes sense. I wonder, though, is a Jamba Juice for lunch on a fasting day a good option for those in a rush. I don’t even know what the calorie count is on a typical Jamba Juice smoothie, but one would assume that it’s pretty low. I suppose the calorie information can be found somewhere online.

I use smoothies as part of my daily routine to fulfill my micro nutrient needs. It completely depends on what you put into your smoothie. I use mainly green veggies such as 250g of spinach,combined with asparagus, broccoli, brussel sprouts and other left over veggies. Depending on my protein needs I add egg whites, protein powder, unsweetened almond milk and for taste some blueberries.
I would never EAT that much spinach in a day, but by drinking it I get all the nutrients. For me a smoothie is a meal replacement (breakfast) and it keeps me satisfied regularly until dinner.
I do obviously count the calories of the ingredients but I have to say, I could not leave without my daily smoothies anymore. Beware, there is a huge difference between juicing and blending. I use a blender.
Stef.

Hi Davidfitness46.

From my memory of biochemistry, protein is metabolically easier for the system to digest than fat.

The body cannot make the essential amino acids so must get them from food. If, after 24 hours of no protein, as Michael says, the only source of those is in our bodily stores.

The fat stores cannot be mobilized in the presence of insulin so unless the ‘juice’ diet contains protein to prevent muscle loss and no carbs, then the fat cannot be digested. It helps to remember that even milk contains enough sugar to cause insulin release.

@detoxmanic I’m the same (& I also love the nutribullet too!) – I would not have a smoothie as part of my 500 calorie allocation on a fast day as I find it immensely more satisfying having something ‘solid’. I do however love green smoothies on other days (though currently haven’t had a hankering for them), can have them as a breakfast replacement & I feel homemade ones are by far superior to bought brands e.g. innocent as they pack WAY too much fruit in them they are so high in sugar! Greens all the way 🙂

What about meal replacement shakes. Like fat blaster, musashi etc. I think there around 90 kilojules with a glass of milk. They ok on fast day? They are quite filling.

yes Devid you are right

obviously juicing is the great way to lose weight.

The problem with fruit juice is that you consume a lot more fruit than you would normally eat whole. You are ending up with a lot of calories and not the fibre.
Vegetables, cooked in soup, and served chilled, if that’s what you prefer, give you low cal fibre and are very filling. They are definitely the way to go to lose weight and be healthy.
Google calories in fruit juice and check. PVE

Gavguy,

I’m no juice expert, and would rather eat my vegetables unprocessed.

I’ve got a question though!

You say that vegetable juice is high nutrient, low calorie. I don’t disagree with that. But is a thin vegetable juice actually retained in your system long enough for your body to extract those nutrients or does it pass through fast still with most of its nutrients in it?

Here’s the broader point. Juicing is fasting. I would agree there is nothing magic about either. But all the claims here about juicing can be said about 5:2. It can be done well or done poorly with a spectrum of outcomes.

I am a bit annoyed by the tone of the original post. I guarantee you that there is a forum out there calling 5:2 a weightloss myth.

It is a strange circumstance for someone trying to make their own specialty diet work and encouraging others to take it up, to put another’s down (especially when not mutually exclusive!).

If juicing is not for you, don’t do it. But don’t think you’ve avoided some foolish sceme while on actively participating in what is, as of now, a fad diet. One I like, but it is far from universally accepted.

Well I’m not up on the facts then to be quite honest. But in reality it is not about nutrients at all. I find it odd further that the author would, in his documentary, tote the benefits of a 4 day fast. A 50 calorie a day, miso only fast, with no protein.

So why here is he putting down a less extreme regimen simply because it has no protein?

How can one be hogwash and the other be a miracle cure for aging?

I have done a few juice challenges, both juice only fast and 5:2 are based on fasting and putting the body into healing. I do a combination of both and agree with Gav & Chris. Jason Vale doesn’t bad moth 5:2, he has actually calorie counted some of his recipes and done a 5:2 plan for those who want to combine the 2.