Blending/Juicing fruit and veg
I've enrolled in two lifestyle classes this quarter: Chemistry 120 - Nutrition, and Health 106 - Health Today. It's only been a week, but already my brain is excited with thoughts and ideas about the class.
I won't lie, I'm horrible about vegetables. I've gotten better after being on a diet in DC, but I still have aversion to certain ones. Today, I've been doing some researching on tricking my way through consumption, and one way is through juicing and blending.
But what's this I hear about oxidation and nutrient-destruction? Apparently by blending and juicing, this happens. Eating raw and/or steamed is the best way to eat veg, no doubt about it, but it takes a while to get to this point if you're not used to doing it. This article discusses how juicing and blending are good ways to consume nutrition otherwise unavailable by raw and steamed veg, but also advises that it should not be the only way to get this nutrition. NPR's Susie Chang also discusses in this interview how to sneak veg into foods, but says the best way to get over veg aversion is to create new ways to eat the food and therefore making new, pleasant memories.
Finally, my last link is My Kids Really Eat This. It's a fantastic site about a mom with three kids who finds inventive ways to include vegetables and otherwise not-so-kid-friendly foods into the menu. I plan to try out a few myself because in all honesty, I seem to still be a kid at heart when it comes to my food choices.
I won't lie, I'm horrible about vegetables. I've gotten better after being on a diet in DC, but I still have aversion to certain ones. Today, I've been doing some researching on tricking my way through consumption, and one way is through juicing and blending.
But what's this I hear about oxidation and nutrient-destruction? Apparently by blending and juicing, this happens. Eating raw and/or steamed is the best way to eat veg, no doubt about it, but it takes a while to get to this point if you're not used to doing it. This article discusses how juicing and blending are good ways to consume nutrition otherwise unavailable by raw and steamed veg, but also advises that it should not be the only way to get this nutrition. NPR's Susie Chang also discusses in this interview how to sneak veg into foods, but says the best way to get over veg aversion is to create new ways to eat the food and therefore making new, pleasant memories.
Finally, my last link is My Kids Really Eat This. It's a fantastic site about a mom with three kids who finds inventive ways to include vegetables and otherwise not-so-kid-friendly foods into the menu. I plan to try out a few myself because in all honesty, I seem to still be a kid at heart when it comes to my food choices.
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