Hi everyone I'm Monica Reinagle and you're listening to the nutrition

Divas quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous. Today we're

going to talk about the pros and cons of juicing.

Is this a super healthy habit or a blood sugar bomb?

Michael writes, my fiance and I have started juicing for a healthier lifestyle.

We make fresh juice using a variety of fruits and vegetables, including cucumbers, carrots,

kale, spinach, celery, apples, and mangoes, and we drink 16 ounces

of this every three to four hours throughout the day, followed by a healthy dinner.

But after reading your article about the potential for fresh juice to cause blood sugar spikes, I'm concerned that this might not be a healthy habit. So what do you think?

I've noticed that when people start juicing they tend to go big.

Like Michael and his fiance, they suddenly start drinking several quarts of fresh juice a day.

They often consume nothing but juice for one or more meals.

But the concern that Michael Raises here is a valid one.

As anybody who's ever made fresh juice knows,

it takes several pounds of produce 16 ounces of juice and that's part of what makes

juicing seem like such a healthy habit. We all know that fruits and vegetables are good

for us and we constantly hear that people are falling short of the recommended intake,

which is five servings of vegetables and two to four servings of fruit every day.

Fresh juice just seems like the perfect solution.

Theoretically, you're getting the nutritional equivalent of at least a dozen

servings of fruits and vegetables in every glass.

The problem is that juicing also concentrates the natural sugars

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