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Originally Posted by Lola Bunny

That's me. I don't eat fruits and vegetable; I eat very unhealthy. So, what I do is throw in fruits and vegetables, such as kale, spinach, carrots, celery, apples, bananas, cantaloupes, etc, a spoon of flaxseed oil, etc., all in a blender and pulverize them. I don't have one of those extremely good blender where it can pulverize everything into a nice smooth juice. I end up with a smoothie, which is good enough for me and I drink that. For me, it's an acceptable alternative to eating all the greens that I frankly would not happily chow down. Also, it's a way to take care of any fruits and vegetables that are starting to go bad. If I don't take care of them, I would end up throwing them away.

A smoothie is just as good as eating them whole. With juicing you are literally pulling maybe 1/4 cup of juice from your whole head of kale, and throwing the rest away. Smoothies are the best of both worlds: all of the fiber, but liquefied for easier digestion.