Everyone watches their weight and any helpful information on how to keep healthy and to monitor your calorie intake is often really appreciated especially if it comes in the form of great tasting drinks – yes I said great tasting! So here’s a juicy little tip to help. While smoothies are more nutritious than many other snacks, you should consider the calorie intake within your total daily allowance. Fruits are high in natural sugars, but a mixed vegetable juice will have fewer calories and more nutrition. You should also watch out for excessive use of frozen yoghurt in smoothies. While a little low fat frozen or natural yoghurt can add a nice creaminess to a smoothie, excessive use will increase your calorie intake, the pounds will sneak up on you. Wave goodbye to the Kate Moss ideal and say bonjour to Dawn French, so take it easy guys!
Juices provide the maximum nutrition when they are freshly prepared. Pre-packaged juices are pasteurised to extend shelf life, killing the very enzymes that are beneficial to us. Similarly many supposedly fresh juice bars use pre-packed pasteurised juices as mixers in smoothies. Always make sure you can see your juice being prepared, and that everything is prepared fresh on site, like at Natural Tonic Bar (www.naturaltonicbar.com)!
Hope you enjoy this week’s fresh tips, see you next week.
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