Fruit Smoothie’s Health Myth Exposed
Summer means smoothies, where these refreshingly cool and tasty fruit blends are a major hit among all ages. Smoothie bars are making skyrocketing sales and long queues during this hot season. The promise of having that healthy dose of fruits, plus the image of being one mega healthy snack, makes smoothies so popular that many are sipping this hype.
What you never know can’t hurt you and the truth is, you’re better off having a slice of cake than drinking your way to calorie overload. There are hidden, ugly truths you need to know before ordering another blend of your fave fruit mix.
Myth: Smoothies Contains Fewer Calories than Your Regular Soda
Unless you skip all those sugar, you’ll be packing a whole lot of sugar wallop than you can ever recall. Some smoothies are spiked with high-fructose corn syrup or highly refined sugar, which are contributing factors to obesity. This means adding more sugar content to the natural ones the fruits already have. Many commercial smoothies are packed up to a whopping 600 calories. This means getting your sugar high, which will be followed by a sudden crash, making your body want to get more sugar for energy. Other than this, corn syrup can also cause mild allergic reactions like that of having hay fever at Spring.
Myth: Smoothies Power Boosters are Extra Healthy for You
We see many smoothie bars offering designer blends where they promise an extra boost for your needs - from weight loss, energy boosters to essential vitamins. These blends are sold to be the healthiest green snack, with all the tasty flavor and style. What you don’t know is that these extras are mostly chemical fillers made of synthetic compounds. They don’t even get absorbed properly into your body and your local retailer might not be held accountable for the added ingredient. The only way to be safe is to know if those extras are organic and toxin-free.
Myth: Sugar Free or Light Smoothies are Totally Healthy
Just because you have skipped the sugar doesn’t mean you are sipping that glass of your healthy blend. It is always good to ask what kind of sweeteners are being laced on your drink. Between sugar and artificial sweeteners, the first one is the lesser evil. Asparteme have been questioned as a food additive, since it can give lots of nasty side effects like headaches, migraines, memory loss, lymphoma and fibromyalgia. This doesn’t mean you have to skip smoothies at all. You have to be careful with your choices and if you can’t stop that sweet tooth, choose organic agave or raw honey instead.
Studies have shown that smoothies are the culprits behind tooth decay among kids. The sugar and acid flush causes dental erosion and damage to the tooth enamel. This means tooth decay and bacteria which can greatly affect your oral hygiene.. If you’re going to drink up, wait for 30 minutes before brushing your teeth, which gives time for your mouth to restore its natural pH levels.
Choose Well. Get Smart with Your Smoothie!
Alyssa is a Health Care Professional in Hawaii and has a passion for maintaining optimal health through proper nutrition and good food choices. She is a strong believer that - Food is Medicine and Medicine should be your Food - Together with her husband, they operate Fit 4 Maui, a company that provides nutritional superfoods and simple, easy to implement lifelong wellness programs, and NanoGreens is one of the main components of their program. NanoGreens can be purchased direct from the manufacturer at NanoGreens Online. or wholesale at Nano-greens.com
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