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How do you feel about meal replacement options? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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These can be smoothies, bars, drinks, supplements, etc.

Is there something specific you look for (ex. price, ingredients, specific nutrients etc.)?

Is there a brand you like / avoid (ex. soylent, huel, hol food, etc.)

Edit:

I definitely don't recommend fully replacing your diet with them. I know some people use them instead of other processed food / fast food / skipping meals entirely, and that's the use case I had in mind for myself

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Juicing is an excellent way to boost your metabolism and loose weight. Unfortunately a lot of plant matter gets wasted in the process, and in this economy itshard to justify such a big waste of food. I managed to loose 100lbs during my juicing phase.

There's a great documentary about a guy with medical issues who traveled around the USA while solely juicing for over a month he interviewed locals with food addiction issues. Very impactful.

My father is a severe diabetic but can't keep his hands off the sweets. One of the people interviewed said the exact thing my dad loves to say when gourging himself on yet another tasty cake. "If you're going to die, die happy!" Obviously copium mixed in with a deep subconcious depression. I finally came up with the perfect retort whenever I catch him saying that:

"Somehow I doubt that tasty cake brings you anything close to happiness, dad. Enjoy your next insulin shot."

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

Not to shit on your parade (and congratulations for losing that weight!) buuuut for anyone reading this thinking "juicing" is a shortcut to a healthy life:

It really isn't.

Fruit juices like apple or orange juice especially when bought contain a ton of sugar and often lack all-important fiber as OP points out.

In fact, drinking a lot of (fruit) juice has been linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes (see "health effects"). There is absolutely no indication that juicing is in any way superior to just eating fruit and veggies and to the contrary quite some indications that juicing is actually inferior.

And not to put words on your mouth OP but juicing proponents often overlap with detox proponents, another fad which has absolutely 0 base in reality.