i love my veggie juice
but sometimes i get tired of just drinking it plain

or using apples or carrots cuz they are high glycemic
pear is second on my list

but what else to make them taste better not so bitter

and be low glycemic ( for those who don't know.. low glycemic... is like low sugar)

the other idea is more celery i guess

I'd try low sugar fruits such as melons, citrus, berries or kiwi and see what tastes good. What about watermelon?

ive been adding a little potato to my juice for several months now with good results .. this is what i found out about it last year when doing research

Potato Juice?
well its not too novel apparently its a old time gypsy folk remedy hehe i dont juice enough of it to really even taste it its also apparently chockfull of chlorogenic acid, which helps prevent cell mutations that lead to cancer... supposedly

its funny about chlorogenic acid ..

Chlorogenic acid
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [en.wikipedia.org]

Chlorogenic acid is a family of naturally occurring organic compounds. These are esters of cinnamic acids and (-)-quinic acid.[1] It is an important biosynthetic intermediate.[2] It also is one of the phenols found in coffee as well as many other plants.[3] This compound, long known as an antioxidant, also slows the release of glucose into the bloodstream after a meal.[4]

also slows the release of glucose into the bloodstream after a meal

ive been mixing it with my carrot juice maybe 1/15 potato to carrot and i dont notice the sugar spikes i would get from the carrot nearly as much anymore so it seems that glucose slowing might actually have some merrit although ive only been adding hte potoato bit for a couple of months

*shrugs* if i feel it works for me thats all that matters i reckon


might be worth more research on your part if you are so inclined

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist

Using all vegetables juices rather than fruits which tend to be higher in sugars would be a good idea.

Most of the green vegetables are lower in sugar.

Coconut is nice to add and it lowers the glycemic index by decreasing the rate of gastric emptying--

"Indeed, the rate of gastric emptying of any meal can be predicted rather accurately by knowing its nutrient density. Nutrient density is sensed predominantly in the small intestine by osmoreceptors and chemoreceptors, and relayed to the stomach as inhibitory neural and hormonal messages that delay emptying by altering the patterns of gastric motility. The presence of fat in the small intestine is the most potent inhibitor of gastric emptying, resulting in relaxation of the proximal stomach and diminished contractions of the distal, "gastric grinder" - when the fat has been absorbed, the inhibitory stimulus is removed and productive gastric motility resumes." [www.vivo.colostate.edu]

..coconut/carrot juice with greens and other things is a favorite.

oh wow... great responses
funny.. it seems like some of my replies were strangely deleted

either that, or i am imagining

my imagination is good but not THAT good LOl
at any rate

paul

u gave me an idea to use watermelon rind

i think i will do that
i like the taste of it, mild plus has chlorophyll

jgunn

SUPER interesting the thing with the potato
maybe i'll try it and see what happens so then i can add carrots without feeling like its doing something weird to me.. with all that sugar


hey powerlifter

do u use mostly veggies in your juices?
i'm also thinking putting greens then celery and tomatoes is a great idea
i did that before

it tasted like a v-8 plus refreshing
i think the tomato is what made it nice
then one time i added jalapeno ( just a nick) to the mix
and it blended in beautifully

hey loeve

lowering glycemic index due to slowing down of rate of gastric emptying... hmmmm....i'm just wondering what are the ramifications of slow gastric emptying in relation to the effects of high sugar content. does this help the body process the sugar at a slower more "do-able" metabolic rate without crashing it?

so interesting...

thanks everyone for the fantastic responses

if anyone else has more , it would be greatly appreciated

recipes would also be a SUPER plus!!



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"lowering glycemic index due to slowing down of rate of gastric emptying... hmmmm....i'm just wondering what are the ramifications of slow gastric emptying in relation to the effects of high sugar content. does this help the body process the sugar at a slower more "do-able" metabolic rate without crashing it?"

That is the effect, yes, the way I understand it. The intestines can only process so much fat at a time and will send a message via hormones to the stomach to halt emptying until it catches up. The sugar eaten with the meal is passively held up with the fat. The net effect is a flatter bell curve for glucose load.

oh okay
thanks loeve

today i made some DEEEEELICCCCCIOUS juice

i put in

broccoli
celery
lemon
collard green
tomatoes

tasted so mild and i drank about 2 glasses of it
and i felt sooo refreshed and happy cuz the GI was low
PLUS it tasted TASSTEEEEYYYY

i iz proud of my little v-8 concoction

happy too

doesn't take much

I don't consider apples and carrots to be high glycemic.
I add watermelon to some green drinks.
I person here showed how to add bannans,and or pineapple to green drinks.
Cucumber is a mild additive.
Never tried stevia but who knows....

hey back to eden

i guess it depends on how much apple or carrot a person actually uses per drink

but those items tend to make me feel a bit "off"

whereas all vegetables only ( i know tomato is a fruit and whatnot but u know)

makes me feel a lot more deeply centered

I add one apple and about 10 carrots to what becomes 1 gallon of juice.The apple is for taste plus something in the apple helps to digest greens. The carrots are for taste and vitamen A.

By only taking into account the glycemic index, it seems that many fruits rank medium to high. On the glycemic load scale, however, fruits rank medium to low.

I wrote an article about this here:

[www.fitonraw.com]

Swayze

I just made some juice that didn't taste too sweet. It did have a bunch of carrots in it, though. Verdict? Meh. Made better, had better. I put in a few cukes, some carrots, two cloves of garlic (too much), and I blended it with a few sweet cherry tomatoes and strained the result. I will drink it but I am not beating a path to the fridge at the moment...

hi banana

i'll race u to the fridge
sounds good actually

hee

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Id put a couple drops of tabasco...but maybe im just weird maybe a bit of celery too...mmmmm

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