Strongbad
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Hi guys!
I'm working on a solution to reduce the amount of Orange Juice per day. So far, I've consumed about 4-5 glasses of orange juice per day, and it makes me feel terrible. Feeling bloated, abs disappearing, increasing waistline, and a bit of heartburn after each drink. There's simply too much liquid in my diet. Not to mention I also drink 2 glasses of milk + raw cacao, a glass of bone broth and a glass of matcha tea. Too much liquid...
Ray Peat also said that having too much liquid puts too much stress into the body, which is the opposite of what we're aiming for in this diet. So more reason to reduce daily OJ consumption.
Anyway, I played around with Cronometer and shopping around "green" grocery stores and found some solutions: raw honey, papaya (nectar) juice and beet juice.
Why raw honey is better than orange juice: OJ has about 26g of carbs per CUP compared to 17g of carbs per TABLESPOON. That means if I consume about 1.5 tablespoon of Raw Honey, I get the same amount of carbs off a cup of OJ. Sure it doesn't have as much as Vitamin C, but a glass of OJ can take care of that.
Payapa (nectar) juice and Beet juice are also more dense in nutrient, so you get more bang-for-the-buck nutrition-wise than Orange Juice. Sure, they cost a bit more than OJ, but that's a small price to pay for leaner waistline and no bloated / heartburn feeling.
As of yesterday, I consume 15 tablespoons of raw honey and 1 glass of mixed papaya + beet + orange juice. Boy, it feels so much better than drinking 5 glasses of orange juice per day! Still drinking 2 glasses of milk, 1 glass of bone broth and 1 glass of matcha tea, though.
These are their nutrition value (based on the the labels):
8fl Oz (240mL), with percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet
Raw Honey (1 tablespoon):
Calories: 60
Carbs: 17g
Payapa Nectar Juice (papaya, apple, pineapple juice blend):
Calories: 130
Sodium: 15mg
Potassium: 390mg
Carbs: 32g
Protein: 1g
Vitamin A: 15%
Vitamin C: 35%
Calcium: 4%
Iron: 2%
Sodium: 2400mg
Potassium: 3500mgg
Beet Juice:
Calories: 140
Sodium 75mg
Potassium: 970mg
Carbs: 32g
Protein: 5g
Vitamin A: 2%
Vitamin C: 20%
Calcium: 6%
Iron: 15%
Vitamin E: 2%
Vitamin K: 2%
Vitamin B1: 6%
Vitamin B2: 10%
Niacin: 6%
Vitamin B6: 15%
Folate: 60% (!!!)
Pantothenic Acid: 6%
Phosphorus: 15%
Magnessium: 20%
Zinc: 8%
Manganese: 50% (!!!)
Orange Juice:
Calories: 110
Potassium: 450mg
Carbs: 26g
Protein: 2g
Vitamin C: 100% (!!!)
Thiamin: 10%
Vitamin B6: 4%
Magnesium: 6%
Calcium: 2%
Niacin: 2%
Folate: 15%
I'm working on a solution to reduce the amount of Orange Juice per day. So far, I've consumed about 4-5 glasses of orange juice per day, and it makes me feel terrible. Feeling bloated, abs disappearing, increasing waistline, and a bit of heartburn after each drink. There's simply too much liquid in my diet. Not to mention I also drink 2 glasses of milk + raw cacao, a glass of bone broth and a glass of matcha tea. Too much liquid...
Ray Peat also said that having too much liquid puts too much stress into the body, which is the opposite of what we're aiming for in this diet. So more reason to reduce daily OJ consumption.
Anyway, I played around with Cronometer and shopping around "green" grocery stores and found some solutions: raw honey, papaya (nectar) juice and beet juice.
Why raw honey is better than orange juice: OJ has about 26g of carbs per CUP compared to 17g of carbs per TABLESPOON. That means if I consume about 1.5 tablespoon of Raw Honey, I get the same amount of carbs off a cup of OJ. Sure it doesn't have as much as Vitamin C, but a glass of OJ can take care of that.
Payapa (nectar) juice and Beet juice are also more dense in nutrient, so you get more bang-for-the-buck nutrition-wise than Orange Juice. Sure, they cost a bit more than OJ, but that's a small price to pay for leaner waistline and no bloated / heartburn feeling.
As of yesterday, I consume 15 tablespoons of raw honey and 1 glass of mixed papaya + beet + orange juice. Boy, it feels so much better than drinking 5 glasses of orange juice per day! Still drinking 2 glasses of milk, 1 glass of bone broth and 1 glass of matcha tea, though.
These are their nutrition value (based on the the labels):
8fl Oz (240mL), with percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet
Raw Honey (1 tablespoon):
Calories: 60
Carbs: 17g
Payapa Nectar Juice (papaya, apple, pineapple juice blend):
Calories: 130
Sodium: 15mg
Potassium: 390mg
Carbs: 32g
Protein: 1g
Vitamin A: 15%
Vitamin C: 35%
Calcium: 4%
Iron: 2%
Sodium: 2400mg
Potassium: 3500mgg
Beet Juice:
Calories: 140
Sodium 75mg
Potassium: 970mg
Carbs: 32g
Protein: 5g
Vitamin A: 2%
Vitamin C: 20%
Calcium: 6%
Iron: 15%
Vitamin E: 2%
Vitamin K: 2%
Vitamin B1: 6%
Vitamin B2: 10%
Niacin: 6%
Vitamin B6: 15%
Folate: 60% (!!!)
Pantothenic Acid: 6%
Phosphorus: 15%
Magnessium: 20%
Zinc: 8%
Manganese: 50% (!!!)
Orange Juice:
Calories: 110
Potassium: 450mg
Carbs: 26g
Protein: 2g
Vitamin C: 100% (!!!)
Thiamin: 10%
Vitamin B6: 4%
Magnesium: 6%
Calcium: 2%
Niacin: 2%
Folate: 15%