When people ask me why, I say "because I'm an a**hole who likes the taste of it." But I also say that if scientist ever grow animal tissue in a laboratory that doesn't involve animals suffering in cages and being slaughtered, I'll eat that instead. My point is to be honest about what you do without ignoring the facts. I'm not suggesting that you don't drink OJ. Wouldn't it be crazy to drink it on the assumption it still contains some nutrients or is made differently than arsenic? Imagine a liquid detergent you use to wash clothes that contains trace nutrients but also increases your risk for a disease by 20% when consumed. In other words, OJ is effectively equivalent to drinking soda. What is the point of justifying the consumption of OJ with the fact that it has trace nutrients in it or that it has no added sugar? Drinking one soda a day increases your risk of diabetes by 18%. Give your kids the real thing and let them drink water and/or milk. Moms and Dads may as well be filling it up with Mountain Dew.
One serving size tropicana apple juice full#
This amount contains an equivalent proportion of natural sugar found in an orange.ģ) Don't give your kids juice - I cringe when seeing toddlers sucking on a bottle full of orange, apple or other juice. Recent studies have confirmed that drinking one glass of OJ a day raises diabetes risk by 20% (thanks to all of the sugar).ġ) Eat the real thing - drinking juice strips away the all-important fiber contained in pieces of fruit.Ģ) Drink a very small portion - if you don't have the time to peel an orange, drink only 2-3 ounces of juice (shot glass). So, when you drink an 8-ounce glass of OJ, it's comparable to eating 4 oranges!!! Can you ever imagine yourself eating 4 oranges in one sitting? No way! Worse, many restaurants serve OJ in a 10-12 ounce glass! However, an average orange yields 2 ounces of actual juice. Eating one at breakfast (or at some point during the day) is a smart and healthy choice. "But how can that be - oranges are a very healthy fruit, i thought?" That's correct, oranges are very good for you and your kids. Pretty close right? Would you ever let your kid suck down a soda at breakfast? Would soda ever make your healthy drink list? In terms of sugar, Orange Juice and soda must be looked at as one and the same. Pepper (pick your pop) contains 27grams of sugar.
One serving of OJ (an 8-ounce glass) contains 22 grams of sugar. Orange juice is loaded, and I mean LOADED, with sugar. But, there's a dirty little secret that Tropicana, Minute Maid, and other orange juice purveyors hope drinkers continue to ignore. "A great source of Vitamin C," is a common refrain heard by the masses. Many people start their (and/or their kid's) day with a tall glass of orange juice.
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