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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Boycott Florida Orange Juice
Actually I don't necessarily recommend the boycott but just wanted to let the viewers know that they (the orange growers group), were upset with Atkins and other low-carb diet plans. I saw this on a news show and it said basically that they are ready to pounce on advocates of the low-carb plans that are saying bad things about the high sugar content of orange juice. Sounds like the oprah and beef thing. PJ > Actually I don't necessarily recommend the boycott but just wanted to > let the viewers know that they (the orange growers group), were upset [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > PJ Hey! I'll say a "bad thing"--Tropicana's Light and Healthy STILL contains to many carbs (17g per cup IIRC).  SignatureJean B. Jean, I've told my kids for years that orange juice has so much sugar in it, it makes regular Pepsi look like healthfood. -- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes, hba1c 5.2. Cut the carbs to respond to my email address! Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes, strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/ Looking for help controlling your blood sugar? Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/Newly%20Diagnosed.htm > > Actually I don't necessarily recommend the boycott but just wanted to > > let the viewers know that they (the orange growers group), were upset [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -- > Jean B. > Jean, > > I've told my kids for years that orange juice has so much sugar in it, it > makes regular Pepsi look like healthfood. I agree. The juice concentrates the natural fruit sugar. Whereas with a real bonafide orange, you get less concentration of sugar, more filling experience, less calories, and less carbohydrate (one whole orange has 20-30 grams depending on size), more fibre. One 8 oz glass of orange juice contains the sugar of about 8-10 oranges. I don't eat whole oranges, but every now and then when my children have oranges I will have a section or two. (I am not diabetic, but I avoid sweeter fruits in large quantities). LOL I always snitch a couple when my kids eat them too. Really cold and sweet and *almost* makes you feel bad for eating it, lol.. Teeb > > Jean, > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > have oranges I will have a section or two. (I am not diabetic, but I > avoid sweeter fruits in large quantities). > The juice concentrates the natural fruit sugar. Whereas with a > real bonafide orange, you get less concentration of sugar, more > filling experience, less calories, and less carbohydrate (one whole > orange has 20-30 grams depending on size), more fibre. One > 8 oz glass of orange juice contains the sugar of about 8-10 oranges. Maybe I'm using particularly large or juicy oranges, but I can get nearly a cup of juice out of just one orange; two oranges for sure. According to the USDA database 8 ounces of orange juice have about 25 g carbs. It's not something I drink very often, but I love orange juice and don't feel bad about having it occasionally. While it's true that it lacks most of the fiber a whole orange contains, it is not completely devoid of nutrition. It has only a moderate glycemic index and glycemic load, and even that can be improved if other lower glycemic foods are eaten at the same time. It's certainly not an induction food, and some people might have trouble with it triggering cravings, but for many people, it's a reasonable beverage to have from time to time. Reb > > Jean, > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > have oranges I will have a section or two. (I am not diabetic, but I > avoid sweeter fruits in large quantities). My sister-in-law made a silly mistake with her first two kids. She wanted them to have some fluids at night in their cribs in case they were thirsty. She gave them orange juice or apple juice in a bottle, all healthy and natural juices of course. The sugars and the acidity of the juices in their mouths, all night long, night after night, cost her over a couple of thousand dollars in dental bills, not to mention having to have the kids at 1 or 2 years old suffer and go thru many dental visits with injections and fillings, etc. It was horrendous on them. TC >The sugars and the acidity of the juices in their mouths, all night >long, night after night, cost her over a couple of thousand dollars in >dental bills, not to mention having to have the kids at 1 or 2 years >old suffer and go thru many dental visits with injections and >fillings, etc. It was horrendous on them. Gawd, she didn't learn after the first child's teeth rotted out? The lactic acid in mink will do this too. That's why there are 873,345,287,394 signs in most ob/gyn and pediatrician's offices that say "nothing in night time bottles (a nasty habit to give a kid anyway) but WATER!" in several languages and cartoons. LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/234/140 & hubby- 310/260/180 > >The sugars and the acidity of the juices in their mouths, all night > >long, night after night, cost her over a couple of thousand dollars in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Gawd, she didn't learn after the first child's teeth rotted out? The lactic > acid in mink will do this too. but just think of all the calories you'd burn trying to stuff a mink into a baby bottle! >> Gawd, she didn't learn after the first child's teeth rotted out? The lactic >> acid in mink will do this too. > >but just think of all the calories you'd burn trying to stuff a mink >into a baby bottle! Oops! My mistake for not proofreading. But the L & K keys are right next to each other! LOL! You could always throw a mink in the food processor and then stuff it in the bottle I guess. :-) LCing since 12/01/03- Me- 265/234/140 & hubby- 310/260/180 > >> Gawd, she didn't learn after the first child's teeth rotted out? The lactic > >> acid in mink will do this too. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > each other! LOL! You could always throw a mink in the food processor and then > stuff it in the bottle I guess. :-) mmm, chunky mink. hee! > Jean, > > I've told my kids for years that orange juice has so much sugar in it, it > makes regular Pepsi look like healthfood. That's pretty disgusting, isn't it? And my grape juice was REALLY bad. (Today's beverage has been 3/8 Light Cranberry Juice Cocktail, 1/8 pure unsweetened cranberry juice [Lakewood's seems to be the lowest in carbs], and 1/2 Cranberry-Raspberry Iced Botanical.) SignatureJean B. > I've told my kids for years that orange juice has so much sugar in it, it > makes regular Pepsi look like healthfood. What orange juice is this?? Pepsi, 8 ounces: 27g carbs, 27g sugar Orange juice, 8 ounces: 26g carbs, .5g fiber, 21g sugar ...plus large amounts of potassium, vitamin C, vitamin A and bioflavonoids. I'll take the orange juice. Reb Jenny wrote... > I've told my kids for years that orange juice has so much sugar in it, it > makes regular Pepsi look like healthfood. Long before I discover LC, I stopped drinking sodas and OJ because I realized that they were essentially sugar water. I didn't think that eating a bowl of sugar with every meal would be good for me -- so why would the liquid form be any better. Regards, David |
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