Convinced
If we haven’t convinced you yet that orange juice isn’t as healthy as most people think, we’ll lay out some more facts for you. Aside from the calories and sugar, orange juice has even more downsides. So in the future, we’ll think twice about drinking a glass of OJ -or two or three- with our breakfast.
Not full
Apart from that, you’ll drink too much of the juice before you know it. If you were to put the number of oranges that go into one glass of OJ onto a plate, you’d feel full much quicker than when you drink it as a juice. A smoothie would be a better alternative because smoothies contain more fibres. As a general rule, though, it’s healthier to eat fruit than it is to drink it.
Vitamin C
Do you want to increase your vitamin C intake without consuming the sugars in orange juice? Many vegetables contain more vitamin C than oranges. One orange contains around 50 to 75 milligrams of vitamin C. Broccoli, red peppers and kale, on the other hand, contain up to 90 milligrams of vitamin C. You can easily go without your daily glass of OJ and still keep up with your vitamin intake by incorporating more of these veggies in your diet. Eat an orange in the morning and add one of these three vegetables to your dinner to up your vitamin C dosage.
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