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Are smoothies good for us? | Nutritionist Explains | Myprotein
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Jan 30, 2025
Why do smoothies get such a bad reputation in the first place? We all love a smoothie and it's benefits! Jamie Wright, an accredited nutritionist, dives deeper into the reputation smoothies are getting from shop bought ones to ones high in sugar and how you can enjoy your favourite smoothie by essentially... making your own! ********************************* Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/MyproteinUK?sub_confirmation=1 ➡️ If you like this, you'll love this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s624TofKrYg ➡️ Find more Nutrition advice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbLIyA6AlS4&list=PLkb17OgnhB-E3HuYJuEacRqMjrokvPxpI&pp=gAQBiAQB Download the Myprotein app: https://bit.ly/3dhVVUE 📱 ********************************* #smoothies #weightloss #Myprotein Are smoothies good for us? | Nutritionist Explains | Myprotein
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the diet industry has sold us many
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Fantastical stories even questioning the
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likes of fruit and vegetables
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hi I'm Jimmy Wright an accredited
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nutritionist and I specialize in helping
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people all across the world achieve
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their goals without any silly fad diets
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our smoothie is good for us
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that question cannot be answered with a
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simple yes or no as a matter of fact the
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only answer you can give is
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it depends and here's why wider
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smoothies get such a bad reputation in
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the first place the simple reason that
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smoothies have earned their unhealthy
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reputation is that some smoothies can be
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high in added sugars which can
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contribute to weight gain and increase
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your risk of diabetes if consumed at
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access many shop bought smoothies are
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high in added sugars and additional
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calories especially if they contain
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added sweeteners like honey maple syrup
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or even fruit juice these added sugars
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can quickly add up and contribute to
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work in if you consume more calories
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than you burn while occasional
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consumption of added sugar in small
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amounts is unlikely to cause any harm in
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fact it may be useful around exercise to
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help fuel the performance and Recovery
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you'll want to limit having too many
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added sugars and smoothies if you
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consume them frequently if you're buying
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pre-made smoothies it is best to limit
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or avoid those with a lot of added sugar
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as these are typically low quality
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options anyway and prioritize the
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smoothies which contain predominantly
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Whole Foods like fruits and vegetables a
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simple way to evaluate the quality of a
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pre-made smoothie is to check the added
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sugar content on the label you'll find
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the amount of added sugars and total
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sugars in the nutritional information as
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well as finding out where those sugars
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are coming from on the ingredients list
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some smoothies aren't great but that
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doesn't mean you can't have a great
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smoothie a very simple way to work
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around the dreaded high sugar smoothie
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and harvest smoothie which is incredibly
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nutritious is to well make your own food
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doesn't have some magical weight loss
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crippling effect and post on it whenever
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you blend it however there are
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definitely some changes which occur
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following food processing blending may
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lead to a faster increase in blood sugar
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levels than consuming the same Whole
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Foods the reason why this happens is
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because Blanding fruits and vegetables
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can break down the fiber for Within
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These Foods fiber helps to slow down the
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release of sugars from within a food the
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greater the spike in blood sugars the
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greater the subsequent depth thanks to
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the action of insulin research shows
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that the greater the dip we experience
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the sooner our next melees the more
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hungry we fail and the more energy we
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consume this as well as the fact many
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people underestimate or don't even
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factor in calories consumed from fluids
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may explain the negative association
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many have between smoothies and weight
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management
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another way in which blending may affect
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blood sugar is simply because it breaks
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down the food into smaller particles
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making it easier for the body to digest
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and absorb the carbohydrates in this way
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Blended Foods may cause a more rapid and
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higher blood glucose response compared
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to their whole food counterparts by this
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stage you may be thinking Jimmy you're
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not really convincing me here that I can
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make myself a great smoothie but I'd ask
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you to just hold your horses
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fact now may be a good time to direct
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you over to another video we made on
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carbohydrates that explains why they're
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not as evil as they're made out to be
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previously but back to blending blending
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is certainly not all bad in fact the
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process of breaking down our foods can
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make the nutrients of the Blended Foods
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more readily available for absorption
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this can increase the bioavailability of
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some nutrients such as antioxidants and
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vitamins compared to eating the CM Foods
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whole additionally wild blending may
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have an effect on some of the fiber
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content of the foods themselves it
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doesn't completely remove it in its
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entirety and so a smoothie can still
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contribute to your total fiber intake
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there are also fairly simple ways to
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address the impact a smoothie can have
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on your blood glucose levels the obvious
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one is to not include too much
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sugar-rich fruit
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swapping at the likes of banana
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pineapple and or other exotic fruits for
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Alternatives like blueberries or apples
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for example is a great start you may
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also want to consider adding more green
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leafy vegetables in place of fruit if
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the sugar under energy content is a
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concern next up protein protein is your
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best bet to help regulate your blood
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glucose levels having much of the same
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effect as fiber protein helps to slow
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down the digestion and absorption of
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carbohydrates and provides a more
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balanced blood glucose response adding a
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scoop of protein powder or a few
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spoonfuls of Greek yogurt are easy
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additions to better manage the blood
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glucose response after having a smoothie
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dietary fat can also have a similar
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effect thanks to delayed gastric
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emptying but if energy intake was a
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concern with the shotbot smoothies you
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may want to look to protein instead if
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energy intake isn't a concern then some
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nuts whole milk yogurt or even avocado
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are all nutritious sources of dietary
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fat that provide plenty of other
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beneficial nutrients vitamins and
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minerals too in summary smoothies do not
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magically lead to weight gain or
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completely ruin weight loss Journeys
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commercially available premiered
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smoothies are unsurprisingly loaded with
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added sugars and are often more energy
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dense than homemade Alternatives this is
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likely where people have struggled with
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smoothie inclusion in a weight loss
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focused diet in the past that and the
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fact that we're not great at
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compensating for calories consumed via
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liquid Foods the simple way to have a
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great smoothie is to make your own
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include plenty of plants with a source
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of protein and you're on to a winner if
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you're in a rush and may not get a
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chance to have a snack or may risk
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having a late lunch then why not include
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some fats too to help keep you even
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Fuller for longer smoothies aren't bad
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in fact smoothies can help you get more
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plants into your diet and that's always
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a good thing trust me zero plants
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because you're afraid of smoothies is
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much worse than having smoothies to get
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your plant intake up let us know how
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your smoothie making goes and tag us on
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your socials if you've made a big old
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sure to keep asking the team questions
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so we can keep providing you with more
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evidence-based answers
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