For my son’s 2^nd birthday morning tea I purchased some juice – and thought it might make a good product review. I really don’t buy juice very often so firstly was a little bit shocked by the huge array of juices to choose from. I only looked in the chilled section – and that was overwhelming enough! I grabbed the Nudie Juice just because I know it is an Aussie company and I like to support local. J

At first glance I love that the bottle honestly states that in 2litres of juice there are 21 oranges. I guess this marketing goes 2 ways – some might think that is fantastic value for money, and then others (or maybe it is just me!) think – goodness – 21 oranges – that is A LOT! 

So let’s put this in perspective. In a 250ml cup of juice (and lets be honest, most people probably serve up more than 250ml), you will be getting the equivalent of 2.625 oranges and 425kj (which by the way is a lot less kilojoules than you would get from eating 2.625 whole oranges…). I don’t think many people would sit down and eat 2.625 oranges – but it is pretty easy to drink a cup of juice – and still feel hungry! So there must be a difference.

And as the table above shows – fibre is the by far the biggest difference. Virtually nil fibre in the Nudie juice (because it is usually extracted during processing) but the whole oranges are a great source of fibre. Typically most peoples diet is lacking in fibre – so by choosing juice instead of whole fruit, your body is missing out on fibre which is important to help keep us full for longer and also helps keep our bowels regular (if you would like to read more about bowel movements, check this out).

So juice – totally understand that some people love their juice. Maybe just think about how often you have it and whether you could swap some for whole fruit and a glass of water. Boring? Well it may just help you reduce your risk of many diseases including heart disease, diabetes, cancer and even becoming overweight.

On a positive note – Nudie Juice has no artificial things added – which is definitely a plus, and another reason why I chose it in the first place.