Do vegetables still retain their fibrous quality after being ground into a smoothie?

[georgevan]

for instance celery when eaten raw really helps draw food through the digestive system.(easy poo) Does it still have that quality when ground into a smoothie?

 

[Aunt Bea]

You’ll get all sorts of opinions on this.

I would say that for the average person it won’t make much of any difference but it’s always best to eat food as close to its unprocessed state as possible.

There will be a bigger difference between a juicer that removes pulp and fiber than with a blender that just grinds the fiber into smaller particles.

Another case of all things in moderation.

 

[blissful]

Lettuce for instance, kale, when blended the fiber gets cut up smaller and smaller.
If you are eating 10 different foods with fiber in a day (to get 25-38 grams of fiber) and some are ground up and others are chewed, you probably won't notice that you had say, one smoothie of ground up fiber. If you had a full day of just ground up fiber it might be slightly less effective in moving things in the colon.

@Aunt Bea makes a good point about the juicer, it removes the pulp and fiber.
Some people use the pulp and fiber in baking, muffins and quick breads (apples and carrots).
Why smoothies are better than juicing. https://nutritionfacts.org/blog/juicing-removes-just-fiber/

 

[HeyItsSara]

juicing it removes most of the nutrition. but a smoothie grinds it up and just liquifies it. it should be ok. of course, you shouldn't drink more greens or fruits then you normally would eat otherwise.

 

[GotGarlic]

juicing it removes most of the nutrition. but a smoothie grinds it up and just liquifies it. it should be ok. of course, you shouldn't drink more greens or fruits then you normally would eat otherwise.

Juicing removes the fiber, but not the vitamins and minerals.

 

[Sweetbun]

Yeah, smoothies help retain the fiber and nutritional benefits of the veggies for your digestion. Just remember, it's important not to strain the smoothie too much, or you'll end up losing a lot of that good-for-you fiber