Does Juice Count as 5 a Day?

Glass of fresh orange and carrot juice beside two whole oranges, two carrots and their green tops

A 150ml glass of unsweetened 100% juice counts as one of your 5 a day, and that is the limit. Here is how the NHS rule works and how to make that one glass count.

Juicing vs smoothies: which is healthier?

Glass of fresh green vegetable juice with cucumber, lemon, kale, ginger and apple on a wooden table

Short version: if you are choosing between the two every day, pick the smoothie. It keeps the fibre, so it fills you up and treats your blood sugar more gently. Juice is not bad. It just earns its place when it is mostly vegetables. Here is the longer answer. I get asked the juicing vs … Read more