Peer Review: Erin "Real Food" vs. "Fake Food"

I recently read Erins blog post about "Real Food" vs. "Fake Food". She starts with talking about how she never liked eating fruits or vegetables as a kid like most children. She was constantly nagged by her mom until she was tricked into getting her daily servings through fruit and vegetable drinks. She thought they were juice comparable to apple and orange juices that tasted very good.

She goes on to talk about how she figured out that these drinks were not very nutritious as simply eating fruits and vegetables. Just as her mom had tricked her, these companies selling these products were trying to trick the consumers. She then finished by explaining that these juices are not really 100% juice and that they lack nutrients.

I do agree with the overall stance in the article that these juices are not as nutritious as simply eating fruits and vegetables. However, I would take it one step further and say that these juices are not very healthy. They do supply a good amount of vitamins but they are also very high in sugar. Also, juices do not have the skin of the fruit or vegetable in it which has the most nutrition and minerals of fruit and vegetables. A person would get so much more benefit out of eating natural vegetables and fruits everyday than drinking these juices.