The commercial calls Florida OJ 100% healthy. That is an incorrect or inaccurate statement. Let me tell you why (and it is NOT because its from Florida).
Orange juice is not a fruit - it is classified as a juice and more importantly as a sugar sweetened beverage. When researchers or nutritionists are conducting dietary assessments and the person they are interviewing says that they had a glass of orange juice, the reviewer puts a check in the box next to sugar sweetened beverage. If the same person says that they had an orange, the reviewer would check the box for a serving of fruit. We are encouraged to have 3-5 servings of fruit a day and less than one serving of SSB a WEEK.
So whether its Florida sunshine (oj) or a juice that claims to have 50 less calories, it is still classified as a sugar sweetened beverage. It gets counted just like a sugary soda. Fruit juice is unnecessary. (and unhealthy with a possible exception for tomato juice)
Eat your nutrients and drink water (or alcohol - ha ha, in moderation of course and only if you are a person without alcohol risks factors).
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