[DurryVony]

Is V-8 o.k. during induction? If not, when? Can it be used as a vegetable replacement as the advertising suggests? Thanks!

[Rufio]

11.5 fluid ounce (340 mL) can of V8 100% Vegetable Juice (United States)
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 can
Amount Per Serving
Calories 70
Calories from Fat 0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 690mg 29%
Potassium 670mg 19%
Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 11g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A 59.99%
Vitamin C 170%
Calcium 4%
Iron 4%

A lot of salt and almost your entire carb count for the day if you are doing induction. I wouldn't use it as a veggie replacement, you'll miss the fiber and the volume from eating the actual veggies.

[sauppyshurb]

V-8 contains carrots which are not on the vegetable list for us. Another high carb veggie in the juice is beets. 1/4 cup of beets has 4.7 net grams of carb. The same volume of cucumber has 1.0ng. Besides, a 12 oz bottle of V-8 is only "equal" to 3 veggie servings... hardly optimum nutrition. AND, like Bat said, you'll miss the fiber and fullness you'd get from eating whole vegetables...

One more thing to consider... the effect this will have on your insulin output. If you were to drink 12 oz of V-8 you'd be getting almost all of your veggie carbs in one easily digestable serving. Without the bulk of actual veggies, your body is going to respond to it like you had just swallowed 1/2 cup of apple juice, or 1/3 cup of regular coca cola (same carb/sugars as 12 oz V-8). Nutritionally, they're not the same, but your body will respond to these drinks the same... to your digestive system, they're almost identical. We should spread our carbs out over the course of the day... even if you don't drink your vegetables in the form of juice.

[DurryVony]

Thank you!!