date:May 21, 2015
ed by The Prince George Citizen as saying: Juice enjoys a totally undeserved health halo that in part, no doubt, is due to the fact our Food Guide still says that juice is a fruit equivalent, even though it isn't.
Drop for drop, it has the same number of calories ... as Coca-Cola. In some cases, it has more. So grape juice is double the sugar, double the calories.
(Juice) doesn't have the same satiety benefits -- it doesn't fill you up. It doesn't have the same vitamins, minerals and nutrients