Friday Food Face Off: V8 vs. Fresh Veggie Juice

V8 has been a longtime favorite of mine.  It’s convenient, it’s inexpensive and it’s one of the healthier, more filling items available from a vending machine.

But it’s no match against freshly made veggie juice.

Unlike my veggie juice, V8 has a lot of added and unnecessary sugars added (11g) while my fresh juice only contains what’s naturally in the vegetable.  There is also a ton of sodium in V8–690 mg! Finally, there are only about 3g of fibre in a tin of V8 and I’m sure that my fresh juice had more than this. I’m no expert so I’m hoping that Meghan might be able to comment on this and add some of her nutritional insight.

Since last night was my final night of classes for the semester, I went to Fresh with my fellow classmate Nicki to celebrate…with veggie juice.

We both enjoyed Dr. Tomatoes–a blend of parsley, celery, red pepper, tomato, lemon, sea salt and freshly ground pink pepper.  I could have done with a bit more seasoning, but overall it was delicious and refreshing and Nicki agreed. 

The verdict: Four Thumbs-Up for fresh veggie juice! Two thumbs from me, two more from Nicki.