questions on juicing

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Hi,

I am considering juicing to add some vegetable power to my smoothies and reduce

the sugar content. (i've been on the diet for a month). I know these juices

are pretty intense, how much do you think is good to start with - maybe 1 oz or

so?

Also, I'm limiting my intake of avocados and bananas and am worried about

calorie intake...are there any high-calorie, low-carb vegetables or fruits that

would be good in juicing form or otherwise? Haha, now that I read that again,

it doesn't seem possible - low carb, high calorie...avocados are an anomaly i

suppose and I guess they're medium carb..but maybe some exotic fruits/veggies

that I've never heard of?

Mostly, I'm excited to use spinach b/c it has good protein and i've tolerated it

well in pureed form. If you could recommend any other veggies that are

relatively low carb that I could juice for smoothies, that would be great.

I also am confused about carrot juice - with its high sugar content, is it

really helpful for controlling yeast? I suppose if you only use it once or

twice a week in small amounts, its benefits would outweigh its problems?

Oh and one more question - cabbage juice, is it more or less intense than

probiotic supplements in causing die-off reactions?

Thanks for reading,

Ellen