This is more the case with juice where the skin peel and pith are
This is more the case with juice where the skin, peel and pith are removed entirely.”Variety is one of the key elements; we encourage people to eat at least five different types each day in a range of forms, but to not rely too heavily on blended or juiced products.”But the FSA is now telling ministers at the Department of Health that these firms are right to claim that some smoothies are so rich in fruit that drinking one standard 250ml bottle is enough to make up two of those “five a day”. Richard Reed, a co-founder of Innocent, is adamant that his products satisfy the Government’s criteria for supplying two of the “five a day”. He said: “Ours is the only brand which is 100 per cent fruit We don’t take anything out and don’t put anything in. “The FSA, he added, “had signalled very clearly to us that they’re going to change the advice to two portions when the smoothie contains two entire portions in their natural state”.This is not just a technical argument about labelling. Two of Britain’s most popular smoothie companies, Innocent and PJs, claim their drinks can play a significant role in helping to hit that target – a claim that health ministers have rejected, until now.An Independent on Sunday investigation has found they have lobbied the Food Standards Agency, the official adviser on healthy eating, to revise the Government’s guidelines on what kind of food and drinks are good enough to help to make “five a day”. But a debate is now raging within Whitehall about whether these drinks are what they claim to be: a contribution towards the five portions of fresh fruit and vegetables that Britons are being officially urged to eat each day.This argument goes to the heart of the Government’s campaign to combat the UK’s rising obesity rates and end our love affair with ready meals by persuading us to eat a wide range of fruit and vegetables to get our “five a day”. There are other unseen problems with smoothies: as soon as a fruit is processed, its vitamins and nutrients start to lose their potency.
And many smoothies are made from concentrate, not fresh fruit.Even so, nutritionists agree that smoothies are a better alternative to Coke or Fanta. Its super-sized version, which is 890ml in size, packs 169g of sugar and 1,170 calories.Many smoothie drinks now on sale in the UK have sugar levels higher than the Food Standards Agency’s healthy limit of 10g of sugar per 100g. “There is likely to be a more concentrated level of sugars naturally present in the fruit, and if a juice is sipped over a long period of time, the fruit juice, which is quite acidic, can damage dental enamel. In addition, some smoothies are very high in calories, with added whole-milk yoghurt, and even peanut butter and chocolate.”In the United States, a rapidly expanding smoothies firm called Jamba Juice, which says it wants to open stores in the UK, is selling a “power” drink that makes nutritionists go pale The company sells the Peanut Butter Moo’d.
But now health experts are warning that the smoothies revolution has gone too far. Some of the fruit-packed drinks are also packed with sugar, calories and acids, while most people wrongly believe that every smoothie is just as good as eating a fresh apple or unpeeling a ripe banana.
That, said Dr Frankie Phillips, from the British Dietetic Association, is not the case. “Juicing involves the removal of fibre and this removes some of the nutrients that would be found in a whole fruit or vegetable,” said Dr Phillips. Smoothies are the latest super-food, the lifestyle choice for Britain’s increasingly health-conscious consumers.
They are vitamin packed, low in fat and “bursting with goodness Allegedly. Britons are spending more than £100m a year on smoothies. Season the chicken generously on both sides and fry, skin-side down. When the skin is crispy and golden place the pan in the oven (without turning the chicken) and roast for 6-8 minutes or until the breast feels firm to touch Remove from the oven and keep warm. Place the pan that you have cooked the chicken in (with the oil still in it) over a medium heat. When smoking, add the sage and fry until crispy, this will only take a very short time Divide the tomatoes among 4 plates Lay the chicken on top and spoon over the anchovy butter Finish with the sage leaf..
Place a frying pan over a medium heat (it needs to be large enough to accommodate the chicken comfortably) When the pan is hot, pour in a tablespoon of olive oil. For the anchovy butter, place all the ingredients into a blender and pur?until smooth Remove to a small bowl and set aside. The sharp, clean, sweetness of the green tomatoes offers a clean, pure contrast to the deep, salty flavour of the anchovies. If you cannot get hold of green tomatoes then you can always substitute them for a good quality vine tomato such as San Marzano.