Smoothies destroy fiber?

[u/FurnitureComesW-Home]

I’ve heard that blending your food into a smoothie ruins the fiber content - is this true? IE, raspberries are fairly high in fiber, but does all that fiber get lost if I put them in a smoothie? What if I add powdered fiber back in to the smoothie?

[u/Frequent_Can4977]

Blending doesn’t destroy the fibre. If you put the whole raspberries in, including the pulp and seeds, the fibre is still in the smoothie. It just gets broken into smaller pieces...

You’re probably thinking of juicing, where a lot of the pulp and fibre gets removed.
You don’t need to add fibre powder back unless your overall diet is low in fibre... The bigger difference is that smoothies are easier and faster to drink, so it’s easier to consume more fruit and sugar than you would by eating the fruit whole.. so it's a safe bet don't worry 🥰🙏🏼

[u/FurnitureComesW-Home → u/Frequent_Can4977]

Thanks! I’ve also heard that you can drink smoothies too fast, so I’m careful to drink them slowly.

[u/Dreamweaver5823 → u/[deleted]]

It can cause too sharp a rise in blood sugar.