how long is too long? -> Orange Juice: the pulpier the better, or ew! I like it smooth like water.

[Sally, la reina]

to leave orange juice on the counter?
I forgot to put it away last night and it sat out from 10 pm - 5 am. I just drank some anyway.

Would you have?

[RandomAnthony]

You know what Kevin's going to think when he sees this title.

I wonder about the orange juice thing as well, though. Yes, I would have had some. I do that kind of thing all the time.

[Félix]

It would be fine.

[Kevin]

dangit

[Kevin]

plus oranges spend most of their lives outside in warm climates :)

[Sally, la reina]

In related news,
vanilla protien powder in a glass of OJ tastes like an Orange Julius.

Also,
Someone once told me not to buy/drink the kind of orange juice with calcium added. Why is that? What's wrong with it? Is this a pregnancy thing, or a general bad-idea-jeans thing?

[Kevin]

yeah? what's up with that?

[Sally, la reina]

Have you heard that too?

[RandomAnthony]

I don't like orange juice with pulp in it. Orange juice with pulp is gross.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I love pulp! I'll take yours, RA.

[RandomAnthony]

passes the chewy orange juice to Jackie

[Sally, la reina]

I used to hate it too, and I would even get out the strainer if my mom bought the "wrong" kind.

But now I've grown to love it, and even consider "extra pulp" to be a treat.

[Félix]

Lots of pulp for me, too. Tropicana preferred. Except in my tequila sunrises. They take no pulp juice only.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

It's orangier! :)

[Félix]

Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "It's orangier! :)"

I agree.

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I thought the acid in orange juice helped with calcium absorption.
I've heard that you shouldn't drink grapefruit juice if you're on medication, but that's different.

[Kevin]

i will be in FL thur morning and will drink some gross pulpy OJ in honor of you all. bluh

[Sally, la reina]

Also, you might not care but I'll tell you anyway, normally a non-human growing Sal loathes citrus fruit. Can't stand the stuff. Makes the belly ache and the mouth break out in sores.

Pregnant Sal can't get enough citrus. OJ, grapefruit, clementines, lemonade, you name it, I crave it.

[Kevin]

that is an easier craving to satisfy than teriyaki chicken at 2am

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

That's a hungry baby you're growing there, Sally.

I'd like to make a shout out for clementines, while they're being discussed. Love those! :)

[Lori]

Eeeeeeeew! Pulp, hate pulp!

I grew up on Tropicana but now I'm brand loyal to Minute Maid. Except lately I've been buying organic from Costc0 for a great price!

Sally, where did you hear that? I've told my doctor that I get some of my calcium from OJ and she didn't seem to have a problem with that.

Also, I think bad OJ starts to vinegary and putrid. I've had OJ weeks past the expiration date and it tasted fine.

Wait. Isn't magnesium base? Cause you're supposed to take that with Calcium. Plus Vit D. And K2 which helps the calcium get to your bones instead of just your blood.

[Sally, la reina]

That last part, Lori, that's what my sister (I think it was her) was getting at. She said the vitamin C inhibits the calcium, somewhere, yadda, science talk, I glazed over.

But I'm glad your doc had no problem with it. I'm comforted by that.

[Mary]

Hate the pulp.

In Italy I had blood orange juice. It really does look like a glass full of blood. Not very appealing visually thopugh it tasted OK.

[Lori]

Hey Sally, I got curious and found this:

Calcium must dissolve in your stomach before it can be absorbed in your intestines and then used by your body. A USP symbol on the label of a calcium supplement means that is it will dissolve in your stomach. If your supplement does not have a USP symbol, you can easily test it to find out if it will dissolve. Simply put the supplement into a glass of clear vinegar. This creates an acidic environment much like that of your stomach. Stir the solution occasionally. If the calcium supplement disintegrates within 30 minutes, it should dissolve in your stomach, too. If the supplement does not completely dissolve, choose an alternative calcium supplement. Be sure to discard the calcium/vinegar solution after the test.

Why did they specifically instruct us to discard the calcium/vinegar solution?

At any rate, it sounds like the calcium dissolves in the OJ, which means it can be absorbed better in your body.

[Catalina]

Re: The Pulp Question

Life is lived in the gray areas!

[Félix]

GRAY ORANGE JUICE, CATALINA?

[Lori]

Noooo, it's Absolutes or Nothing!

[Catalina]

::shakes head in something akin to shame but not quite::

I am so glad we don't run the world.

[Sally, la reina]

Vanilla powder in my juice makes it grey-ish. But delish.

[Félix]

Verniller.

[RandomAnthony]

Lori, Mary Kevin and I are right, of course! Please save us the non-chewy orange juice. And Catalina, you can sit at our lunch table, even though you haven't fully committed yet.

I like protein powder, the chocolate kind you get from Whole Foods or Trader Joe's. I just had some tonight. I mix it with yogurt. But if you don't have enough yogurt and you just taste the powder part your mouth gets dry and you have to drink a lot of water.

[Kevin]

remember the original protein powders? they were first introduced to the masses by joe weider of muscle & fitness fame. the original was mega mass 2000. that stood for 2000 calories per serving. seriously. and you could make it more if you mixed it with some ice cream with your milk. seriously. this was one suggestion. they now have mega mass 4000, which is....you guessed it. 4000 calories per serving.



wow, is this a great indicator of selfishness and gluttony? the intention was to get even bigger and stronger than you currently were. one tub of this feeds a village for days.

[Rachel]

Ew.


**cackles**

[RandomAnthony]

I don't get that kind! I get this kind:

http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutritio...

Since I'm a vegetarian I have to make sure I get protein, but the TJ and WF brands don't have a ton of calories.

[Kevin]

my dad is a liquid vegetarian. he only drinks liquor made from plants

[Félix]

Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "my dad is a liquid vegetarian. he only drinks liquor made from plants"

Is there another kind?

[Kevin]

you were supposed to say "badoom-PA!"

[RandomAnthony]

I would like to see Larry say that. Larry, please video yourself saying that and post it for our review.

[Félix]

Working on it.

[Kevin]

my dad is a workaholic. when you mention work he gets drunk

[Félix]

badoom-PA!

[Kevin]

thank you thank you. i am here til friday

[[deleted user]]

Just don't have me tip the waiter Kevin, I damn near killed the last one.

[Cosmic Sher]

I like less pulp, which is actually a specific kind nowadays. Boy, makes you feel a bit spoiled when they are willing to take just some of the pulp out for you.

OJ, tequila, diet mt dew and a splash of cherry juice. YUM! I call it the Sherrie Special. :)

[janine]

extra pulpy for me. even though i saw a documentary about orange juice, and i think i know where the pulp comes from.

[Félix]

janine wrote: "extra pulpy for me. even though i saw a documentary about orange juice, and i think i know where the pulp comes from."

Okay now you gotta share that.

[janine]

well, they throw all the oranges in big machines, on the other side juice comes out, what's left of the oranges is the pulp. at least, that's what i think. so pulp is basically waste, but there's always a way to sell it to someone instead of throwing it out or feeding it to pigs.

[Félix]

Big machines impress me a lot more than they should, janine. Does that mean something?

[Sally, la reina]

Yeah, i think it sounds kind of cool.

[Félix]

Here's some really pulpy juice.