And the reasoning in the article you cited doesn't really make sense to me. If you keep the pulp and fiber in a smoothie without adding juices or sugar, how is that different from eating whole fruit?
The article says that blending fruit "releases the sugars", which makes no sense. How is that different from chewing? Wouldn't chewing also remove sugars?
> If you keep the pulp and fiber in a smoothie without adding juices or sugar, how is that different from eating whole fruit?
It's much much easier to drink 6 oranges that have been blended than it is to eat six oranges.
This mainly applies to fruit, if I'm reading things correctly. If you puree kale and cucumbers, there shouldn't be much downside to drinking that as long as you don't add anything - there's little sugar in those vegetables as it is, so overconsumption won't be that awful for you.
Glycemic load seems to be the key. Otherwise, nothing wrong with eating vs blending.