There is no solid medical reason for juice and cookies after blood donation. The idea is that this little snack will help to replenish your fluids and raise your blood sugar. But donating blood shouldn’t really affect your blood sugar, and the small amount of juice that you drink probably has no significant effect on your fluid status. The best use of this snack is to allow you to rest and adjust before you go on your way after doing your civic duty.
Perhaps other food combinations could attract more blood donors:
- For the upper-crust crowd: champagne and foie gras.
- For the hipster: Vitamin Water and a PowerBar.
- For the Atkins crowd: diet soda and a steak.
- For the hip-hop gangster: a forty and some fried wings.
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"Why am I served juice and cookies after I donate blood?" was posted on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 11:20 pm.
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