Thursday, October 30, 2014

Juicing Is The Way To Spice Up Your Diet In A Tasty, Healthy Way!

By Ben Purdy


Juicing has many health benefits and is an easy way to get your kids nutrients that they would not get otherwise. The tips that are provided below will help guide you toward fun and interesting ways to make delicious juice drinks that you and your family are sure to love.

Juicing is a great way to remain healthy and have fun creating your own concoctions. Using fresh vegetables and fruits to create your own juice can ensure that you are getting the vitamins and nutrients you want or need without all the sugar or preservatives. This is also a way to save a lot of money on juice!

Don't juice low-water content produce, such as avocado and banana. Put these through a blender first, then add them to your juice afterward. These types of fruits will produce a heavy, thick juice that will clog up your juicer. Also, it is difficult to get enough juice of this type of fruit alone, so it needs to be mixed with another type of fruit.

If you are trying to make sure you stick with your healthy new juicing habit, make sure that the juice machine stays on your kitchen counter at all times. Out of sight, out of mind is especially true when it comes to trying to form new habits. By making sure your juicer is always in plain sight, you will be more likely to remember to use it every day.

To get more variety in taste from your juicer, mix up the varieties of fruits and vegetables you put in your juicer and the variety of flavors will grow significantly. Try mixing orange, banana and pineapple for a tasty tropical treat or mix grape and cranberry for more antioxidants. These home made juices are easier and healthier to make then those sugar-filled, store bought juices.

Juicing is a lifestyle you dedicate yourself to, and you will notice if you miss a day. You should have something on hand that you can use instead if something comes up and you're not able to buy some fresh produce for your juice. You can keep some items in the freezer just in case, or even freeze some juice to tide you over.

Ask your friends and family if they'd like to go in on purchases in bulk at local farms with you so you can buy more and get larger discounts. Apple farms, for example, will sell you bushel after bushel for decreasing costs per pound. Take a few cars up, load the back with apples, and share with everyone! They don't have to be juicers to enjoy fresh produce.

Juicing for the fridge is a great idea, however, you will want to prevent color change in the juice. The juice will start out with a really bright color then change to brown or grey, something that is not really appealing to the eye. Try juicing half a lemon into the juice you plan to store. Will preserve the look of the juice, even though the lemon won't change the flavor all that much.

When it comes to juicing, one thing that you want to keep in mind is the fact that the type of juicer that you will want to avoid are the centrifugal juicers. Usually these are cheaper but end up either not being able to extract certain juices or not being able to retain nutrients from other ingredients.

The best time to juice is first thing in the morning when you have an empty stomach. Your body can fully digest and assimilate the juice because there will be nothing else for it to compete with. Within 30 minutes the nutrients will be fully absorbed into the blood stream.

Drinking juice that is at room temperature is better for digestion than drinking cold juice, so leave your fruit and vegetables out overnight to ensure that they're warm enough when you begin to juice them. Pour your juice into ice cube trays and suck on the cubes you create if you want a cool treat during the summer! You can also freeze the juice and eat it like ice cream.

Masticating juicers are very efficient. They have features that are lacking in other juicers, and are able to mill, grind, and puree so you can even make frozen deserts. Such options greatly increase the number of juice concoctions you can have in your repertoire.

Getting kids to eat their vegetables is never easy. Juicing the vegetables with fruits is a great way to get kids to ingest the vitamins and minerals that they need, without having to fight with them about the taste. The tips that have been provided are easy to follow and can make a real difference in the way your family eats.




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1 comments:

Hi Ben, Amazing blog! The tips that you have shared with us is simply great. Fresh vegetables and fruits are great source of getting vitamins and nutrients. Keep sharing such blogs.

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