Friday, March 1, 2013

How To Make Juicing Part Of Your Healthy Diet

By Yalda Colby


You have always wondered what it would be like if you could make your own homemade juice instead of buying it at the store. You want to know what the potential benefits and drawbacks may be. This article will provide many helpful pieces of information so you can begin juicing.

Juice your softer fruits first and then send down your harder items. The hard textured fruit will do the job of cleaning the fruit that was left behind by the softer items. This means more juice for you and less clean up as well. Follow that trick and you'll usually get the maximum amount of juice in your glass, not left in the juicer.

Add vegetables to your juicing routine slowly, once you are used to the gentle veggies you can move on to things such as spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, lettuce, etc. You do not want to overload your fresh juice consumption. Start slow and find out what your body can handle before adding another veggie.

Try to prepare your juice immediately before you plan to consume or serve it. Juices lose their nutritional content quite quickly, meaning a stored juice is not as healthy as a fresh glass of juice. If you must store your juice, do so in an air tight container and store it for as short a period of time as possible.

Drink your juice before a meal, or as a snack on an empty stomach. Not only does this prevent you from over eating at dinner or lunch time, but your body is able to absorb more nutrients and enzymes from the juice on an empty stomach, providing you with more health benefits.

Remember that vegetable and fruit remnants left on a juicer after juicing have the potential to grow mold quickly. Cleaning it quickly helps stop the growth of mold. Dismantle the juicer clean the parts and rinse with water until clean. If you must use a detergent use one that is very mild.

When buying a juicer, get one that is easy to clean. If it's too much trouble to clean it out after using it every day, you'll quit. The easier that juicing is, the more excited you'll be every time you do it. Make sure to scrub out the nooks and crannies so no mold develops.

When it comes to juicing, one thing you want to keep in mind is that you will want to set aside time every day for juicing. This is important because without making sure you have a few minutes to spare, you will not use your juicer. Consequently, you will either risk losing your ingredients due to spoiling, or simply just lose out on the healthy benefits of homemade juice.

Make sure you drink your juices as soon as you make them. Time is important for juicing because the valuable nutrients will become oxidized when exposed to the air. So you always want to drink your juices quickly. If, for some reason you can't, then try to store the juice in an air-tight container to minimize oxidation.

A great juicing tip is to decide what kind of juicer is right for you. Some people like to drink their juice with the pulp, while others prefer not to have pulp in their juice. Some juicers will eliminate pulp while others will keep the pulp, providing more juice.

When properly done, you can get as much nutrition from homemade juices as you can from eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. By using the tips presented here you can get the benefits of fruits and vegetables through the convenience of juicing.




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