Thursday, August 29, 2013

Facts And Information About Juicing

By Allison Clark


There are many reasons why a lot of people have come to love the habit of juicing their own fruits and vegetables. One of that reasons is that there are a lot of health benefits and advantage that one can get in juicing. Compared to drinking canned juices and soda, fresh fruit and vegetable juice are healthier and offers a lot of benefits to the body. Aside from that, the body is able to quickly absorb nutrients, vitamins and minerals from fresh fruit and vegetable juices. It is safe to say therefore, that juicing can help in decreasing the possibility of contacting most of society's health problems and diseases and it also has the capacity to increase your energy and improve health and nutrition. The following are tips that you can use when juicing:

-Your juicer should be placed in the kitchen not only for easy access but in order for you to be encouraged to use it always. This will also make it easier for you to make it a habit of juicing instead of getting foods and drinks that are not healthy. Also this will provide you with an easy access to the juicer and it would not be necessary for you to reach into the cupboard and other places where you usually hide and keep your juicer each time you want to use it.

-Prepare and fresh fruits and vegetables that you are planning to juice by first washing them to make sure that they are free from dirt. Be reminded that washing fruits and vegetables by placing them under running water is recommended rather than soaking them in water. One should also keep in mind that it is advisable not to peel fruits and vegetables prior to juicing them since some of the nutrients are found under the peel, except for some other fruits and vegetables where the peel is inedible.

-You also need to know that there are fruits and vegetables that are larger than the juicer or the mouth of the juicer making it necessary for you to cut or slice them into cubes to facilitate easy juicing. Slicing your fruits and vegetables will make you juice faster and more efficiently. Also remember that one way to prevent damaging your juicer is to remove seeds and pits of fruits especially those large ones.

-Drinking your juice right after you have juiced it should be practiced always. It is not recommended to let your juice exposed to air for a long time or even stay in the refrigerator since tendency is that it will turn to brown because the juice will be oxidized. Juice that is oxidized has an awful taste and the nutrients are wasted. Pouring a spoonful of lemon juice into your juice will help to prevent oxidation if your juice is exposed to air. But still, drinking your juice right after juicing it is the best way to prevent oxidation and maximize the nutrients that you can get from the juice.

-Cleaning your juicer right after using it is important. The shredder should be removed from the body of the juicer to clean it thoroughly. Aside from that, a small toothbrush may also be used in order for you to remove small dirt that may have lodged into the juicer. To facilitate easy cleaning, always clean your juicer right after using to make sure that the juice and pulp has not dried up.




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