Starting A Juice Diet Plan? Consider These Juicing Tips

By Greg Nelson


If you are looking for a great way to work in extra vitamins, minerals, and fiber into your diet, or into the diet of kids especially, then look no further than juicing. Juice is a yummy way to convince kids to drink their vegetables. They will happily get their daily recommended amounts of nearly all vitamins and minerals. Read on for great tips about how you can juice at home.

Store your home made juice in a nontransparent, air-tight container with no extra space for air. To prevent extra air from ruining your juice, add filtered water to the top of the container, or use a food saver to remove the extra air. Fresh juice can be stored up to 24 hours.

Buy a high quality juicer. This is very important if you want to juice regularly. A good juicer should make as much juice as you want, be easy to clean and maintain, and last a long time. Don't skimp on price or you could end up buying more juicers after the old one breaks down; bad juicers just don't stand the test of time.

Keep all your juicing tools like your cutting board, knives, measuring cups, juicer, etc. together in one place so that you always know where they are. One reason you might stop juicing is because you're not keeping your tools organized, leaving you feeling overwhelmed and frustrated.

There are a million-and-one recipes of items to include in your juicing recipes. You can try a combination like apple with carrot and ginger, or celery and pear. My favorites are apple with lemon and pear, apple with cinnamon and honey, and, my daughter's favorite, banana with mango and orange. Try new ideas to find your own favorites!

When it comes to serious juicing, one thing to keep in mind is the type of juicer that you want to buy. Some people say to avoid the centrifugal juicers because they are cheaper but end up either not being able to extract certain juices or not being able to retain nutrients from other ingredients. Masticating juicers work slower but they extract the most amount of juice possible.

To get the most out of your new juicer be open to trying fruit and vegetable combinations that you would not normally consider. Start out with basic juices, such as carrot or cucumber, but then get creative. Experiment with different vegetables and fruits. You can even use fresh herbs.

Juicing from home doesn't have to be costly or time consuming. You can vastly improve the way that you and your kids feel and look, by just juicing for one meal of the day. Work it into breakfast, lunch or dinner to make all the difference in your families health. Use the tips you read here to make juicing a reality.




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