AllyCatJuicing Vegetables
July 13th 2008 03:14
What better way to increase your vitamin and mineral intake, boost your energy and general feeling of wellbeing than to juice your own vegetables and fruits. It’s delicious, healthy and natural and the easiest way to ensure you are eating your daily serve of vegetables and fruit, especially for those who seem to have a hard time preparing and eating vegetables.
Vegetables, especially colourful vegetables appear to fight inflammation and are therefore highly recommended for rosacea sufferers. There has been some debate on whether or not nightshade vegetables such as tomatoes should be consumed while trying anti-inflammatory style diet. I have no reactions to these foods so I can and do freely eat them. They are high in phytonutrients, vitamin c and beta carotene and are a huge part of my diet. I include them in a lot of my juices as they add great flavour. If you think you may have a reaction to them, or any member of the nightshade family, just avoid them for a couple of weeks.
Vitamins from vegetables are essential for health and growth. They are different from carbohydrates, fats and proteins as they are not broken down by the body to give us energy, instead vitamins help regulate the chemical functions that create and metabolise energy. Vitamins work best by being taken in small regular amounts to keep us healthy. Taking more vitamins than our body requires does not necessary make us healthier, in fact can have the opposite effect if taken in excess. One daily glass of freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juice is a great supplement to add to your diet, especially if your not a great fan of vegetables. I like to mix and match my veggie juice and I although I follow recipes, I also like to experiment with them as well often throwing in whatever I have in the fridge on that particular day.
What to juice? I’m particularly fond of mixing a small amount of fruit together with vegetables. Pure fruit juices are delicious but contain a lot of sugar and are therefore best used to enhance the flavour of freshly squeezed vegetables, which if juiced on their own, can take a fair bit of getting used to. If you are new to juicing vegetables I would start off with ones containing a bit of fruit or carrot first, then experiment with all vegetables.
Heres a basic all time favourite recipe to get you started:
Carrot and Orange
4 carrots
2 small oranges, peeled
Process carrot and orange in electric juicer. Add a bit of ginger for more kick!
Vegetables, especially colourful vegetables appear to fight inflammation and are therefore highly recommended for rosacea sufferers. There has been some debate on whether or not nightshade vegetables such as tomatoes should be consumed while trying anti-inflammatory style diet. I have no reactions to these foods so I can and do freely eat them. They are high in phytonutrients, vitamin c and beta carotene and are a huge part of my diet. I include them in a lot of my juices as they add great flavour. If you think you may have a reaction to them, or any member of the nightshade family, just avoid them for a couple of weeks.
Healthy Vegetable Juice
Vitamins from vegetables are essential for health and growth. They are different from carbohydrates, fats and proteins as they are not broken down by the body to give us energy, instead vitamins help regulate the chemical functions that create and metabolise energy. Vitamins work best by being taken in small regular amounts to keep us healthy. Taking more vitamins than our body requires does not necessary make us healthier, in fact can have the opposite effect if taken in excess. One daily glass of freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juice is a great supplement to add to your diet, especially if your not a great fan of vegetables. I like to mix and match my veggie juice and I although I follow recipes, I also like to experiment with them as well often throwing in whatever I have in the fridge on that particular day.
What to juice? I’m particularly fond of mixing a small amount of fruit together with vegetables. Pure fruit juices are delicious but contain a lot of sugar and are therefore best used to enhance the flavour of freshly squeezed vegetables, which if juiced on their own, can take a fair bit of getting used to. If you are new to juicing vegetables I would start off with ones containing a bit of fruit or carrot first, then experiment with all vegetables.
Heres a basic all time favourite recipe to get you started:
Carrot and Orange
4 carrots
2 small oranges, peeled
Process carrot and orange in electric juicer. Add a bit of ginger for more kick!
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