Lots of my friends, knowing I'm into health, told me about their juicers they've recently bought.
I became envious, hearing of their tales of giving their children carrot juice for breakfast, or just blending veggies together for a great health drink.
I was at my neighbor's garage sale when low and behold there new in box was a juicer! I "stewed" for a short while and then grabbed faster than you can say zucchini. Took it home and started juicing.
I put in in all the half eaten fruit and veggies from my kids lunch and made them drink it. They enjoyed it, and the machine worked really fast and great no problems.
I'm sad to say I didn't notice the problem before I bought the machine. I actually had to use it and see for myself what it really does before it clicked.
When you put food into the juicer it puts the juice into a small pitcher and then puts everything else into a large container. What this everything else? It's fiber, carotenoids, flavonoids, macro and micronutrients and more. What it does is take a whole food-which is as healthy as food can be, and pulls lots of the good stuff out till were left with only the juice. These machines are so good they make all juice pulp free.
When we pick and choose what part of the food we eat that is when we start to have problems.
Problems like celiacs, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and about 100 other diseases that can be prevented.
Left in the container I had food that I would have normally eaten. Even when I make my green smoothies I keep the ingredients whole and just blend them up.
Sure you can get smart with your left over ingredients, like putting them in soups or salads. But your still missing great health benefits if you don't use those leftovers at the same meal. All the components need to be in place at digestion of that food. Not a day or even a meal later. All nutriants are codependent on each other meaning that nutritional benefits of each part are reinforced by the other parts.
My recommendation is to eat whole foods as much as possible and use juice only for special occasions. If you want to drink it, use a blender so all pieces are still intact.
p.s. The only ingredients I found that did not work well in the blender is carrots or large amounts of kale.
Image courtesy of John Kasawa / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
I became envious, hearing of their tales of giving their children carrot juice for breakfast, or just blending veggies together for a great health drink.
I was at my neighbor's garage sale when low and behold there new in box was a juicer! I "stewed" for a short while and then grabbed faster than you can say zucchini. Took it home and started juicing.
I put in in all the half eaten fruit and veggies from my kids lunch and made them drink it. They enjoyed it, and the machine worked really fast and great no problems.
I'm sad to say I didn't notice the problem before I bought the machine. I actually had to use it and see for myself what it really does before it clicked.
When you put food into the juicer it puts the juice into a small pitcher and then puts everything else into a large container. What this everything else? It's fiber, carotenoids, flavonoids, macro and micronutrients and more. What it does is take a whole food-which is as healthy as food can be, and pulls lots of the good stuff out till were left with only the juice. These machines are so good they make all juice pulp free.
When we pick and choose what part of the food we eat that is when we start to have problems.
Problems like celiacs, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and about 100 other diseases that can be prevented.
Sure you can get smart with your left over ingredients, like putting them in soups or salads. But your still missing great health benefits if you don't use those leftovers at the same meal. All the components need to be in place at digestion of that food. Not a day or even a meal later. All nutriants are codependent on each other meaning that nutritional benefits of each part are reinforced by the other parts.
My recommendation is to eat whole foods as much as possible and use juice only for special occasions. If you want to drink it, use a blender so all pieces are still intact.
p.s. The only ingredients I found that did not work well in the blender is carrots or large amounts of kale.
Image courtesy of John Kasawa / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
