Fruit And Vegetable Juices-Homemade Health Drinks
August 4, 2007
With the changing lifestyle, people always are on the lookout for health drinks so that they can boost their immune system, look trim and feel energetic. Instead of spending a lot of money and time tasting various health drinks and supplements available in the market, one can make such nutritive drinks right at home.
Researches state that fresh fruit and vegetable juices provide vitamins, minerals, enzymes in abundance. They contain antioxidants which has excellent health benefits.
How do fruit and vegetable juices help the body?
1) Fruit and vegetable juices act as fillers and prevent snacking in between meals.
2) The antioxidants, vitamins and minerals clear the skin and make it radiant and glowing.
3) They are good detoxifiers, cleansing the digestive system like the liver and kidneys.
4) They aid in weight loss.
5) Boosts the immune system and prevents from various ailments.
6) Fruit and vegetable juices are easily digestible and given to those ailing with digestive disorders, nausea, poor appetite etc.
7) The fibre in the juices helps to prevent constipation.
8 ) The American Journal of Medicine states that drinking fruit and vegetable juices cuts the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
How are fresh fruit and vegetable juices prepared at home better than the ones in the market?
Fresh juices blended at home are fresher. When consumed with the pulp, it is a rich source of fibre and essential nutrients. The bottled or canned juices are treated with preservatives to prolong the shelf life. This can destroy the vitamins and minerals. While processing, the juice is added with color, sugar and other flavorings which only enhances the taste but doesn’t do much for the body. They tend to have more calories than the homemade juices.
Tips To Keep In Mind While Preparing Homemade Health Drinks
1) Enjoy juices with pulp. Do not strain it. The pulp contains the main ingredients of the health drink.
2) Drink juices as soon as they are prepared otherwise due to oxidation many of them lose their nutritional value.
3) These drinks ideally should be consumed at room temperature but they can be refrigerated maximum up to thirty minutes.
4) Combine fruits and vegetables together and create your unique flavor to titillate the taste buds.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are available in abundance. These are excellent sources of natural nutrients. It is time that we look into our own kitchen and churn out health drinks and add richness in our daily diet.
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Hi.Am naturally inclined to making juices and would like go on a large scale business venture to help my countrymen the benefits of juices,how to make them at home,sell them juicers and teach them to be self reliant as they start their own businesses to do the same.Help me and and show me how best i can do this.Thanks in advance and God bless you.
Hello Emmanuel,
Thanks for writing in and sharing your goals in life. This blog is aimed to provide information to make daily living easy with topics on fitness, wellness, sprituality etc. It is not directed to business start-up ventures or business promotion. We wish you good luck in your project.
Hi, just read your article and am pleased to have learned something new,.
I have not long started to make my own home juices, after being told that I had high blood pressure and came across your article.
I had before now, been mostly straining the pulp, I now know that it is best to keep it in and will do so, I also learned from your article that drinking the juices as soon as possible after making is best for you as I was also keeping them refrigerated for longer periods than this, as I heard you could do this as long as you added some lemon juice, but if best drank soon after making I will do this instead.. all in all I found your information interesting and informative, and It is good to know that I am doing the right thing by making my own home juices, especially as I have roped the kids into helping and testing the juices to find ones they like best and they are enjoying the experimenting.. hopefully it will be a good sign for them in the future to make their own instead of buying from the shelves..
Thank you.
Carol / London