Are You A Juicer?

 Do You Juice?

 

 

In an attempt to start eating healthy I turned to the Nutri Bullet that my boyfriend had purchased.

I must admit when he first came home with it I was in no way shape or form interested in juicing. he opened the box and right away started using it. As I sat there watching him throw a handful of kale, 1/2 of a green apple, 1/2 of a banana, and a mixture of dried fruits and nuts. I thought to my self there is no way I am about to drink that, it looked like baby throw up but it smelled good. I took a sip of it and to my surprise it tasted REALLY good. A few months passed and I noticed that I had really bad eating habits and was not getting any exercise aside from work. So, I turned to the nutri bullet, I started juicing and now I am hooked.

 

Now, you  are probably asking yourself well how is juicing benefiting you? There are 3 reasons why you should juice.

1) Juicing allows you to extract all the essential nutrients from the vegetables.

2) Juicing allows you to consume and optimal amount of vegetables in an efficient manner

3) Juicing allows you to add a vast variety of vegetables to you diet that you normally wouldn't eat.

One thing that is important for all new juicers to know is that juicing is NOT a complete meal. the vegetable juice has very little protein and no fat. Juicing should be used in addition to your regular meals not to replace it. Unless, you are doing a special diet such as fasting or detoxification. it is not recommended to use juicing as a meal replacement.

When starting off juicing start with fruits and vegetables that you already like and than you can work your way up to other fruits and vegetables. It is very important that you listen to your body.

 When you first start off juicing it is VERY important to try to avoid fruits and  veggies that have pesticides. If possible it is best to purchase pesticide free or organic.Listed below are the vegetables that have the most pesticides according to the environmental working group:

1)Celery

2)Spinach

3) kale

4) Collard greens

5) lettuce

6) Carrots

7) Cucumber ( not bad if you peel the skin off)

I have never been one to be picky about what I eat I love vegetables. therefore it didn't take me any time to start incorporating other leafy greens into my diet. For those of who are just starting off here is a list of some veggies you can start off with.

1) Celery

2) Cucumber

3) red leaf lettuce

4) Green Leaf lettuce

5) Romaine lettuce

6) Endive

7) Escarole

8) Spinach

 

Once you are used to these leafy greens you can than start incorporating other green veggies that most of us are not use to eating:

1) Chinese Cabbage

2) Collard Greens (Bitter)

3 ) Mustard Greens(Bitter)

 

Don't be afraid to add herbs if you want.

For those of you that are worried about the bitterness that some of the greens may add to you juice this is where you make your juice taste good. To cut the bitterness that some of these leafy greens may add to your juice you can add a lime or lemon or orange juice. Juicing does not have to be nasty. You can incorporate all types of fruits and nuts (if you are using a blender of some sort) DO NOT ADD NUTS TO A TRADITIONAL JUICER!! I love incorporating nuts to my juicing because it a good source of protein and fiber. Makes your juices taste good.
 If you are like me once you start you wont want to stop. I now juice at least twice a day. I make my juice my in between meal snacks.Make juicing worth your while and beneficial to your health.

 It also good to remember to talk to your Physician about the pros and cons of juicing to your health.
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Have a Triple Fresh Day
Alice