Juicing Shack: 10 super nutritious juices for a healthy lifestyle

Taken a s a part of a healthy diet and in amounts that are reasonable, juices are a great way to get our daily requirements for fresh fruits and vegetables. More importantly they are the very best ways to obtain the phytonutrients that are essential to our health and well being.

Here are ten super nutritious juices for a healthy lifestyle---

1. Super nutritious Juice:

Apples are loaded with antioxidants. They have vitamin C, which keeps your blood vessels healthy and helps you absorb iron. That means a reduced risk of cancer and heart disease, especially if you juice the skin. Apple juice is rich in Fiber and vitamin C. We have used blue berries for this juice but you could substitute it with any other berry of your choice. All berries are highly nutritious. Berries are rcih in vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese. Broccoli is a highly nutritious vegetable and may help prevent diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. It is rich in Calcium, potassium, folate, fiber, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese. Pomegranates have up to three times the antioxidants of red wine and green tea. Drinking pomegranate juice long term may also help slow aging and protect against certain cancers. It is rich in Vitamin C and potassium. the flaxseeds in this juice have omega-3 fats, which can help reduce the risk of heart disease. Rich in Magnesium, phosphorus, copper, fiber, thiamin, manganese, potassium and zinc.

Ingredients:

2 apples
1 cup blue berries
6 oz brocoli
1 cup pomegranate juice or 2 small pomegranates
1 tsp flax seeds

Method:

Juice the apples, the berries and the brocoli. Add the pomegrante juice to it. top it with flax seeds and serve. If using whole pomegranate, deseed it and juice it with the other ingredients.

2. Feel Good cleanse juice

Watermelon is a water based fruit with diuretic and detoxifying properties. You could juice the rind of an organic watermelon if you are using a juicer. you could also peel the rind and put all the ingredients in a blender for this drink.

Ingredients:

10 oz watermelon with the rind (Remove rind if not organic)
10 oz strwaberries
mint leaves to garnish

Method:

Juice the fruits and garnish with mint leaves and serve.

3. Super detoxifier

Cabbage juice is a good detoxifier. This juice aids in digestion and prevents fluid retention and constipation.

Ingredients:

2 pears
4 oz cabbage
4 celery stalks
1 oz watercress
1/2 tsp lemon juice

Method:

Juice all the ingredients. add 1/2 tsp lemon juice. Serve over ice.

4. Cold and Flu:

With the cold and flu season on its way this juice is a good choice to help ward off infections. Peppers are a natural pain killer and oranges are rich in Vitamin C.

Ingredients:

1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 orange pepper
1 orange
1 tbsp mint leaves

Method:

Peel the orange. Juice the peppers and orange and garnish with mint leaves and serve.

5. Immune sytem booster:

This juice is high in selenium. It is also high in anti oxidants which will help rebalance your body's immunity.

Ingredients:

10 oz broccoli
6oz carrots
1/2 beet

Method:

Juice all the ingredients in a juicer and serve. The juice will get a reddish brown color because of the beets.

6. . High energy vegetable drink:

This drink is perfect to help cut cravings if you are trying to lose weight. It is rich in vitamin A, C , selenium and is even a good source of zinc.

Ingredients

3 oz broccoli
3 oz kale
1 oz parseley
7 oz apples
2 oz celery

Method:

Juice all the ingredients in a juicer and serve.

7 .Lunch Juice:

A quick lunch on the go.

Ingredients:

2-3 celery stalks
2 carrots
1 small cucumber
2 sprigs dill
2 apples
1 tbsp protein powder

Method:

Juice all the fruits and vegetables and pour into a glass. Whisk in the protein powder and serve.

8.Antibacterial power juice:

This is a very strong drink and may make your eyes water while preparing it. It will be worth the effort though with its antioxidant and antibacterial properties.

Ingredients:

3-4 celery stalks
1/2 onion
1 clove garlic
4 oz brocoli
3 apples

Method:

Juice the ingredients in a juicer and serve

9. Power Green super food juice

This serves 4. Keep the ingredients refrigerated before juicing. This will help you serve a delicious cold juice. This is very close to the Naked Juice (Green machine) available on the supermarket shelves. If you do not have some of the ingredients you could substitute or simply avoid them in this recipe. This Green Juice Superfood makes great breakfast or lunch meal.

Ingredients:

2 apples
8 oz pineapple
1 kiwi
15 oz broccoli
handful of spinach leaves
1/2 bunch parseley
1/2 " ginger
1 clove garlic
1 mango
1 banana
1/2 tsp spirulina powder
1/2 tsp wheatgrass powder.

Method:

Juice the apples, pineapples, kiwi, broccoli, spinach, parseley, ginger, garlic (you could use odorless garlic powder for this recipe if fresh is not available) in a juicer. In a blender mix this juice with mango pieces and a banana. Add the spirulina powder and the wheatgrass powder to the juice. Be sure to drink your Superfood smoothie cold by using cold ingredients to start with. Although many of these foods have reported medical benefits, remember at all times that if you have any type of health problem or physical symptom, do not self-diagnose or self-medicate—even with a food or herb. Trust your medical professional first and foremost in this department.

10. Stress Buster: (video)

The celery and fennel in this juice help the body utilize the magnesium and calcium to calm the nerves. Lettuce has a sedative effect. the orange and pineapple lend the sweet flavor to this drink and make it rich in Vitamin C and A.Enjoy!

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