Supermarkets offer a rich selection of vegetable and fruit juices. However, freshly made homemade juices will benefit your family more than industrially processed juices.
- Select the best, ripe and healthy fruits and vegetables for juice, without any traces of rot and other flaws, wash them thoroughly in running water.
- Use enamel, earthenware or glassware, stainless steel knives and spoons. The acids in juices react with the aluminum and unprotected iron in the cookware.
- Send the prepared fruits to the juicer immediately to prevent oxidation and loss of nutritional and taste qualities.
- Add the stems and leaves of vegetables to the juice, they are rich in vitamins and minerals.
- When juicing citrus fruits, use the inner white pulp, which is rich in bioflavonoids.
- A few drops of lemon juice will help maintain the natural color of the juice and slow down the oxidation process.
- If you want your juice to retain healthy fiber and fiber, use a blender instead of a juicer.
- Drink the juice within an hour of making it, or store it in the refrigerator with the lid tightly closed to avoid exposure to air. Alternatively, freeze immediately after cooking and drink as soon as it thaws.
- The juices contain sugar and organic acids, which provoke the destruction of tooth enamel, so it is better to dilute the juices with water and drink through a straw. Or, after drinking the juice, rinse your mouth with water.
- During a diet for weight loss, give preference to vegetable juices with the addition of greens, and with an exacerbation of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, you should refuse from juices and raw vegetables and fruits.
