Staying Healthy with Different Nutritious Drinks
Posted September 29th, 2011Juices are not only refreshing on a hot tiring day but they also reawaken your taste buds. One should try to include healthy juices in one’s life as it is easy to digest and assimilate which is very good for your body. Drinking fresh juice is not only a great way to start the day but it can also revitalize you during the day. It also improves your energy level, strengthens your immune system and provides you important nutrients like vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Important antioxidants help fight diseases like cancer, heart diseases and obesity.
The best part about drinking a glass of juice every day is that it constitutes as two fruit servings. The National Cancer Institute recommends at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetable which can be accomplished easily by drinking juice. Colorful and bright fruits and vegetables like tomato and cranberry are a good source of phytochemicals and antioxidants. Also people who hate eating vegetables can simply gulp down vegetable juice to gain the benefits and nutrients of vegetables. Vegetable juice is high in fiber and contains 50-60 calories per cup. This makes it a good snack.
This is why juicing fruits and vegetables is the best option. So are you set to start drinking healthy and nutritious drinks? Here are some mouth-watering and revitalizing drinks you can try:
Apple Grapefruit Juice
Ingredients:
• ½ peeled pink grapefruit
• 2 apples
Procedure: Take your juice extractor and juice all the ingredients.
Mixed fruit and vegetable calcium juice recipe
Ingredients:
• 1 apple
• ½ cup of broccoli pieces
• 3 peeled medium carrots
• ½ peeled lemon
Procedure: Process all your ingredients in a power juicer. This drink will give you a boost of calcium.
Kiwifruit and Apple Juice
Ingredients:
• 3 peeled kiwifruit
• 2 cored and sliced apples
Procedure: Juice all the ingredients in your juicer.
Berry Fruit Juice
Ingredients:
• 1 ½ cup of raspberries
• 2 cups of strawberries
• 2 cups of blueberries
Procedure: Wash all the ingredients thoroughly. Juice all of it in a power juicer.
The key to making good juice is to keep experimenting with different ingredients. Since every individual’s taste is different, you should try different recipes to find the perfect and most nutritious juice for yourself. Always remember that store-bought juices are nothing compared to fresh juice that you make on your own.