By now we should all know that not all juices are made equal. For example, store-bought juices tend to be chock full of sugars and basically nothing else. When done right, a healthy juice can be a valuable part of your diet. Getting started with juicing is not difficult, but it’s important to follow some guidelines before you start.
Choose Your Vegetables Wisely
Avoid adding more than one new vegetable to your juice blend at a time. If you end up not liking the taste of the juice, or find that your digestive system does not react very well to your new juice blend, you won’t know what vegetable to reduce or avoid if you add a bunch of new veggies in the same batch.
Don’t Forget the Pits
Do not forget to remove hard pits from fruits like peaches and cherries before sending them down the juicer. These pits can destroy your juicers blades turning your happy purchase into a giant paperweight. Don't get into such a flow in your juicing that you forget to make the fruits safe for juicing.
Remove the Toxic Parts
Make sure and remove the greens from items like carrots and rhubarb. They can contain harmful chemicals that become toxic when juiced.
Preserve Your Extra Juice
They have come out with a wonderful product that will help you keep the juice you make longer. It is called PumpNseal, and it basically vacuum seals any type of jar. The faster you can remove the air from your juice, the more vitamins you will be keeping inside of it.
Peel Away the Pesticides
It's important when you are juicing to peel any non-organic produce and discard the peel. The greatest amount of pesticide is found on the skin of fruits and vegetables because it is sprayed on. While washing the produce will remove most of it, some of it will have become embedded in the skin.
Go Organic
When making juices, you should always go organic. Organic fruits and vegetables are usually tastier and healthier. According to studies, organic foods have higher amounts of nutritional value. You also don't want to put pesticides in your drink, which are used to treat conventional produce. So if you want to make healthier juices, stick to organic produce.
It’s Great for Your Skin
Want to know another way that juicing will save you money? You'll be able to skip the expensive anti-wrinkle and deep moisturizing skin treatments you've been buying at the department store! Juicing fruits and vegetables leads to healthier, better-looking skin as they are full of moisturizing compounds. The anti-oxidants found in many produce items also can slow down the aging of the skin itself.