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Article: Vegetable Juice Diet Recipe Ideas - by Sandra Kim Leong |
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Other than fruits, you can also consider including
vegetables in your juice fast. Contrary to what you may think, vegetable
drinks can also taste excellent and are therefore easy to drink. Vegetable
juices can help your body in its detoxification process for the removal of
toxic waste material. They also contain one of the most abundant sources of
vitamins and minerals not found in other foods. If your daily diet lacks
sufficient vegetables, then consuming vegetable drinks is another way of
making sure that you do not give up on phytochemicals for nutrition. A vegetable juice diet allows your body to absorb quickly what you consume without activating your digestive system to work as it would if you eat the more fibrous vegetables. However, it is important to take note that consuming vegetable drinks for a juice fast should not be an ongoing exercise. This should only be practiced for a short period of time, up to a week. Fasting on a vegetable juice diet would not be able to give you all the nutrients you need for energy and health if you extend such a diet for more than it should. Here are some vegetable juice diet recipes that take only less than three minutes to prepare for each: 1. You can mix carrots, kale and wheat grass. Carrots are wonderful sources of beta-carotene and vitamin C. 2. Wheatgrass is an excellent vegetable drink. Another variety of a vegetable drink is to add spinach instead of wheat grass. Spinach is very good for your juicing diet because it is rich in folate, iron and Vitamin B. 3. Blend tomato, celery, parsley, broccoli and cucumber. Be sure that you get only the freshest tomato that is ripe by the time they are picked from the plant. If they are taken at this state, they contain twice the amount of Vitamin C. 4. You can also choose to season your carrot vegetable juice with some garlic, ginger and onion. This combination is something different for your taste buds but is still healthy and nutritious. 5. Add cucumber and celery in your carrot vegetable mix. Cucumber is another good source of Vitamin C that aids in the detoxification process of your body. 6. You can also consider mixing vegetables and fruits together to make delicious juice combinations. Simply add in an apple or a pear to any of the above recipes. For juicing, it is best to choose vegetables that are organic and free of pesticides. Before juicing, wash and rinse the vegetables in filtered water. Do drink your vegetable juices fresh at all times. This means it is best that you juice just before consuming your drink. Alternatively, you can consider buy canning jars with perfect sealing lids for keeping in your refrigerator. Still, you must not keep your juices beyond three days. Do not forget to keep your lid jars tightly closed because air exposure can kill the beneficial enzymes in your vegetable drink. Making vegetable drinks is one of the best ways that you can take them in their raw state. The recipes outlined in this article should be a helpful start for you to come up with more creative ideas for your vegetable juice diet. |
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