Benefits of Juicing

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The benefits of juicing

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Juicing is an excellent way to drink your fruit and vegetables. It’s healthy. The combinations are endless. Summer fruits and vegetables make an excellent foundation for juicing. What’s the difference between juicing and a smoothie? Smoothies often add milk, milk alternatives, yogurt, fruit or vegetables and are blended in a blender. Fresh juices are made with fruits and/ or vegetables and are prepared with a juicer. There two methods of juicing, the first is extracted juice with heat (the blades of many juicers create heat) or cold-pressed juice that doesn’t use heat. Either method is a one of many ways to consume a larger quantity of fruits and vegetables. Both methods have vitamins, enzymes, minerals and antioxidants. Most juicing methods remove the fiber of the fruits and vegetables during the juicing process. Fiber can help lower cholesterol and it’s good for digestion and helps keep you regular, according to the Mayo Clinic. Once any juice is made it’s best to drink within 3 days. If not consumed right away, it can also be frozen.

Local juice shops

There are numerous cold-pressed juicers on the market, but if making juice is not an option, there are several places locally to purchase cold-pressed juice. The Mill Juice Shop in Truckee prepares cold-pressed juice. In Incline Village, Nev., try Thania’s Juice Bar. At Pine Nut Cycle Café in South Lake Tahoe, grab a cold-pressed juice and hydration, which is essential in the mountains and on hot summer days. I use a Champion Juicer. It’s not coldpressed juice, but it makes fabulous drinks. The Vitamix also works excellently making juices, especially watermelon juice. Need an idea or recipe? Check out the tasty juice recipes below to make at home. These are a few of my favorite juices and best made with a juicer. n

Fresh juice in the summer is delicious and healthy. The combinations are endless. Summer fruits and vegetables make an excellent foundation for juicing.

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Making juice at home

Choose your favorite organic fruits and/or vegetables. Visit one of our nine local farmers’ markets for an excellent selection of fresh, organic fruits and vegetables. Cold-pressed juice can be made at home with a cold-press juicer or you can use a blender on a low speed. To use a blender, peel and prep the vegetables. Place your ingredients in a blender with a small amount of water and blend on low. The blender gives off a small amount of heat from the spinning blade, but it’s nominal. Once blended, strain the ingredients by pouring through a fine mesh strainer or cheese cloth. The result is like a coldpressed juice. Celery juice is a big buzz these days. Celery is rich in antioxidants, has anti-inflammatory properties and supports

SUMMER JUICES

Simple green juice

3 stalks of celery ½ large cucumber, peeled 1 C kale 1 apple, peeled & cored

Mega green juice

1 C kale leaves 1 C spinach 1 cucumber, peeled 1 apple, peeled & cored Small piece ginger, peeled

Antioxidant berry good juice

½ C blueberries ½ C blackberries ½ C raspberries ¼ C fresh mint 1 t water Lemon to taste

Hydration juice

2 C watermelon 1 cucumber a sprig of fresh mint Lemon to taste

Juice eNVy

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Mill Juice Shop

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Thania’s Juice Bar

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