Thanks to all who continue to read my blogs on nutrition and more healthy alternatives to eating and staying fit. Yesterday, we finished off our vegetable juicing guide and discovered that carrots may be mixed with almost any other vegetable to make healthy drinks. We also learned that juicing has many health benefits and lots of healing properties. We learned that another juice, the green juice is an awesome detox tool. So, if you missed any of these previous blogs, you may always check out my website blog page at http://www.bargainsdirectly.com/blchopma.html or simply look to the right and click on the topic you want.
So, moving on with the final portion of our juicing guide, we discuss juicing fruits and its benefits. Creating healthy fruit drinks is probably one of my favorite things to do. Its not only healthy, but delicious too. It replaces the urge to eat the junk food we sometimes consume too much of and offers a tasty treat. There are so many things you can do when creating fruit juices. My favorite is freezing them in ice trays and making Popsicles for the kids or making an afternoon fruit smoothie as a treat.
However, there are a few important tips to remember when juicing fruit. First and foremost, do not combine your fruits with your vegetables when juicing. And, for the best health benefits, like fruits should be juiced with like fruits. For example, melons with melons, acid fruits with acid fruits and sub acid fruits with sub acid fruits.
Here's a list of fruit types according to their category:
Melons - Cantaloupes, watermelon, honeydew
Acid Fruits - Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, pineapples, grapefruit, oranges, lemons, tomatoes and boysenberries
Sub Acid Fruits - Mangoes, peaches, plums, pears, green grapes, dark grapes, papayas
Fruit Juices and the Benefits:
So, now that we have a basic concept of fruit and the categories they fit into. We can begin juicing. Remember, this is only a partial list and you should feel free to mix the fruit with other fruits according to their categories to create your own delicious treats.
Apple Juice - Helps to clean the blood and acts as a natural laxative.
Pineapple Juice - Fights congestion and removes mucus.
Cranberry - Fights cancer, cleans the blood, great for the bladder and cleaning of the kidney.
Papaya - Helps relieve indigestion.
Grapefruits, Oranges, Lemon - Helps immediately lower blood pressure, especially the lemon, fights colds and builds the immune system, clears sinus congestion, and clears vaginal discharge.
Grapes - Cleans the blood and aids in the elimination of mucus residue.
As mentioned earlier, try mixing the fruits according to category for tasty treats. An all time favorite of mine is a refreshing peach and mango juice.
1 Peach Washed and pitted
1 Mango Skinned
Place them both in the juicer and drink up. You will feel an automatic surge of energy that will last for hours. In addition, it makes a great in between snack, eliminating hunger and helping you get through until your next meal.
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