Skip juicing fruits with low moisture contents. Fruits such as bananas and avocado, while tasty and healthy, are very dense and do not contain much water. Not only will they not produce much juice, they can clog up your juicing machine. To include these healthy fruits in your juice, blend them in a blender, and then add the rest of your juiced fruits.
If you must use non-organic fruits and vegetables in your juicing, peel it. It is not safe to ingest the skin even if you clean it well. Heavy metals and other dangerous things can permeate the skin, meaning cleaning won't actually remove it. The skin of fruit and vegetables is very good for you, so you are much better off buying organic and including its skin in your juices.
To gain the most benefits from making your own juice at home, make it a habit. Consume juice daily by replacing a daily snack with fruit and vegetable juice. Make sure you drink your juice no later than 20 minutes after you make it for the best health benefits.
Research the nutrients you need to be taking in to choose which vegetables, fruit, and plants you should be consuming. You don't have to have every single one every single day, instead spread your nutrient consumption out over a week. For example, if you need beta carotene you can have carrots every other day.
While you get the best health benefits from consuming your juice immediately, if you have to store juice you can take steps to preserve its nutrients. Airtight containers will protect the nutritional value of your fresh juice, and you can further boost its shelf life by adding a drop or two of lemon juice before storing it.
When you're juicing, don't try to remove every bit of pulp from your juice. Pulp adds fiber, vitamins, and minerals to your diet. Leaving some in your juice also adds to the flavor and texture of what you are drinking. You can always add a little water if the pulp is too much.
Clean your juicer immediately after use every time. When you are choosing your juicer, it is very helpful to pick one which can be easily disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled. If cleanup is too long or difficult, you will find yourself using your juicer less and less often. Also, since fruit juice spoils quickly, fruit juice and residue left in your machine can quickly grow molds and bacteria contaminating your machine.
In conclusion, you want to be sure that you are doing all that you can to live a happy and healthy life. There are many ways of doing this and one such way is through making your own homemade juice. Hopefully the advice in this article will get you started.
