Green Juicing Recipes

If you´re keen on health and nutrition, you´ll want something green in your diet.
* Make apple juice from 2 green apples.
* Make fresh vegetable juices from 4 stalks of celery, 8 stalks of bok choy (Chinese cabbage), ¼ pound of spinach and 1 punch of parsley.
* You'll have 2 cups of green juice in your fruit and vegetable juicer.
* Stir and enjoy.

Great for diet and nutrition, this juice drink helps your hair, skin, bad breath, colds, flu, digestion and gout. It´s great for weight loss, cancer prevention and general cleansing.

Juicing for Weight Loss at Mealtime

When juicing for weight loss, drink a glass of freshly made vegetable juice with your main meal.

Fill your glass half with juice and half with water. You'll cut down on daily calories and also get needed liquid. In your home juicer, make primarily vegetable juices, since they are lower in sugars (low-carb) and filled with more essential vitamins and minerals than fruit juices.

Juicing for Healthy Skin and Hair

According to various sources such as Power Juices and Super Drinks by Steve Meyerowitz, cucumber juice is beneficial for both skin and hair.

The cucumber is high in silica which is a mineral which strengthens connective tissue, and is good for tendons, muscles, cartilage, bones, and ligaments. It is reported that silica is also good for skin elasticity, fingernails, complexion, and hair loss.

It is important to use cucumbers which do not require peeling because you lose much of the silica and other beneficial properties if you remove the skin. It is best to use organic cucumbers or non-waxed cucumbers such as Kirby cucumbers or English cucumbers. Wheatgrass juice is also said to be good for both skin and hair.

According to the book Fresh Vegetables and Fruit Juices, drinking juice composed of carrot, lettuce and spinach will nourish the roots and nerves of hair thereby stimulating growth. Also recommend is a combination of carrot, lettuce, green pepper and alfalfa juice. Further information can be found in books such as Juicing For Life by Cherie Calbom & Maureen Keane and The Juicing Book by Stephen Blauer.

Basics of Juicing

To maximize the benefits of juicing vegetables and fruits, choose your juicer wisely.

* Centrifugal juicers create oxidation that degrades nutrients over time.
* Masticating juicers are low-speed units that produce a higher quality juice because they produce less oxidation.
* High speed fruit and vegetable juicers can produce too much heat that can destroy nutrients.
* Hydraulic press juicers produce very little oxidation and are said to make the highest nutrient juice.

Choose your application and then choose your juicer accordingly.

Fruit Juicers & Citrus Fruits

Citrus juices are very important for health and nutrition. Some people even buy special citrus juicers.

To juice citrus fruit:
* remove and discard the skin
* remove seeds, but leave lots of the nutritious white pith
* quarter the citrus fruit and put it in your citrus juicer for processing.

After juicing, the citrus pulp can be used in jams and jellies, a healthy complement to diet and nutrition.

Fresh Juice from Fruit Juicers

Fresh fruits, bought that day, make the best fruit juices. Hit your local farmers market and get the best seasonal fruits available.

Wash the fruits, dry them and juice them immediately in your home fruit juicer.

Freshly squeezed fruit juices are at their peak of freshness and potency and are most beneficial to diet and nutrition. Drink the fruit juices within 15 or 20 minutes of having juiced them.

Best Juicing Machines with Computer Controls

If you´re choosing among the best quality juicing machines, you want a juicer that operates precisely. A juicer that is power efficient, no matter what vegetable or fruit you juice.

The L´Equip Pulp Ejector Juicer model 221 is computer controlled. This ejector juicer's induction motor constantly monitors cutter blade speed. The L´Equip juicer will automatically supply more or less power as needed.

Care of Wheatgrass Juicers

To get as much juice as possible from your wheatgrass, put the pulp through the wheatgrass juicer two or more times. After each use, take your wheatgrass juicer apart, wash all parts with mild, non-detergent soap, and dry them thoroughly. Drink your wheatgrass juice within 12 hours, since it is extremely perishable.