How to Enjoy the Health and Vitality Benefits of Juicing

From squeezing by hand to squeezing via electronic equipment, “juicing” is a process of extracting juice/sap from fruits or vegetables. When juicing, a person uses an electronic apparatus which is called a juicer. It usually incorporates a barrel-shaped presser, a spinning blade, hand-operated grinder, and an inverted cone that will mash and twist the fruits or vegetables to be juiced up.

Juicing was claimed to maximize nutrient intake, fight diseases such as cancer and diabetes, alleviate body pains and decrease the need for medication and acts as a wonder antioxidant. Juicing was believed to have many healing assets. It was proven that juicing can cure mental illness, strokes, cardiovascular ailments, and can even promote longer life spans.

Vegetable and fruit juicing is important to a good health for they are the main and best sources of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and phytonutrients that our body needed the most. Juicing can also help a person lose weight and gain a more fit, good, healthy, and strong body.

Juicing has become popular in the market; this method is commonly used by people taking alternative medicine and those health-conscious ones. Enjoy the health and vitality benefits of juicing.

Fruit and Vegetable Juice Recipes

Fruits and vegetables are commonly known as great sources of vitamins and minerals. Fruits are generally high in fiber, calcium, water, and vitamins C and D. Most people directly eat fresh fruits by peeling it and slicing it, but nowadays, since juicers were invented, people just love to juice them while adding other ingredients just to make it tastier.

Juice is a healthy beverage that naturally contains fruits or vegetables, and the method of juicing is known to be the fastest, natural way of getting the right minerals and nutrients a body needs. Regular consumption of fruit and vegetable juices promotes lower risks of having cancer, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, cataracts, and some more associated with aging.

Fruits and vegetables also contain phytochemicals or phytonutrients, these elements are known to play as antioxidants thus protecting the body’s cells and DNA from any harmful damage. 100% fruit or vegetable juice really packs in more nutritional value than any other beverage in the market that’s why fruit/vegetable juice is also a convenient way for most children and adults in helping them reach the recommended number of daily servings of fruits and vegetables our body needs.

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Recipes for smoothies can be found all over the Internet.  In fact smoothies make a healthy snack that can be personalized for every member of the family.  For a healthy snack whole milk can be replaced with skim or soy milk and yogurt and tofu can be used as texture.  To make a smoothie simply mix yogurt, milk, and fruit together with ice.  A recipe
for a smoothie is a personal recipe that can be altered based on preference, mood, and available ingredients.

Tofu is great to work with because it can easily be flavored
with fresh fruit.  Tofu also adds a thickness to the smoothie that allows it to be eaten with a spoon if so desired. If using fresh fruit in your smoothie try freezing it for a few hours prior to making the treat.  This allows the ice on the fruit to replace some of the ice in the drink.  Smoothies can serve as a great breakfast or as a snack any time of day. Look online to find a recipe that you would enjoy or go to the kitchen and start creating. No matter what fruit flavors you decide to put into your smoothie it is sure to become a snack that will be asked for over and over.

blazerfarmz Aroniaberry Jam

Along with those incredibly awesome blazerfarmz Berryburstz™ Chews, blazerfarmz sent me their Aroniaberry Jam to try.  Yum, makes my mouth water just thinking about it. 

Yet another blazerfarmz product that makes my mouth water – those blazerfarmz guys must know what they’re doing, because my taste buds are happy!

The jam, since it is high in antioxidants, is very dark purple in color.  You can see what I mean by watching the video posted below.

blazerfarmz Aroniaberry Jam nutrition facts

It has a sweet taste.  The jam is chunky because it includes the whole crushed fruit – but it is also smooth so that you can spread it.

I love this jam because it is not your usual jam flavored offered at the grocery store, for example.  You cannot readily find it in stores, therefore it makes for a very unique jam experience, and of course, a very fun present to give someone who loves jam and who loves aronia berries.

I love too that this comes with the antioxidant powers and health benefits of the aronia berry.

They sell their aronia berry jam in an 8 ounce jar for $5.95 and a 16 ounce jar for $9.95.

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Some people prefer fruit juices over eating fruits. Often the element of convenience comes into the scene but when it comes to nutritional value, eating whole fruits pack more punch. When you drink juice from a plastic bottle or carton, not all processes can retain the natural nutritious value of a fruit. When you eat a fruit, you get additional benefits from the fiber found on rinds, pith and peel. For your sweet tooth, you’ll find fructose, a natural sugar found in fruits.

So why not try to use a Vita Mix 3600 and make your own fruit juice or smoothie? With the best blender around, try a sweet and tangy smoothie made from papaya and kiwi. Mix in some vanilla yogurt, a tablespoon of lime juice and light agave nectar for a yummy smoothie rich in protein, fiber and calcium.

On a different level, how about putting a healthy twist on cocktails? Blend sparkling wine 15with freshly squeezed orange juice and pomegranate juice in a Vitamix mixer for a frothy and healthy mixed drink that’s high on Vitamin C.

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When it comes to eating healthy, everyone tries to make something new about the common fruits and vegetables you are required to eat. This is to ensure that healthy eating never gets boring. With numerous contributions from all over, you can make simple snacks from fruits you love and pair them with a healthy supplement. Here are 4 delicious and nutritious fruit snacks to try:

• Guacamole - Avocado mashed with some lemon juice, tomato and garlic. Simply filling! It has vitamins and good fats for you to burn.
• Blueberries with Greek yogurt – Instead of buying a blueberry flavored yogurt, make one for yourself with real blueberries. This yummy snack is packed with Vitamin C and proteins.
• Avocado with Bananas - Mash slices of avocados and bananas. Sprinkle in some low-fat milk and you have a tasty treat rich in potassium, fats and fiber.
• Apple slices with peanut butter - Dip freshly sliced apples in peanut butter for a snack that’s high in proteins, fiber and vitamins.

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It’s widely known that breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it serves as your source of energy for the rest of your day. Skipping breakfast is a definite no-no but not all people can afford to take the time to prepare it. For a quick fix that will only take you about 5 minutes with a Vita-Mix 1300 Turbo Blend 4500, why not try this orange-banana smoothie as a perky breakfast drink?

Oranges can provide you with your Vitamin C fix while bananas are a good source for potassium. The tangy taste of orange and the sweetness of the banana can give you a delicious morning drink that you will surely look forward to every breakfast.

This 5-minute smoothie recipe is simple:

Squeeze 3/4 cup of orange juice and prepare 1/2 cup of sliced bananas. Place them inside the Vita Mix Professional blender and add 2 teaspoons of brown sugar and 1/8 teaspoon of almond extract. Mix in some ice cubes and blend. Pour the smoothie in your glass and add a spring of mint for toppings.

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Chez Panisse Fruit is the latest addition to the cookbook series authored by Chef Alice Waters with the jacket design and illustrations by Patricia Curtan. Filled with scrumotious recipes, this cookbook shines the spotlight on different fruits like apricots, boysenberries, citron, currants, dates, figs and huckleberries. Recipes like Kiwifruit Sherbet, Endive and Kumquat Salad, Sicilian Loquat Compote and Persimmon Cookies are just some of the wonderful ones.

This fruit book goes over and beyond in providing different kinds of recipes that you can use for any meal or course. Chez Panisse Fruit presents the recipes per fruit from Apples to Strawberries. There are traditional recipes, easy ones as well as original recipes you just might love.

Waters gives useful essays for each fruit that can also guide you in choosing fruit, how to store them and how to use them. An advocate for local fruit, Chez Panisse Fruit allows you to create something delicious without the difficulty of finding ingredients.

Chez Panisse Fruit sells on Amazon.com for $23.07 and is eligible for Amazon.com’s Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.

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“Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia” authored by Mathew Biggs, Jekka McVicar and Bob Flowerdew is a helpful guide for people who want to make their garden space useful by growing plants that promote good diet and perfect health. The authors penned how to choose the plants well that may yield a good harvest.

The encyclopedia is arranged with vegetables first in alphabetical order, followed by herbs and then fruit presented by fruit type like orchard fruit, soft, bush and cane fruit, tender fruit, shrub and flower garden fruits and nuts. You will also learn that there’s more to herbs other than just adding flavor and taste.

Other useful features of this handy book includes a maintenance calendar, detailed topics on greenhouse growing, hardiness zones, soil fertility and even seed sources. More so would be 800 colorful images that brings to life 70 vegetables, 100 fruits and over a hundred herbs with recipes for you to try. From methods of practical gardening, the procurement of seedlings to medicinal benefits, you will realize that it offers you the key to life’s longevity.

Grab a copy of the Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit: An Illustrated Encyclopedia on Amazon.com for $19.77 and let us know what you think of it. Share your review on Facebook or leave a comment below.

With each season, there are certain fruits that shine more than the rest. This winter, the citrus fruits are coming out with nutrients blazing to give you healthy treats and snack. More so, you can even try these fruits on meals with rice or with salads.

• Pears- They are one of those fruits that has been around for nearly four thousand years. High in Vitamin C, folate and fiber, they are also fat-free, cholesterol-free and sodium-free. Best eaten with its peel on since Vitamin C is found on its skin.
• Oranges- With the same nutrients packed in as with pears, the best oranges are those which are heavy for its size, has a firm and smooth skin and with a healthy color. They make excellent additions to cooked dishes as well as desserts.
• Pineapples- Saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium have no place in pineapples. Pick fruits that have dark green leaves and a strong smell to get most of the Vitamin C and fiber nutrients. Disregard pineapples with dark or soft spots and have dry looking leaves.

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