How To Make Fresh Vegetable Juices

Juicing fresh vegetables and drinking fresh juice is a great health benefit. I prefer drinking warm fluids to cold drinks, so I leave my vegetables at room temperature at least a couple of hours prior to juicing.

If you have diabetes avoid drinking carrot and beet juice as these vegetables are naturally high in sugar. How do you make fresh vegetable juice? All you need is a juicer that's easy to operate; the freshest vegetables and you're ready to juice!

Finding the best juicer for juicing vegetables does make a difference. There are various types of juicers available for juicing vegetables and leafy greens. What you need is a juice extractor that has the capability to perform multiple juicing functions.

Fresh, firm vegetables are best for juicing. Make sure all vegetables are thoroughly washed before juicing to remove any dirt or chemicals. Use a nylon bristle brush for scrubbing carrots before rinsing. Remember to top and tail your carrots before juicing because the leaves are toxic. Blanch beets in boiling water to make peeling easier. Beet skins are very bitter so peel them prior to juicing. Cucumbers need to be peeled only if they are non-organic. To reduce enzyme damage and vitamin C loss make sure to chop your vegetables just prior to juicing. To make it easy for juicing, cut vegetables to fit the size of the chute on the juicer. Don't forget to remove any bruised and damaged part to vegetables.

You need raw vegetables for juicing. The best vegetables to juice include: fresh beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, cucumbers, fennel, lettuce, mustard greens, radish, spinach, and zucchini. Move vegetables slowly and steadily through the juicer using the plunger provided. When you juice leafy greens (spinach, cabbage, lettuce, etc), roll the leaves into a ball before feeding through the juicer chute. If you alternate between hard and soft vegetables through the juicer, the leafy greens will clear while the filter extracts more juice. A good idea is to pause between vegetables to help push softer vegetables through the juicer.

Cucumber, fennel and celery are the easiest vegetables to digest. You can use celery juice (which is high in sodium) to dilute sweet vegetable juices like carrot or beet. Juice the leaves and stalks of fresh celery when juicing. Fresh vegetable juice is a powerful and healthy drink but the taste of green juice can be challenging. The best solution I found was to add a sweet vegetable juice like fresh carrot or cucumber which tastes a little like watermelon. Both carrot juice and beet juice is sweet and tasty.Fresh beet juice will stain your juicer not to mention your bowel movements. Don't worry, it's only permanent with your juicer.

One of the most delicious vegetable juices is made with carrots, beets, apples and ginger root. I don't usually mix fruit and vegetable juices but this is too good not to drink. Be careful of fresh vegetables that may cause stomach upset such as cabbage, garlic and leeks. Fresh vegetable juice will taste the best if you drink it as soon as you've made it. Juicing fresh vegetables with recipes isn't necessary just be creative and enjoy the goodness of fresh juice.