Health Benefits of Juicing Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Juicing is a great way to supplement to support your health if you are unable to consume adequate amounts of actual fruits and vegetables. You may not like the taste or texture of the actual foods, so juicing them and mixing them together can create a palatable option to assure you the proper intake of the nutrition you need. If you are on a liquid diet for a specific health issue, juicing is an optimal way to support your overall health.

So, why juice fruits and vegetables? When we hear the words 'fruits and vegetables,' we readily think that they are healthy foods. There is no doubt that they are very rich sources of phytochemicals, which are very helpful in promoting good health and preventing chronic diseases.

And a way of making the most out of the health benefits of fruits and vegetables is through juicing. Juicing will provide you a way to get multiple servings of fruits and vegetables in a single glass. More importantly, fresh fruits and vegetables are way easier to digest by juicing than eating the whole fruit and/or vegetable.

Another good benefit is that you would enjoy the taste of freshly squeezed juice of fruits and vegetables more than let's say, a plate of spinach or celery or any vegetable, usually. This means by juicing fresh fruits and vegetables, you can hide the taste of vegetables behind sweet but healthy fruits like bananas and berries. Plus, you can have endless combinations that will mix different kinds of phytochemicals in one glass.

Also, freshly squeezed fruits are raw. This means that you have the advantage of consuming the many enzymes that exist in fruits and vegetables that you do not get when they are cooked as they are destroyed in the process.

To delve deeper, you must know what you get from fruits and vegetables separately. Various kinds of juicing can help you achieve different healthy goals for your body.

For example, juicing fruits provides a very tasty benefit packed with nutrition, but it contains high amounts of sugar. A small glass of juiced apples of about four to five apples have over 350 calories and 85 grams of sugar.

On the other hand, juicing vegetables provides great vitamins and minerals, but have very little effect on your blood sugar because vegetables are generally low on that.

A bit of warning, though, the juices from some fruits and some starchy vegetables such as beets or carrots can contain a lot of sugar, which may be harmful to diabetics and can contribute to weight gain. Too much juicing can create symptoms such as diarrhea and cramping. Juice vegetables for the larger portion of your drink, then add a small fruit item to taste. Just balance it out, as in all good things.

Donna H. is a non-professional but expert juicer. She has gathered the knowledge she has just shared with you from years of personal experience and from her encounters with various nutritionists and fitness experts throughout the years. Making fresh juices is Donna's passion and it has changed her life. To know more useful tips and secrets about juicing, check out her latest juicing webpage

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