My quick intro to juicing: JUICING 101!
• Once you have a juicer (Breville, JackLalanne, etc..), you can use pretty much juice any fruit and vegetable that you can eat raw.
• The bulk of your juice should be cucumber & celery.
• Then add dark leafy greens (kale, dandelion, spinach), roots (carrot, beets, jicama) & tart fruit (green apple, lemon, lime, pear) to give variety of minerals, vitamins sweetness & taste.
• Be sure to incorporate a full spectrum of colors. Your cocktails should be a painter's palette of vibrant rich colors: yellow, greens and reds, pale to muddy goodness.
Things to know: Adding juice to your routine is the best way to start. You will easily notice your body crave more vibrant vitamin rich foods while simultaneously avoiding "junk".
Vegetables (especially dark leafy greens) will keep your blood sugar or glycemic levels steady and constant. This is helpful if you are prone to headaches or fatigue caused by fruit sugars.
Once your hooked on juice, try a one to three day fast. You can work up to longer fasting practice in time.
When adding juice to your normal diet, try incorporating one or two glasses per day. (About 16-20oz total).
When fasting or as i say "juice feasting" aim to drink 96 to 120 ounces per day. This will ensure your body gets an ample variety of vitamins and minerals. This will also decrease the urge to binge eat when transitioning back to solid food because you have been "feasting" all along.
Please read my section on juice fasting when preparing for a "juice feast"! There are lots of great tips for longer feasting.
Three of my favs:
cucumber, pineapple, ginger
beat, carrot, apple, ginger
kale, celery, pear, cucumber
To your health,
-sina
