Consider this your guide to juicing: healthy juice recipes, expert tips and the best juicers to buy.
Because smoothies contain whole produce, they generally contain morefiberthan juice.
Each of these recipes makes two 8- to 10-ounce servings of juice.
Erica Allen
Here is a full week of juicing recipes to help you get your fill of produce.
Can You Lose Weight by Juicing?
Many people become interested in juicing, and juice cleanses, as a way to lose weight.
We recommend eating healthy meals in addition to drinking juice.
That said, vegetables are one of the best foods to eat to help you lose weight.
They are low in calories, high in fiber and rich in nutrients and antioxidants.
If you juice the vegetables, you miss out on the fiber.
How to Juice
Excited to start juicing?
Here are tips for making your own healthy, fresh juice at home.
Wash all fruits, vegetables and herbs wellno need to dry them.
Add the most delicate ingredients first, such as leafy greens and herbs.
Finish with hard vegetables and/or fruits (apples, celery, etc.).
Erica Allen
Our recipe ingredients are listed in this order.
Drink fresh juice within a day or freeze it.
High-speed juicers tend to be less expensive.
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For leafy greens, such as spinach and kale, low-speed juicers are best.
There are two types of low-speed juicers: horizontal and vertical.
How to Make Juice with a Blender
No juicer?
Try this workaround method for making juice without a juicer.
Coarsely chop all ingredients.
Then, add the remaining ingredients; blend until liquefied.
Cut two 24-inch pieces of cheesecloth (try the Regency Natural Ultra-Fine Cheesecloth).
Completely unfold each piece and stack the pieces on top of each other.
Fold the double stack in half so you have a four-layer stack of cloth.
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Line a large bowl with the cheesecloth and pour the contents of the blender into the center.
If you don’t want stained hands, wear rubber gloves.
