Best juicing recipes for health
Juice isn't a replacement for whole fruits and veggies, of course, but it does let you fit in foods that you might not eat otherwise—like beets or carrots—especially at breakfast, which is usually a no-vegetable zone. And consuming enough produce has its perks. People who consumed five servings of vegetables a day lived nearly three years longer than people who avoided veggies in a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Upping your produce intake might help you reach a weight loss goal (produce is low-cal and full of water, which fills you up). Plus, because the cells in fruits and veggies are broken down by juicing, their nutrients are easier for your body to absorb, says Nicole Cormier, R.D., a coauthor of The Everything Juicing Book. Juicing Reality Check But there are downsides. Juicing for health is a time suck. And it can be expensive, because you have to buy a ton of fruits and vegetables and shell out for special equipment. Juicing also leaves chewing to be d...