When it comes to nutrition and boosting energy, nothing beats a glass of freshly pressed vegetable and/or fruit juice. Forget coffee. Forget sugar. No other food is more enzyme-rich and nutrient-rich and easier to absorb by our body, than fresh juice. Many people may be skeptical, because when they think of vegetable juice they typically picture a bottle of V-8 or tomato juice. However, even the biggest skeptics can be converted, when they try this delicious Green Cocktail recipe and experience first-hand the benefits of juicing.
If you feel you aren’t getting enough nutrients, if you are feeling insatiably hungry, if you are craving junk food, if you have any physical or emotional complaints, a glass of juice can help. Grab your juicer (if you dont have one, you should seriously consider getting one!), make yourself some vegetable juice, and drink it twice daily for amazing results, daily for great results, three times a week for noticeable results, or even just once a week for improvement!
Fresh vegetable and fruit juice has all nutrients that your body needs in a form that can be instantly digested and absorbed. Its also great for your health. If you search the Internet, you’ll find thousands of stories about people who healed themselves of various ailments, lost weight and improved their well-being by drinking freshly made juices.
Recipe for a Green Juice Cocktail
There are many recipes that you can try and many books and resources are available on the subject. I am going to give you this one recipe for a Green Juice Cocktail made with green vegetables, apples and lemon:
Simple version (few ingredients):
1 head romaine lettuce or 3 stalks of celery
5-6 leaves of kale (you can add some other greens too, such as 1 cup of spinach)
1-2 apples
1 lemon (not peeled)
Optional ingredients ” choose what you like or have in your kitchen:
1 cucumber
1/4 to 1/2 ripe Hawaiian papaya (1/2 makes the juice sweeter)
1/2 cup of of cilantro (or parlsley, or both)
1 handful of fennel (stalk can be used too)
If you like, throw in some beets or carrots too, but then of course it will no longer be green cocktail… You may also like to add a small piece of garlic or ginger.
Drink it every morning or afternoon to jumpstart your energy!
Note: It is best to drink your juice on an empty stomach.
The Benefits of Juicing: Vegetable and Fruit Juice Advantage
So why juice the vegetables instead of eating them? What’s the benefit of juicing them?
Well, first of all, a juicer separates the juice from the fiber of the fruits and vegetables making them easier to absorb, leaving you with organic water with all the important nutrients: vitamins, minerals, and enzymes from the plants. And second, just consider having to chop and then chew all the above ingredients – it sure does take a while!
Of course, everybody knows, that eating fiber is good for our health, too. However, when fiber is removed from the juice, our bodies do not have to waste energy on digestion and the nutrients are absorbed instantly. So, whenever you are experiencing low energy or any health issues – drink a glass of fresh fruit and vegetable juice. It certainly can’t hurt, and will most likely help!