We have all heard about the rainbow of nutrition benefits consuming farm fresh veggie, fruit and mixed juices exposes us to. These juices are not only nutrition powerhouses but also strong body detoxifiers and normal diet substitutes. Juice diets are composed of flexible recipes geared at aiding your body in the detox process and burning surplus fats to facilitate a wholesome living. This post seeks to identify the best juice to drink.
Incorporating fresh farm juice in your diet as well as practicing juice cleanses once in a while is bound to present your body the following nutrition perks:
- Flush out harmful toxic substances to enhance the intake of nutrients and accelerate weight loss
- Infuse beneficial nutrients like proteins, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins into the bloodstream to promote your health
- Help you fight cravings and minimize uptake of processed (junk) foods which are mostly nutrient-deficient
- Trim down your weight to an enviable figure
- Acquire that elusive body shape you’ve been chasing for a long time
- Open up the body and improve various body processes like digestion, respiration and elimination of toxins among others.
Generally, the best juice to drink is determined by the objectives you want you achieve through juicing. While some people take the juices to complement their diets’ nutrition content, others are aiming at trimming down their weight while another group of juicers leverages juicing as an effective detox strategy. Whatever reason stimulates you to keep drinking freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juices, the following juice recipe ingredients will come in handy helping you realize and maintain admirable results.
Pre-breakfast juice:
In the early morning hours following waking up, the body’s processes like digestion and respiration are sluggish thus require acceleration. The easiest and most effective strategy to achieve this milestone is downing a large glass of hot/warm water with lime or lemon squeezed into it. Alternatively, you can ingest a mug of natural tea made by pouring hot water on mint/fennel leaves, lemon/lime and ginger. This morning drink not only provides energy surges to help your body start off the day on a high note but also stimulates digestive enzymes for more effective digestion.
Breakfast juice:
For breakfast, the best juice to drink should feature calorie-rich and protein-rich ingredients which boost the body’s energy levels and improve its metabolism so it can derive sufficient energy from food components to speed up detox and weight loss. Some of the best ingredients for breakfast juice recipes are carrot, fennel, apples, avocado, wheatgrass, celery and spinach.
Lunch juice:
During the day, the body is now sufficiently prepared for uptake of heavier juices. It also needs an in-surge of vitamins and minerals to hasten its detox process. Vitamins have been proven to inhibit cancer cell proliferation, ease chronic cell/tissue inflammation and combat toxic fungi, bacteria and other infection-causing pathogens. To achieve this, incorporate more vitamin-rich ingredients like kale, wheatgrass, stinging nettles, parsnip, celery, carrot and sprouts of alfalfa in your juice recipe.
Moreover, you can introduce fruit sweeteners like apple, banana, tomato and pineapples to harmonize the juice’s taste with your taste buds. Additionally, you can introduce yoghurt into your lunch-time juice as it contains a host of viable bacteria and enzymes that improve digestion and nutrient absorption.
Dinner juice:
Before dinner (or for dinner in case you are juice-fasting), offer your body a balanced mixed veggie and fruit juice to optimize its nutrient absorption and avail the requisite energy for evening and night-time body functions. Furthermore, a dinner juice recipe should spot commendable levels of antioxidants and vitamins to boost the body’s immune system. Ingredients befitting this recipe include parsnip, kale, carrot, avocado, celery, alfalfa, spinach and a chase of wheatgrass.
Dessert juice:
For dessert, you should take a light juice or herbal/natural tea to tone down digestion and prepare your body for a night rest. The easiest way to prepare a night pre-sleep drink is to pour hot water over sliced lemon or lime, fennel or mint leaves and ginger powder or roots. This drink will also aid the body in pushing out harmful toxins in your sleep.
How to drink the juices
There’s really no fixed program you should observe in your juicing unless you are going through a juice fast. Ergo, it’s advisable to take fresh juice any time your body asks for it- yes, your body communicates to you via hunger pangs, thirst, pain, cravings and other responses to various stimuli. Instead of bouncing on unhealthy processed foods, make it a habit to consume some fresh nutrient-dense juice whenever you feel famished or thirsty. The frequency of intake is entirely up to you.
Follow these extra tips for optimal juice perks:
- Exercise regularly to complement the juices’ detox properties
- Get into the habit of taking plentiful water, preferably about 2 liters daily so your body can digest the foods and juices you ingest and eject toxins more easily. You can down a glass of water prior to the juice intake or simply dilute your juice with water before ingesting it
- Gradually cut down on junk and hard-to-digest foods whose nutrient value is usually sub-par and replace them with nutritious fresh juice, soups, lean white meats, smoothies, raw veggies, puddings, salads and fruits.
- Take some time to chew on your juice before swallowing for more effective digestion which starts in the mouth.
Conclusion
Evidently, the best juice to drink is loosely any juice that aligns with your diet’s objectives. However, it’s advisable to maximize the uptake of vegetable juices and integrate minimal fruit juices as they feature high sugar content which can upset your blood sugar balance and nullify the hard-earned juicing benefits.
