Vegetable and fruit juices are full of vitamins and minerals. Adding fresh juice to your daily diet will give you energy, make your skin more vital, your hair shiny while providing you with all the benefits derived from taking fruit and vegetables in a single dose. Better to make your own juice than buying a bottled one because these lose a lot of their nutritional power over time. Read on to learn how to squeeze juice at home with or without a juicer.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Choose what to squeeze
Step 1. Go beyond apples
Maybe you are used to seeing the usual juices on the supermarket shelves: apple, grape, orange and blueberries. They are the most common but any fruit variety is a great candidate for juice.
- Think for example of kiwi, strawberry, pomegranate, mango, papaya, apricot, plum, peach and others. Don't be impressed by the presence of seeds - any solid material will be separated from the juice.
- Choose seasonal fruit. This way they will be more nutritious than those grown in hydroponics or imported. Fresh fruit is full of vitamins and tastes better. Going to a market is the best way to find fresh seasonal fruit at zero kilometer.
- Choose organic fruit. If the fruit in your juice has been sprayed with pesticides and other chemicals, they get into your body. Choose organic fruit at the market or organic products in the fruit and vegetable section of the supermarket.
- Bananas tend to thicken the juice so use other fruit instead.
Step 2. Be creative
For many, vegetables and not fruit are the basis of their daily juice. Vegetables are low in sugar so the juice does not raise blood sugar levels and does not contribute to weight gain as fruit might. Any vegetables that can be eaten raw are also good for squeezing.
- While you wouldn't normally eat vegetables, you can still enjoy the juice. It often has a milder flavor than the vegetable itself. Try spinach, Roman kale, broccoli, and other leafy greens.
- Blending vegetables and fruit in a juice produces a sweet drink that absolutely tastes no vegetable. Some vegetables like carrots and red pepper have an innate sweetness.
- Never squeeze vegetables that you would never eat raw. Potatoes, squash and others that need to be cooked are not suitable for drinking.
Step 3. Add herbs, seeds and nuts to the mix
This way you will have more flavors and a nutritional addition. Removing fiber, mixing seeds and nuts creates a milk-like substance that will make the juice creamier as well as satiating.
- Give it a fresher flavor by adding mint, lemon or rosemary. If you do it in you, you can also do it with juice. Just check that the herbs you use are fresh because the dried ones contain moisture.
- The grass is very popular among the followers of the juices. But be careful because the straw-like texture can block the juicer.
- Cashews, almonds, flax seeds, sunflower seeds and others are great. Use nuts and shelled seeds.
Method 2 of 3: Squeeze using a juicer or blender
Step 1. Prepare the product to be squeezed
Wash it well. Remove those parts that are too fibrous or impossible to blend. Most juicers have specific instructions regarding the different products to use. Unless you have a high-tech juicer, you will probably need to do some preparation to avoid clogging the machine:
- Peel the citrus fruits. The thick peel of orange and grapefruit are not good and will block everything.
- Core each month.
- Remove kernels from fruits such as fish, plums, and mangoes.
- Peel the pineapple and melon.
- Remove the shell from the dried fruit.
Step 2. Cut into small pieces
In most juicers, fruit and vegetables must be inserted cut. Follow the instructions to understand how small the pieces need to be. If using a blender, cut into two to three pieces.
Step 3. Pour everything into the machine
Follow the instructions to make sure it is tightly closed and to get it working. Make sure you don't jam the machine with more fruit and vegetables than it can handle. The juice will be collected separately in a separate compartment from the fibers.
- Once finished, discard the fibers.
- When juice and fruit are stationed inside the machine, they make cleaning difficult. Better wash it within an hour so that it is ready for the next use.
Step 4. If you don't have an electric juicer, you can use a blender
Blending the pieces works as long as no masses form. Then place a fine mesh strainer or piece of cloth on a bowl. Pour the blended product to separate the fibers and juice that will drip into the bowl. Discard the fiber, drink the juice.
- You can add a little water to the blender if you find it difficult to blend.
- If you are blending dried fruit, add a little water first, then the other ingredients.
Step 5. Enjoy your juice
Whether you drink it right away, or put it in the fridge in the day it will be great. Remember that the nutritional benefits are immediate so drink it immediately and daily. Also to drink the juice, you can make a sorbet, make gods or a base for a soup.
Method 3 of 3: Common Recipes
Step 1. Vegetable juice
This daily recipe helps energy and health. Includes vegetables that produce a bright green juice. The added fruit sweetens the juice so it doesn't just taste like vegetables. Squeeze together:
- 1 medium cucumber
- 1/2 caspo of Romanesco cabbage
- 1 pear without core
- 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger
- 3 stalks of celery
Step 2. Tropical fruit juice
This juice is a very sweet combination of mango and other tropical fruit mixed with carrots. It has a very high content of vitamin A, essential for the health of the skin and eyes. Here's what you'll need:
- 1 peeled orange
- 1 peeled and pitted mango
- 1 quarter of peeled pineapple
- 4 strawberries
- 2 carrots
Step 3. Beetroot and berry juice
This bright red juice is great for popsicles and sorbets. It is fresh, cheerful, summery and with a flavor of red fruits with a slight hint of beetroot. Squeeze together:
- 2 cups of strawberries
- 2 cups of raspberries
- 1 peeled beetroot
