Juices & Smoothies [antikvár]

ntroduction Juices, smoothies, shales and blends have become extremely popular in recent years. They fit neatly into hectic modern lives, enabling you to incorporate healthy habits into your everyday routines. The main advantage of juices and smoothies is that they are easy to male, quicl, convenient and packed viiith rejuvenating, heaiing and revitalizing nutrients. On top of ail this, they are also delicious, and a luxurious blended drinl can feel iile a real treat. The Benefits of Juicing While you can buy ready-made juices and smoothies, nothing quite beats the taste of a blend made at home. Freshly made juices are also a more potent source of nutrients and certain combinations have specific health benefits. If you drink juices or blends on a regular basis, you'll enjoy clearer skin, better energy levels and balanced overall health, it is also well known that the antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables work most effectively when they are consumed together, and juicing encourages precisely this. Combinations of specific different juices can be used to emphasize particular flavours or effects in the same way that you would in cooking - sweet and sour, savoury and spicy, warming or cooling - but you can afford to be Above: Fresh flavours are whizzed up into nutrient-packed blends in minutes. more adventurous than you might be with conventionally prepared foods. The juice of a fruit or vegetable often tastes much better than when the produce is cooked or even served raw. For instance, you may not particularly like celery as a vegetable, but juice it and combine the juice with pear and ginger and you get a completely different, more complex and utterly delicious taste sensation. Even if you feel like going off the rails and indulging in extra ingredients, such as chocolate, alcohol or coffee, the very fact that ttie juice or smoothie Is based on fresh fruits and vegetables means that you are still getting a wonderful boost of vitamins, antioxidants and minerals - healthy in anyone's book. Preparing juices and blends also has a psychological benefit. The very act of making a juice or smoothie can make you feel good - you will feel you are nurturing and pampering yourself - and Left: Let children get Involved in juicing and watch them reap the benefits.