Benefits of a Juicing Rich Diet For Weight Loss
Include juicing into your diet for several healthful benefits. In this article I will show you how to prepare your juice, what the advantages of juicing are for your weight loss process and what the differences between a juicer and a blender are.
How to Juice and What You Need to Start Juicing
If you have never consumed juices as a part of your diet, you’ll need to buy a juicer. A juicer is better than a blender, because it reduces the need for peeling fruits and vegetables and also to separate the seeds and pulp. You should opt for those vegetables and fruits that you like most.
After you have selected your vegetables or fruits, you should wash and pare any bad ends or portions from them, cut them into smaller pieces.
If you are using carrots or apples you don’t need to peel them but, if you will use lemons or pineapple you will. A lot people who are on a diet don´t want to eat the peel, but this is where the majority of vitamins and minerals are found. If they are not organic, the chemical content can also be high, so it is preferred to buy the organic and to get the best possible nutritional content without removing the peel.
Juicing Will Improve Your Weight Loss Process
Juicing helps the body to detoxify, to prevent edemas and to eliminate toxins. Regarding their nutritional value, they have a high content of potassium, vitamin C and E, beta carotenes and antioxidants. Juices should be consumed very carefully because they can increase the calorie content of the diet when they are consumed without limits.
Although they are the best substitutes of sodas and sugary drinks, you shouldn´t forget they have carbohydrates that are of high glycemic index. Fructose and other simple carbohydrates can be easily absorbed and raise the insulin levels that can produce a decrease in fat burning.
Good things to juice include apples, carrots, celery, beetroot, lettuce, chard, kale, cabbage, cucumber, tomatoes, lemons, kohl rabi, ginger and parsley. Experiment with different combinations.
Carrots and apples add sweetness to a juice so they are often good to use as a base. Celery, tomatoes and cucumbers are useful as they yield a lot of juice. Green vegetables such as kale and cabbage are best used in small quantities as they strong in taste. Ginger is good for giving the juice a more warming effect and a bit of kick in terms of flavour.
Juices are the best choice and you can add them to your diet at any time. It is the ideal option when you are hungry because they will help you to get satiated. For example, you can prepare a fruit juice before lunch and then eat a salad. Also, you can add a juice to your dinner.
In order to prevent the vitamin C oxidation, you should prepare the juices just before you plan on drinking them. If you have to make them in advance, you can add a squeeze of lemon juice. You should keep them in the refrigerator.
