subject: Preparing The Best Carrot Juice [print this page] Carrot is one of the most popular vegetables and so is its juice. The vegetable is used to cook foods, prepare deserts and salads and even juiced to get the maximum benefits. The vegetable is crunchier and sweeter in taste. Carrots are a great substitute for many people who do not like to drink broccoli or beetroot juice. In this article you will learn about how to prepare the best carrot juice at home.
There are no restrictions on adding other vegetables in the juice extractor while juicing carrots. You can use any other vegetable that goes well with your taste. Although, carrots are sweet enough to taste, you can use apples and oranges for a more nutritious drink. Carrots are highly rich in all types of nutritional elements and one cannot ignore its health benefits for the eyes. It is widely known to improve the eye health for people with poor vision. Drinking one glass of carrot juice daily at morning for at least a month can ward off of majority of your eye problems.
It is best to prepare the juice as soon as you bring the vegetable home from market because it is fresh and contains high nutrition. By storing it in the refrigerator for long, you are sure to lose many of its nutritional benefits. So, wash them and put them in your refrigerator for an hour. Cut into slices and juice them up in the juicer machine. If the carrots are bland in taste, do not throw them away. Bland taste does not mean the vegetable is low in nutrition. Just add a spoon full of honey in the juice extractor and enjoy the same taste.
The thicker carrots are easier to clean while the thinner ones are not. Before juicing the carrots, ensure that you have sliced them up because the juicer machine will not be able to juice the vegetable well. Also, stuffing the juice extractor with too many slices of carrots can damage it. To prepare the best juice, you should purchase a quality juicer. If you do not know what is the best juicer to buy, look out for brands that are known to produce the best juicers.
After you drink the juice, do not consume anything else for a few hours. Carrot juice takes time to digest and eating something sooner can overload the digestive system. Whatever juices you prepare, they all should be consumed fresh because oxidization process begins immediately. Even if you need to store the juices in the refrigerator for a little while, use an air tight jar or can to prevent oxidization.
