| Juicing is a great way to stay healthy. There are | | | | is that you will not need to peel certain vegetables |
| many cases of people who have lost weight, | | | | before juicing. Take organic carrots for example; |
| boosted energy, and overall health by doing a | | | | give them a good wash, trim the ends and you |
| regular daily juice program. In the beginning it can | | | | are good to go. Plus by juicing the skin you will be |
| seem like a lot of work. Here are a few time | | | | sure to get all the nutrients found just under the |
| saving tips to help you get started. | | | | surface. The problem with pesticide treated |
| 1) Prepare vegetables in advance | | | | produce is that the chemical can rest in the skin. |
| One of the most time consuming parts of juicing | | | | 4) Buy and freeze bananas |
| is preparing your vegetables before juicing. If you | | | | Certain fruits can go bad if they sit around too |
| have a tight schedule and find it hard to fit the | | | | long. If you use bananas in your recipes you can |
| process into your day, try preparing your | | | | buy a large quantity and freeze half of them. Just |
| vegetables first thing in the morning, or the night | | | | peel the bananas to be frozen and put them in |
| before you will need them. Then when you have | | | | baggies (great for frozen smoothie recipes). You |
| a free moment you can just "juice away", you will | | | | will be less likely to run out and will save trips to |
| find that when the vegetables ready to go you | | | | the store. |
| will be less likely to skip juicing on hectic days. | | | | 5) Buy a juicer with large mouth |
| 2) Use a liner to save clean-up time | | | | If your budget allows this can be a big one. Most |
| The other time consuming task is the clean-up | | | | of the "high end" juicers are able to handle bigger |
| after juicing. If you use a liner in the juicer for the | | | | quantities of fruits and vegetables. A juicer with a |
| discarded part of the fruits and vegetables you | | | | smaller mouth will require you to cut an apple into |
| can keep the catcher clean and save time. Use | | | | four sections before it will fit. With the more |
| the plastic produce bags that you bring home | | | | expensive juicers you can put in the whole apple, |
| from the grocery store or purchase specially | | | | or a bunch of carrots instead of one or two at a |
| made biodegradable liners. | | | | time. These juicers are great if you juice for |
| 3) Buy organic and no need to peel. | | | | more than one person at a time. |
| One of the advantages of buying organic produce | | | | |