Fresh Vegetable Juice Recipes

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One great reason to eat and drink fresh vegetable juice recipes is that vegetables are normally low in fat and calories which makes them a great food source for anyone on a diet or anyone concerned about their cholesterol. However they are also full of fibre which is good for health and your digestion system.

Many people hate, with a vengeance, eating vegetables, and yet they contain vitamins and enzymes vital to our good health. Children especially can be very fussy about what vegetables they eat. Often it is not the taste of the vegetable but the texture and crunchiness that is disliked. Drinking veg juice can be a delicious easy alternative to eating veg. Children often don't have time to sit and eat but many will drink as they go along.

Instead of your usual cup of tea or coffee in the morning, try a healthy veg juice to get you going. This will give you much more energy than any cup of tea ever could.

Below I have included a few juice recipes which are not only delicious but healthy as well. It's easy to make your own juices, be adventurous with your ingredients.

The following table gives you an idea of the health benefits from some common veg.

Sprouts	calcium, vitamins A C E K and B complex
Beetroot	calcium, folic acid, iron, potassium, vitamins B6 and C
Broccoli	folic acid, iron, magnesium, zinc
Cabbage	folic acid, potassium, riboflavin, vitamins A C and E
Carrots	folic acid, magnesium, potassium, vitamin A
Celery	potassium, vitamin C
Lettuce	calcium, folic acid, phosphorus, vitamins A and C
Parsley	calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins A and C
Peppers	folic acid, potassium, vitamin C
Pumpkin	folic acid, potassium, vitamins A B and C
Radishes	iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamin C
Spring Onions	folic acid, potassium, vitamins A and C
Tomato	lycopene, potassium, vitamin C and E

Fresh Vegetable Juice Recipes

Tomato Spring

Use fresh tomatoes - as they taste the best

6 tomatoes
1 celery stalk
2 spring onions
Dash of tabasco

Juice all ingredients together and pour into a glass to serve.

Hot Surprise

Chillies stimulate the appetite and have a pleasant cooling effect on the body

1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 red chilli

Juice all ingredients together and pour into a glass to serve.

Secret Spell

1 celery stalk
2 beetroots
2 carrots
1 teaspoon crushed garlic

Juice all ingredients together and pour into a glass to serve.

Pink Milk

Tomatoes contain lycopene which helps prevent cancers, some sight problems and heart disease

2 tomatoes
2 celery stalks
¼ cucumber
Sprinkle of pepper (tabasco, if preferred)

Juice all ingredients together and pour into a glass to serve.

If vegetable juices are one of your favorites, why not consider growing your own vegetables. To find out more about growing your own vegetables even if you are a beginner gardener, here is a great site I reccommend you visit
www.garden-planting-tips.com

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