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| Root Juice |
INGREDIENTS
- 10 large carrots (peeled)
- 1 small beet root (peeled)
- 1 gala apple
- 1-2 cups of water (for juicing in blender only)
Makes (about) 32 ozs
Put it in your juicer ... and juice it!
No juicer? No problem! Blend in your Vitamix.
Then strain through a nut milk bag or a paint strainer bag...and pour
in your storage container. For detailed instructions on making juice in
the blender click here.
This juice is really a great harmonious melody that dances in your mouth. It's sweet, its vibrant, it's crisp...you will forget you're sipping on "veggies" and root vegetables at that! You taste the carrots and the beets (slightly)...you barely taste the apple, but I really think it's the apple that balances everything out. I use to hate eating beets, now you can't stop me from drinking them! *wink*
This juice is really a great harmonious melody that dances in your mouth. It's sweet, its vibrant, it's crisp...you will forget you're sipping on "veggies" and root vegetables at that! You taste the carrots and the beets (slightly)...you barely taste the apple, but I really think it's the apple that balances everything out. I use to hate eating beets, now you can't stop me from drinking them! *wink*
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Some Health Benefits
Carrots: Did you know the carrot is a root vegetable? It's sweet and succulent taste is rich in anti-oxidants, vitamins and dietary
fiber. They are exceptionally rich
source of carotenes and
vitamin-A.
100 g fresh carrot contain 8285 mcg of beta-carotene
and 16706 IU of
vitamin A. Studies have found that flavonoid compounds in carrots help
protect from skin, lung and oral cavity cancers. Carotenes are converted in
to vitamin A in the liver. Beta-carotene is the major carotene that is
present in these roots. Beta carotene is one of the powerful natural
anti-oxidant helps protect body from harmful fee radical
injury. In addition, it also has all the functions of vitamin
A such as vision, reproduction (sperm production), maintenance of
epithelial integrity, growth and development. Carrots are rich in poly-acetylene anti-oxidant
falcarinol.
Research study conducted by scientists at University of Newcastle on
laboratory animals has found that falcarinol
in carrots may help fight
against cancers by destroying pre-cancerous cells in the tumors. Fresh roots are also good
in vitamin C; provide about 9% of RDA. Vitamin
C is water soluble anti-oxidant.
It helps body maintain healthy connective tissue, teeth and gum. Its
anti-oxidant property helps body protect from diseases and cancers by
scavenging harmful free radicals. This root vegetable is
especially contain good amounts of many B-complex group of vitamins
such as folic acid, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), thiamin, pantothenic
acid,
etc that acts
as
co-factors to enzymes during substrate metabolism in the body. It also has healthy levels
of
minerals like copper, calcium, potassium, manganese and
phosphorus. Potassium
is an
important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling
heart rate and blood pressure by countering effects of sodium.
Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant
enzyme,
superoxide
dismutase.
Beet root: Beets are highly nutritious and
“cardiovascular
health” friendly root
vegetables. Certain unique pigment antioxidants present in root as well
as top greens
have found to offer protection against coronary artery disease and
stroke, lower cholesterol levels in the body and have anti-aging
effects.
The root is rich source of
phytochemical
compound Glycine
betaine.
Betaine has the property of lowering
homocysteine levels
in the blood. Homocysteine, one of highly toxic metabolite,
promotes platelet clot as well as atherosclerotic-plaque
formation, which can be harmful to
blood vessels. High levels of homocystiene in the blood
results in the development of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and
peripheral vascular diseases. Raw beets are an excellent
source of folates;
contains
about 109 mcg/100 g (Provides
27% of RDA).
Folates are necessary for
DNA synthesis in the cells. When given during peri-conception period
folates can prevent neural tube defects in the baby. It contains significant
amounts of vitamin-C,
one of the powerful natural antioxidant, which helps body scavenge
deleterious free radicals one of the reasons for cancers development. The root is also a rich
source of niacin (vit.B-3), pantothenic acid (vit.B-5), pyridoxine
(vit.B-6) and carotenoids,
and minerals such as iron, manganese, and magnesium. In addition, the root indeed has very
good levels of potassium. 100 g fresh root has 325 mg of potassium or
7% of daily requirements. Potassium lowers heart rate and regulates
metabolism inside the cells by countering detrimental effects of sodium.
Apples: are a source of both soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble
fiber such as pectin actually helps to prevent cholesterol buildup in
the lining of blood vessel walls, thus reducing the incident of
atherosclerosis and heart disease. The insoluble fiber in apples
provides bulk in the intestinal tract, holding water to cleanse and
move food quickly through the digestive system. It is a good idea to eat apples with their skin. Almost half of the
vitamin C content is just underneath the skin. Eating the skin also
increases insoluble fiber content. Most of an apple's fragrance cells
are also concentrated in the skin and as they ripen, the skin cells
develop more aroma and flavor. Apples are rich in
antioxidant phyto-nutrients, flavonoids and polyphenols.
The
total measured anti-oxidant strength (ORAC
value) of 100g apple fruit is 5900TE. The important flavonoids in
apples are quercetin, epicatechin,
and procyanidin B2. Apples are
also good in tartaric acid that
gives tart flavor to them. These compounds help protect the body from
deleterious
effects of free radicals. In addition, apples are a good source of
B-complex vitamins such as riboflavin, thiamin, and pyridoxine (vitamin
B-6). Together these vitamins help as co-factors for enzymes in
metabolism as well as
in various synthetic functions inside the body. Apples also contain
small
amount of minerals like potassium, phosphorus, and calcium. Potassium is
an
important component of cell and body fluids helps controlling heart rate
and
blood pressure; thus counters the bad influences of sodium.
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