Juicing Tid Bits

Greetings Everyone,
As always I hope all is well. I plan on making this entry a quick one. 

If you plan to juice please allow for time to research your juicers. I have read a lot and still am not versed on the terminology well enough to relay it to you all. When I figure it out I will bring you abreast on my findings. At the moment I have the Jack LaLanne juicer, which was purchased 2 years ago from Walmart. It is holding up very well, although there are times when I have to hold the shoot part of the juicer in place to keep the assembly from vibrating. I experience this mostly when I juice whole apples. 

So far in my research I am leaning towards purchasing the Omega 8006 juicer. It is a bit pricey depending on your perspective but worth it if you plan to stick to it for a lifetime as I am. After watching youtube videos I find it extracts the juice leaving the pulp 60% drier than the pulp from the Jack LaLanne. Since produce can be expensive it is wise to "squeeze" the most out of if by purchasing a product that yields the most juice.

It is important to note that juicing is not bad for anyone. It can be time consuming but in my opinion it is worth it. If you are a beginner to juicing and is doing so for whatever reasons, please take the time to search the internet to determine which types of juices you want to start with. I started juicing oranges for breakfast.  Then I started juicing carrots and apples because they were my favorite produces and when combined with a little ginger juice the final product is heavenly.

This will counter my other post on storing and consuming juices. But, after juicing if possible drink your juice immediately but dont wait more than 30 minutes. I have learnt that the enzymes found in vegetables are most beneficial within 30 minutes of juicing.

Also when you are juicing do not allow the sunlight to touch the juices, as it will break down the product faster. In addition, try to juice more vegetables than fruits or if at all possible juice 90% vegetables and 10% serving of fruit.  I say that because fruits are high in sugar if you drink them versus eat them whole, your insulin can temporarily go up. However, when eating fruit whole the pulp slows down the absorption of the fruit juice.  Additionally if you juice more fruit than vegetables it can cause you to gain weight over the long run which is not benefical to your health if you are overweight or even obese.

More-so, if you are keeping a food diary to track your meals and count calories as I do then you may wonder, "Does juice yield the same amount of calories as whole produce"?  The answer is yes, because the pulp is the fiber of the produce, the calories are primarily in the juice and that is what the juicer extracts predominately juice.  The amount of juice you yield will depending upon what type of juicer you purchase.

In case you are wondering, I am use my Iphone app "Lose It" to track my progess.  What type of apps do you all use to track your daily food intake? As many of you may know the Lose It app does not have produce calories in the form of juice in ounces. That is because the calories do not change when juicing.  Juicing only removes the fiber which makes us feel fuller. However, the calories are still extracted by the juicer in the form of the juice.  Therefore, the calories are the same whether juicing or eat the product whole.

I hope this helps. I do not know everything about juicing; however, I am learning. Nutrition is my passion now and I hope to become a nutritionist within 2 years. My advice to everyone is find something you are passionate about and learn and live all while doing it as much as you can. 

If any of you have questions on insight please comment below or email me. Have a wonderful day and may God Bless you all. 

-GP