A juicer has been on my list for ages. I just haven't found one at a price I want to pay. Oh, I have a citrus juicer, and it's been used way more times than I could ever count and I couldn't even tell you how many years I've had it. It's definitely been a handy appliance in my home. Especially since we have a couple of citrus trees.
What I want is a regular fruit juicer, so I can make raw wholesome fruit juices. Oh yeah, so there are a lot of juices in the store, but even the organic juices have been processed into a bottle. Plus, the more natural the juice, the bigger the price tag.
While cruising through Netflix I came across this movie. Now, it certainly doesn't answer all the questions about juicing, and all the benefits. I do think it was worth watching, and you know, it really made me want to buy a juicer right away. So here's the link for the web page and it has links to find the movie online. If you have Netflix then that would be the easiest way to watch it. Here's the link
fat sick and nearly dead movie
Think about it though, do you really even eat the government recommended amount of fruits and vegetables per day in your diet? According to the food pyramid, which I don't totally agree with by the way, we should have 3-5 servings of vegetables and 2-4 of fruit. I don't know about you, but that's a difficult thing for me to do. I really think the juicer would help.
What I do know is that with a juicer you will be able to "drink" a lot of fruits and vegetables that you probably wouldn't eat. I mean, a lot of us stay in our comfort zone, or we pick something easy to cook for dinner. Although I have been working on not being so close minded. My tortilla wraps with the sauteed beets have actually tasted great and I love them. That is not something I would have thought to cook before. We head to the produce department and go for what we know, hardly ever venturing out to look at other types of produce.
I was going to tell you of all the benefits of "juicing" and how healthy it is for you. I mean, common sense tells us, how bad can fruits and vegetables be right? Can we ever eat too many of these? Well, maybe too much fruit might not be good because of the level of fructose. If you watch the movie you will see a few of the benefits, but I really think it requires it's own posting.
So if anyone has a juicer just sitting around in their kitchen, start using it, find out more about it. I will be writing about the health benefits that I have learned, and why I want a juicer.
