Plants truly do heal and by juicing to remove the pulp before you consume them, you receive an instant infusion of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients to your bloodstream.
The amount of produce it takes to make one 16 ounce juice is astonishing! On average, about 2 pounds of produce are in every 16 ounce serving.
Imagine sitting down and eating 2 pounds of produce… not going to happen! But you can drink the nutrient equivalent of 2 pounds of greens, and this is where the power lies.
Juicer Options
Centrifugal
- Have large feed tubes for less prep time; a whole apple or cucumber may fit.
- Very fast, but can be difficult to clean. The basket often needs scrubbing.
- Produces an airy, frothy juice that is best consumed immediately.
- Many kinds for all budgets between $150 and $400.
Masticating
- Small feed tube, which requires more prep in cutting down produce to size.
- Slow juicing process.
- Easier to clean, but many parts.
- Less oxidation, but juice often needs straining.
- Juice best consumed within 15 minutes.
- More expensive, between $300 and $750.
Press
- Small feed tube, more prep time.
- Time consuming juice process for making large batches.
- No oxidation so juice can be stored in jars for up to three days.
- Most juice extraction, which means dryer pulp, better yield and more nutrients.
If you have to make juice ahead of time or in big batches, go with a juice press. Its juice will stay fresh for three days (if bottled correctly) because a press juicer doesn’t oxidize the phytonutrients in your juice.
Many of the juice bars selling bottled juice are using a juice press, which offers a great convenience for cleansing and enjoying the benefits of juice on the go.
Juice made on a centrifugal or masticating juicer needs be enjoyed within 15 minutes.
If you buy juice, look for an unpasteurized product. One quick check you can make: If the shelf life is longer than 3 days, it has been pasteurized. Pasteurization kills all the good stuff in the juice and you will be left with little more than flavored water.