Chinese New Year is around the corner which can only mean tasty snacks all around! While there’s nothing like the occasional pineapple tart, it’s still important not to go overboard. Try out these 8 simple and delicious juice recipes instead to meet your sweet cravings in a much healthier way!
Apple Orange
Ingredients:
- Orange 200g
- Apple 170g
Steps:
- Peel the orange and slice to appropriate sizes
- Remove the seeds from the apple and slice to appropriate sizes
- Install the smoothie strainer and juice away
The high vitamin C has excellent antioxidant properties, wonderful for skin care, and strengthens the immune system, helping to relieve fatigue. Also, when ingested in conjunction with iron-rich foods, vitamin C enhances iron absorption,
Bell Pepper Orange
Ingredients:
- Orange 280g
- Bell Pepper 100g
Steps:
- Peel orange, and cut to appropriate sizes
- Remove the seeds from the bell pepper
- Alternate the ingredients when inserting into the juicer
- Install fine strainer and juice away
Bell pepper strengthens the immune system with vitamins, and its lycopene works as an antioxidant to destroy active oxygen responsible for “aging”. Bell pepper is also rich with calcium, and phosphorus, making it an excellent choice for developing children and for preventing osteoporosis. Pyrazine, which creates the unique smell of the bell pepper, keeps blood circulation flowing fluidly, preventing high blood pressure, myocardial infarction, and stroke.
Grapefruit Triple
Ingredients:
- Grapefruit 100g
- Orange 70g
- Pineapple 180g
- Carrot 20g
Steps:
- Peel the grapefruit, orange, carrot, and slice into appropriate sizes
- Remove pineapple peel and core, and slice into appropriate sizes
- Insert ingredients and juice away
Grapefruit reduces blood cholesterol, helping to lessen blood vessel related diseases. The substance limonin, which gives the grapefruit its bitter-taste, aids in preventing cancer and also in detoxing the body. To top it all off, its vitamin C content helps to prevent colds, overcome fatigue, and even help hangovers.
Orange Berry Pineapple Kiwi
Ingredients:
- Pineapple 150g
- Kiwi 80g
- Orange 150g
- Raspberry 20g
Steps:
- Wash raspberries thoroughly. Remove the peel and core of the pineapple, and peel the kiwi and orange. Cut to appropriate sizes.
- Juice pineapple and kiwi and extract.
- Juice orange and raspberry. Slowly pour on top of the pineapple kiwi juice to create 2 layers and enjoy!
Pineapple and kiwi are teeming with digestive enzymes that aid digestion, and vitamin C in the orange is great for an energy boost.
Orange Bok Choy Banana
Ingredients:
- Orange 180g
- Bok Choy 20g
- Banana 80g
- Frozen Orange 70g
Steps:
- Peel orange and banana, and cut both into appropriate sizes
- Wash the bok choy leaves thoroughly, and cut into 5cm pieces
- Juice all the ingredients and enjoy!
The bok choy has virtually no bitter taste, making it easy to ingest. There is a lot of yield and very low calories, making it ideal for diets. The many nutrients, such as calcium, sodium, vitamin C, and carotene allow for the good development of bones and teeth.
Orange Carrot
Ingredients:
- Orange 200g
- Apple 140g
- Carrot 100g
Steps:
- Peel orange, and slice to appropriate sizes
- Wash carrots thoroughly, remove seeds from the apple, and slice
- Alternate insertion of orange, carrot, and apple
- Juice ingredients and enjoy!
Carrots are vegetables most-rich in carotene, which is where its name is derived from. The carotene allows carrots to have its orange color, while helping to prevent heart-related diseases and cancers. Carotene is also converted into vitamin A inside the body, protecting and improving our vision. The lutein and zeaxanthin in carrots also protects the eyes and cataracts, helping to prevent nyctalopia (night blindness).
Orange Pineapple Kale
Ingredients:
- Orange 250g
- Kale 20g
- Spinach 30g
- Pineapple 100g
Steps:
- Peel orange, and remove pineapple peel and core. Slice to appropriate sizes. Wash spinach thoroughly and cut.
- Alternative insertion of ingredients
- Juice ingredients and enjoy!
Kale was recently chosen as one of the top ten superfoods by the New York Times, and was also praised by the World Health Organization (WHO). Because of its high β-carotene content, kale is effective in preventing cancers, and its lutein helps to maintain healthy eyes.
Pomegranate Orange Pineapple
Ingredients:
- Orange 170g
- Pineapple 100g
- Pomegranate 130g
Steps:
- Cut pomegranate into four pieces and separate seeds into a bowl
- Peel the orange and remove the peel and core of the pineapple. Slice into appropriate sizes
- Juice ingredients and enjoy!
If there is one fruit that women going through menopause should eat, it is the pomegranate. Even though it is a plant, it contains the female hormone estrogen, an important component for females. Additionally, it contains water soluble vitamins and niacin, helping to create an active metabolism, and minerals that are vital to sustaining life. Both the seeds and peel are great for hypertension and atherosclerosis prevention.
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