Preserving Fresh Juice

Adding lemon:
Adding a few drops of lemon juice per ounce to your juice will help preserve the life span of your juice.
Storing in a refrigerator:
Fruit and vegetable juices can be preserved in the refrigerator. However, keep in mind the type of juicer you have. Most juice starts the oxidation process within 24 hours of being juiced.
Juices from a Centrifugal juicer will not keep as long as a Single or Twin Gear juicer. Here is a timeline:

• Centrifugal Juicers: Juice will keep for approximately 2-6 hrs. or 24 hrs. with lemon
• Single-gear Juicers: approximately 24 hrs. or 1-2 days with lemon
• Twin-gear Juicers: approximately 48 hrs. or 2-3 days with lemon

Storing in the freezer:
Fruit juices freeze better than vegetable juices. When you are done juicing your fruits you can add a few drops of lemon juice per ounce. Then place the juice in a sealable container, this will eliminate freezer burn. Frozen fruit juices will keep for several weeks. However, if you keep them any longer they will begin to go bad even while frozen.

Freezing vegetable juices is different from Fruit juices. The liquid separates during the freezing process, but this can be used in cooking. A lot of people try blanching the vegetable juice before freezing. (this is done to stop the enzyme activity). However there are many studies that do not recommend blanching because it does significantly diminish vitamins that are stored in the food.

Why juice?

A large portion of Harvest Essentials customer's are shopping for Juicers, but why juice?

There are a lot of benefits to juicing. In an article written by Living and Raw Foods says: "Juices can flush toxins from your body, are good for your weight, heart, circulation and overall well being."

Of course that is a broad answer to why you yourself should start juicing, so here we have laid out some great information on Juicing and why it is a good idea!

1. Cancer/Disease - According to the American Cancer Society, cancer causes 13% of all deaths. That means in 2007 there were 7.6 million deaths in the world, all caused by cancer.
   
   There are many different causes of cancer and they all do take their toll on our bodies. Juicing for Cancer patients is said to have an effect on the cancer. Juicing is a way of detoxification for your body and is recommended by a large portion of doctors.
   
   Many studies point out that a diet high in fruits and vegetables can prevent disease by detoxification. http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/start-juicing-to-beat-disease/article32990.html


2. Weight Loss - Juicing for weight loss has become a fad or phenomenon. Juicers are becoming more and more popular to those trying to live a healthy lifestyle. Many doctors and nutritionists are recommending juicing diets to their patients. Also, many books and diets are based around juicing. i.e.: The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox, ~To view all of this article please go to: http://www.living-foods.com/articles/whyjuice.html
   
   Juicing will boost the immune system, give you energy and detoxify your body, resulting in weight loss.


3. Protein - Believe it or not, fruits and vegetables have protein. Although it is not a high source of protein, it is a good source for those in need. To see the specifics on the amounts of proteins you get from different fruits and veggies, please go to this site: http://www.vegparadise.com/protein.html (You will need to scroll down to view the metric charts)
   
   To get even more protein out of juicing, you can simply add some brewer's yeast, wheat germ, or whole grains to your juice. These will give you protein without the fat that meat contains. A solution for protein that is quickly absorbed by your body.


4. Purify your Health - With juicing on a regular basis and eating healthfully, you will no longer crave all of the fillers put into processed foods. By adding pure juice into your daily diet you are cutting back on caffeine and processed sugars. This will result in boosting your metabolism and overall digestive system.
   
   Juicing will also help you get the recommended 8 glasses of water per day. Fruits and vegetables have a large percentage of water that will help you meet that goal, flushing out toxins to stay healthy.


5. Long Term Benefits - Juicing will help you in many different areas of life. Ranging from weight loss to preventing diseases, giving you more energy and boosting your immune system.