Vegetable Juices for vitamins
The juice of fresh organically grown fruit and vegetables taken every morning has provided the resilience against much of the illness that normally besets families in the winter months.
Vitamins are essential for the body to function in a healthy manner. Vitamins are not stored by the body so therefore a daily intake is required to maintain a balance.
The recipe below is the one I use for most of the year, supplementing one vegetable with another due to availability.
Per person:
2 apples
1stick celery
1 knob ginger root
carrot
1/2 bulb fennel or 1/2 beet root
Beetroot is available from January to September. This food is very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Vitamin C, Iron and Magnesium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Folate, Potassium and Manganese.
Beet nutrition analysis (http://www.nutritiondata.com)
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When fennel is available, ( July to September) I use this as a substitute as it supplies similar nutrients in similar quantities.
Fennel nutrition analysis (http://www.nutritiondata.com)
Fennel is a good source of Niacin, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Folate, Potassium and Manganese.
Celery is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphorus, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Folate, Potassium and Manganese.
Celery nutrition analysis (http://www.nutritiondata.com)
Carrot is very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate and Manganese, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Potassium
Carrot nutrition analysis (http://www.nutritiondata.com)
Apple is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Manganese.
Apple nutrition analysis http://www.nutritiondata.com (
Ginger is low in Saturated Fat, and very low in Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamins C&B6, Magnesium, Potassium, Copper and Manganese.
Ginger nutrition analysis (http://www.nutritiondata.com)