Juicing Forum

Hi all,
I'm very new to juicing and despite trying many recipes I haven't found any that I find even remotely appetizing. In fact, I usually find myself gulping them down while holding my breath. Unfortunately I have a sweet tooth but I really don't want to add lots of fruit or sweet veg to my juices as I understand that sweet things will give me a massive glucose spike which I don't want.

Also, I understand that juice should be consumed on an empty stomach so obviously morning is ideal, however being a busy mum of 3 year old twins I'm usually in a rush and don't always have a spare 20 mins to prepare fresh juice and wash the juicer. I'm quite often out the house in the day too so preparing it for lunch is also out of the question.

I've read up on storing juice and it seems that the longer it's left the less nutritious it becomes so I came up with the idea of freezing the juice in ice cube trays and then turning it into a slushy when I want to drink it. I'll explain exactly how I do it but just wanted someone with more knowledge than me to tell me if they think this method is ok or if I'm destroying the juice by freezing it?

Method:
1. Make huge batch of juice with wide range of nutritious vegetables (no fruit).
2. Freeze in ice cube trays
3. When ready to drink, smash ice cubes up into a 'slush' and pour into glass
4. Add about 3-4 oz of apple juice*** Just enough to make it drinkable.
5. Drink immediately

***Either home juiced apples sealed in a jar but stored for 1-2 days or store bought apple juice (I know this is pasteurised but I consider the apple juice a 'carrier' for the vegetable juice)

For me the pros are obvious:
1. I can't taste the vegetables because they're frozen
2. Convenience
3. I save money on washing water (I'm on a water meter)& electric
4. The kids like it too
5. All of the veg is frozen shortly after I buy it so it's frozen while its still fresh.
6. I have to chew the ice producing saliva which aids digestion.
7. Using this method I will drink it every day

Can anyone tell me if there are any cons?????

Many thanks in advance and sorry for the long post - I didn't want to leave anything out!

x

i am a diabetic and the mean green calls for 1 granny smith apple and the lemon and lime so you are supposed to have fruits with your drinks and they won't cause a sugar spike unless you drink an only fruit juice and i have done this for 80 days as a diabetic and had no problems.

sorry,

most people on here are doing fasts. if you are doing this to help your medical condition, the only way to benefit is to just juice. when you add any other things, it counter acts the fresh made juice's healing power. i did it for 80 days and my mental health is better and my physical health couldn't be better. i got off of my blood pressure and cholesterol and i lost 70 pounds. everyone here drinks their juice when they are hungry(or need nutrients). we juice 4-6 times a day so it is only on an empty stomach in the morning.

frozen vegetables are good for you because they are immediately flash frozen at the peak or ripeness. i eat frozen fruits instead of fresh. frozen is good but when you d-thaw it, you juice it asap and it keeps most of the nutrients. if you don't need juicing for detoxing,weight loss,you can use just fruit.