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To build the body’s immunity, we must provide ourselves with the necessary dose of vitamins and minerals every day. Instead of using synthetic preparations in tablets, it’s better to think about natural methods and get a blender and a juicer. The daily fresh juice or a vegetable and fruit cocktail prepared at home is a guarantee of a better mood.
good balancing the diet and delivering essential health ingredients every day is not so easy. Meanwhile – especially in spring – our body, weakened after winter, needs vitamins and minerals. A great solution is to prepare a fresh vegetable and fruit cocktail or juice every day.
Fruit and smoothies instead of supplements
Taking multivitamins on your own is not always a good idea. Therefore, instead of spending money on dietary supplements, it is better to invest in a good blender and juicerin order to get the daily dose of vitamins and minerals you need without unnecessary effort. Fresh juice or smoothie is made in minutes.
Juice is an excellent vitamin drink, at the same time replenishing the body’s fluid deficiencies. It does not burden the digestive system and is quickly absorbed, providing a condensed injection of nutrients.
Cocktails are thicker and more filling than juices, so they can replace a meal. We can enrich them with yogurt, plant milk, nuts or seeds. With the help of a blender, you can prepare breakfast in the form of e.g. smoothie bowls, i.e. a cocktail sprinkled with fresh fruit, dried fruit or flakes, as well as lunch or dinner in the form of soups, creams or purees.
Both juices and cocktails – apart from vitamins and minerals – also contain fiber, which is primarily responsible for good intestinal function.
Vitamin bomb
In order to use the full potential of fruit and vegetables, it is worth taking care of their diversity. Nutritionists advise choosing them in five colors: green, such as cucumber or kiwi, red, such as tomatoes and raspberries, yellow, such as pumpkins and peaches, white, such as melons and parsley, and purple, such as plums and red cabbage.
We can compose fruits and vegetables in many ways, although you must know that there are combinations that adversely affect the absorption of minerals by our body. Tomato and cucumber are such antipair. It is found in tomatoes vitamin Cwhile cucumbers contain ascorbose, an enzyme that breaks it down. Therefore, these vegetables should not be combined. An example of a correct combination is beetroot and lemon. Beetroot is rich in iron, while the vitamin C contained in lemon facilitates the absorption of this element.
Agata Ziemnicka, dietitian and nutritional psychologist, in her book “Juices and cocktails in a minute” describes the four most important rules for preparing a juice or a cocktail:
The basis of the juice should be vegetables (carrots, beets, cabbage, cucumber, celery). The fruit is only intended to give flavor (apple, orange, lemon). The addition of green leaves greatly increases the nutritional value of the juice. Spinach, parsley – never enough of them. If you like fruit juices, make sure you don’t overdo it. Sometimes it’s better to eat an orange by itself, as it takes a few fruits to make a glass of orange juice.
In the book, you can find a range of information on how to combine ingredients and the nutritional value of juices and smoothies.
The alphabet of health
Vitamins and minerals are essential to our health. The best sources of them are juices and smoothies. Vitamin A contained in them is very important for our eyesight, promotes cell regeneration, has a protective effect on the skin and mucous membranes. It occurs as carotenoids in carrots, spinach, lettuce, red peppers, plums, cherries, apricots, and peaches.
Vitamin B1 it is essential for the functioning of our nervous system. We deliver it in cauliflowers, leeks, bananas, mandarins, plums, pistachios and peanuts. Vitamin B2 it also has a beneficial effect on the eyesight and nervous system. It is found in bananas, broccoli, and spinach.
Vitamin B6 deficiency risk of anemia and increased susceptibility to infections. Its reservoirs are Chinese cabbage and red pepper. Vitamin C plays an important role in maintaining good health, accelerates the process of wound healing and bone fusion, increases resistance to bacterial and viral diseases. Strawberries, black currants, parsley and peppers are good sources.
Vitamin E first of all, it prevents damage to blood vessels and delays the aging process. We find it in cabbage, peppers, tomatoes, apples and nuts. Vitamin K has antihemorrhagic, antibacterial and antifungal properties as well as anti-inflammatory properties. It is found in green plants – Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, lettuce.
Minerals are just as important as vitamins – magnesium, potassium and iron. Without them, many life processes would be impossible. Vegetables and fruits are their best sources.
A healthy smoothie in 1 minute
The best solution for preparing valuable cocktails is cup blenders with which you can prepare a vitamin bomb within 1 minute. Modern blenders such as the Philips HR3752 / 00 Vacuum Blender, which sucks oxygen from the cup before blending, keep your smoothie fresh for up to eight hours. Contact with oxygen causes not only the darkening of fruits and vegetables, but also the loss of nutritional properties due to the combination of valuable elements with it. Thanks to the vacuum technology and the removal of oxygen from the blender cup, it is possible to keep more vitamins and enzymes in the cocktail.
The drink prepared in such a device not only has a more pronounced color, it is velvety, non-stratifying and less foaming, but also contains 3 times more vitamin C * and 60 percent. more antioxidants *. When choosing a blender, it is also worth checking with what power and speed it is blending. High-speed blenders equipped with 3D blades are the most efficient, they blend even the hardest ingredients and release the power of nutrients from the cells of fruits and vegetables, thanks to which they are better absorbed by the body.
Ideally, the power of the device should be 1400W, and the speed should be 35 RPM. When choosing a product, it is also worth paying attention to the material of the goblet to which the cocktail goes. It should not contain BPA, i.e. Bisphenol A present in some plastics, which can penetrate into food and adversely affect our health. Tritan cups are BPA-free, unbreakable and scratch-resistant.
Juices without losing what’s most valuable
W preparing homemade juices Slow juicers are the best. This is because they enable the most effective extraction of vitamins, minerals and fiber from fruit, vegetables, even leafy vegetables and nuts.
Such a slow juicer is the Philips HR1889 / 70 model. Thanks to MicroMasticating technology, it uses as much as 80 percent. the content of fruit and vegetables, including leafy ones, from which it has been almost impossible to squeeze the juice.
The juice prepared in this way has more fiber than that of a traditional juicer, and also allows you to squeeze fruits and vegetables without having to cut them – all thanks to the wide opening for products. What’s more, washing the Philips HR1889 / 70 juicer takes no more than 90 seconds.
An investment in a blender and a slow juicer will pay off in terms of enhanced immunity, more energy and sometimes getting rid of minor digestive system problems. Making homemade smoothies and juices can completely replace one wholesome meal or be a healthy snack between meals.
* Compared to blending without using the vacuum function of the Philips HR3752; test carried out in an independent laboratory in November / December 2017.