Juicing and smoothies for dummies

460 Pages·2012·5.11 MB·English

by  Pat Crocker

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Juicing & Smoothies For Dummies
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Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
What You’re Not to Read
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book is Organized
Part I: An Introduction to Juicing and Smoothies
Part II: Liquid Gold: The Health Benefits of Juicing and
Smoothies
Part III: Getting Juiced
Part IV: Serving Up Fresh Smoothies
Part V: The Part of Tens
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: An Introduction to Juicing and Smoothies
Chapter 1: Drinking Your Way to Better Health
The Liquid Lifestyle
Healthy Living in a Glass
Jumping into Juicing
Savoring Smoothies
Chapter 2: What Juices and Smoothies Are and What They Can Do
for You
Juicing and Smoothies Defined
What is juice?
What are smoothies?
What’s the difference between the two?
An Introduction to Juicing
The benefits of juicing
An Introduction to Smoothies
The benefits of smoothies
Deciding Whether Smoothies and/or Juices Are Right for You
Chapter 3: Buying and Caring for Your Equipment
Choosing a Juicer
Types of juicers
Features to look for in a juicer
Choosing a Blender
Types of blenders
Features to look for in a blender
Cleaning Your Juicer or Blender
Cleaning a juicer
Cleaning a blender
Chapter 4: Shopping for and Preparing Fresh Produce
Shopping Like a Pro
Making a list and checking it twice
Knowing what to look for in produce
Weighing your options: Fresh, dried, frozen, or canned
Treating Fruits and Vegetables like Gold
Getting them home
Giving them a bath
Storing them to last
Freezing them for the future
Chapter 5: Catering to Special Needs
Choosing Healthy Drinks for Children
Tackling the Needs of Teenagers
Getting the Nutrients You Need as You Age
Pumping Up the Nutrients When You’re Pregnant or
Breastfeeding
Keeping Your Blood Sugar under Control When You Have
Diabetes
Part II: Liquid Gold: The Health Benefits of Juicing and Smoothies
Chapter 6: Science and Nutrition in a Glass
Vitamins
Minerals
Enzymes
What do enzymes do?
The raw truth
Protein
Fluids
Drink the Rainbow: How to Make Sure You Get the
Nutrients You Need
Chapter 7: Juicing and Smoothies for the Outside
Looking Younger
Focusing on free radical damage
Preventing or reversing age spots
Recognizing the anti-aging, restorative power of green
juices
Recharging your batteries
Improving Your Skin
Growing Healthy Hair and Nails
Losing Weight
Taking the long-term approach
Making lifestyle changes
Staying regular with fruit and fiber
Snacking on juices and smoothies
Drinking juices and smoothies as meal replacements
Flushing fats with juice, water, and smoothies
Chapter 8: Juicing and Smoothies for the Inside
Increasing Your Energy Level
Fueling the body
Building bones
Living Longer
Lowering your cholesterol with pulp
Preventing cancer
Revving Up Your Sexy Vitality
Balancing hormones
Seeking out sexy nutrients
Boosting Your Immune System
Flushing and fueling your immune organs
Avoiding immune depressants
Improving Your Memory
Feeding the brain
Herbs for memory
Chapter 9: Juicing to Cleanse or Detoxify
Cleansing: Clearing Waste from Your Digestive System
Considering the cleansing power of fruits
Doing a juice cleanse without fasting
Cleansing with a juice fast
Detoxifying: Ridding Your Body of Toxins
Identifying toxic substances
Understanding why you should deal with toxins in the
body
Zeroing in on the best detoxifying juices
Detoxifying: Two plans
Part III: Getting Juiced
Chapter 10: Juicing Ingredients and Techniques
Juicing Ingredients
Fruits and vegetables
Green grasses, herbs, and sprouts
Healthy additives
Juicing Techniques
Peeling, seeding, and coring (or not)
Juicing from soft to hard and using different juicer
speeds
Juicing fresh herbs and grasses
How to Cook with Juices
Sauces and glazes
Pasta and rice
Soup and stew
Baked goods
Chapter 11: Fruit Juices
Breakfast Juices
Snack Juices
Digestive Fruit Juices
Fruit Mocktails, Cocktail Mixers, and Punches
Chapter 12: Vegetable Juices
Breakfast Juices
Lunch and Dinner Juices
Snack Juices
Digestive and After-Dinner Juices
Exercise Juices
Antioxidant Juices
Elimination Juices
Vegetable Mocktails and Cocktail Mixers
Chapter 13: Recycling Your Juicing Leftovers
Planning Ahead
Recipes for Recycling Pulp
Creating Your Very Own Kitchen Spa with Pulp
Skin-Refining Face Mask
Cooling Cucumber Eye Pack
Salt Scrub
Part IV: Serving Up Fresh Smoothies
Chapter 14: Smoothie Ingredients and Techniques
Smoothie Ingredients
Liquids
Fruits
Vegetables
Green grasses and sprouts
Seaweed
Dairy and dairy alternatives
Nuts and seeds
Grains
Bran, flaxseed, hemp, psyllium, and wheat germ
Herbs and spices
Natural supplements
Tinctures, tonic teas, and elixirs
Sweeteners
Smoothie-Making Techniques
Peeling, seeding, coring, and chopping
Doing things in order
Blending frozen ingredients
Chapter 15: Fruit Smoothies
Breakfast and Snack Smoothies
Dessert Smoothies
Fruit Mocktail and Cocktail Smoothies
Chapter 16: Vegetable Smoothies
Breakfast and Snack Smoothies
Lunch and Dinner Smoothies
Vegetable Mocktail and Cocktail Smoothies
Chapter 17: Dairy Smoothies
Breakfast and Snack Smoothies
Lunch Smoothies
Dessert Smoothies
Dairy Mocktail and Cocktail Smoothies
Chapter 18: Frozen Smoothies
Making Frozen Treats
Iced Smoothies
Granite
Sherbet