Carrot juice is probably consumed more than any other type of vegetable juice. Besides carrots being cheap compared with many other vegetables, even the organic variety, carrot juice is actually sweet and pleasant to the taste. Contrast that with pure broccoli juice! That being the case carrot juice is a great mixer for other vegetable juices, helping us getting the benefits of less tasty juiced vegetables.
Before we get to the recipes, just a few notes on preparing carrots for juicing. If you are using organic carrots, then there is no need for peeling. Just clean them and top and tail them. The skin is a great source of nutrients, particularly antioxidants, and will help improve the nutritional content of the juice - from awesome to super awesome.
If the carrots are not organic, then no worries, just peel them to make sure you are not taking in too many pesticides. Your still going to get a nutritious carrot juice.
There has been many studies showing the health benefits of consuming carrots and carrot juice. Regular consumption of carrots and other carotene rich vegetable is shown to help reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, possibly through helping protect arterial walls from oxidative damage that can lead to a hardening of the arteries. Such antioxidant protection of other cells in the body helps reduce the risk of cancer too.
Of course we can't go on without mentioning how carrots benefit eye heatlh! Yep, they really do help us see in the dark. This is to do with vitamin A and its protective/nutritive qualities for eye health, particularly that part of the eye responsible for night vision.
Okey doke, on to the recipes:
Carotene-tastic
The 3 veggie wonder
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Add some zip to your carrot juice
Ginger is known for its potent anti-inflammatory benefits, particularly with helping reduce joint pain.
Duck - incoming fruit!
Pineapple contains a digestive enzyme that helps promote digestion.
A Coloful antioxidant bonanza
Mask those sour greens