Enjoying a Fresh Glass of Juice Every Morning
I love the taste of apple juice. It is how I start my morning every day. It also doesn’t cost much at all at grocery stores, which makes it an easy indulgence (unlike orange juice, which costs a lot at my grocery store.)
The biggest reason I drink my juice in the morning is because it is healthy. It is has 100% of vitamin C for the day, and it is made of fruit (duh) so it has to be healthy for the body overall. That is what I always thought until I started juicing and making my own apple juicer recipes. I know now that is not quite the truth.
The problem with the apple juice I would buy is that it is heavily processed and commercialized. Even though it only contains apple juice and water, it has been severely stripped of its natural nutritional value because of the processes used to make it. The clear apple juice I used to buy is like drinking sugar water because that is all it really is.
Real apple juice you get from juicing is very delicate. Some of the nutrients in the juice will not last long because of oxidation that occurs when the juice is removed from the pulp. A lot of the other nutrients will not survive the heat treatment that takes place when apple juice is processed and packaged. In the end, all that’s left is the high sugar content.
I was really surprised to learn this when I started juicing. I had always thought I was doing the right thing by drinking juice instead of soda or coffee with milk and sugar. By sticking with my fresh fruit and vegetable juice recipes in the morning, I know I am doing the right thing.
