Spicing Up Your Juices

We like to keep things imaginative here, so we are always pushing the juicing envelope and finding new natural things to throw in the blender and learn about, here are a few of our favorites in a quick guide to fortifying your juices for even more radiant health!

As a golden rule, leafy ones can be put in the blender or juicer, root ones need to be juiced for max digestibility!

Basil: a nice herb, just a few leaves put through the juicer or thrown into the blender will add a slight peppery taste.

Mint: excellent for the digestive tract, not to mention the breath, only use a small amount or the taste will be over powering in your juice.

Rosemary: another herb with active benefits traditionally used for poor circulation try a pinch of this in your next juice.

Parsley: is a favorite of ours at juiceproducer, a good source of Vit C and calcium, this tasty herb finds its way into a good few of our juices.

Some Spicy additions

It’s nice to spice things up once in a while, and juices are just the same

Chilies: are a favorite of ours BUT! Due to their potent nature we DO NOT put them in the juicer! They can take over for a while and give everything a chili overtone, not good if you are after a nice fruit juice in the morning.

Garlic: now considered a super food for it's legendary effects on the circulation and immune system you can throw a little in the juice as its quite oily and doesn’t hang around. Takes some getting used to as a raw juice but the health effects are very potent. Do not take before a first date or job interview though.

Ginger: this is a very popular addition to juices, it seems to go equally well in fruit or vegetable juice adding a nice warming spicy feel to your juice. Ginger has anti inflammatory and antiseptic qualities.

Nutmeg: a lovely smelling spice a pinch of nutmeg will have a lovely warming effect.

Cinnamon: a very distinctive taste, goes better with some things than others, try a little in a banana based smoothie.

Mark makes a lot of fresh juicer and blender drinks and tries to be as healthy as he can be.

For more ideas on juicer recipes and healthy foods have a look at our information archive.