ENERGY BOOST: JUICING VS BLENDING

Hey guys,
So Im really starting to love the #juicinglife!
I've been meaning to start juicing for the longest time. Was planning to get a juicer but I realized that I should just work with what I have, which is my blender. Most people think that juicing means blending when in real sense, one needs an actual juicer. Why? Because there is actually a difference between using the two.

Juicing is a process which extracts the water and nutrients from produce and discards the indigestible fiber.
Without all the fiber, your digestive system doesn’t have to work as hard to break down the food and absorb the nutrients. In fact, it makes the nutrients more readily available to the body in much larger quantities than if you were to eat the fruits and vegetables whole.
This is especially helpful if you have a sensitive digestive system or illness that inhibits your body from processing fiber. The fiber in produce helps slow down the digestive process and provides a steady release of nutrients into the blood stream. Jason Vale calls juicing "A nutrient express!"
Freshly squeezed vegetable juices form part of most healing and detoxification programs because they are so nutrient rich and nourish and restore the body at a cellular level.
 
Blending- unlike juices, smoothies consist  of the entire entire fruit or vegetable, skin and all and contain all of the fiber from the vegetables.
However, the blending process breaks the fibre apart (which makes the fruit and vegetables easier to digest ) but also helps create a slow, even release of nutrients into the blood stream and avoids blood sugar spikes.
Smoothies tend to be more filling, because of the fiber, and generally faster to make than juice, so they can be great to drink first thing in the morning as your breakfast, or for snacks throughout the day.
By including the fiber in your smoothie, the volume will increase. Also, you can pack more servings of fruits and veggies into a single serving of juice than you can into a smoothie.

[Extract from the Food Matters website]
 
However if you're doing either of the two, you are on the right path. 

I blended some fruits over the weekend.
I used:-
1/4 watermelon
1 kiwi
1/2 can shredded pineapple
1/2 pawpaw
1 tangerine
2 bananas

The beauty about juicing is that it isn't time consuming. It honestly takes a few minutes to clean and cut up all the fruits and another two minutes if not less to blend/juice.

So I urge you to join me. I have gotten glass jars with lids from Nakumatt that help in preserving the juice in the refrigerator.
That way you can indulge in a glass the next day over breakfast or even carry some with you to work.

On that note, allow me to share a verse that I have started this week with.
 James 1:12 [Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who is patient under trial and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test and been approved, he will receive [the victor’s] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him.]

Have a fabulous new week!