As you know, fasting is one of my favourite things to talk about! So, I get a lot of questions from people wanting to know if they should stick to just fruit juice, or just vegetable juice, or whether they can be mixed.
So, is it ok to mix fruit and vegetable juice? My answer is absolutely yes!
Why the Difference in Fibers is Important?
I totally understand why some people may have wonder about mixing fruit and vegetable juice. The natural laws of food combining tell us that it’s better to eat fruit alone. And this is true when you’re looking at the whole food, but when you’re juicing it’s a bit different.
Basically, when we eat fresh fruits and vegetables, we know that there is a difference in digestion time. Fruit digests pretty quickly, and can start fermenting if we eat it with other foods that have a slower digestive time. For example, the tougher vegetable fibres need more time to be broken down.
When we cold-press juices, we eliminate the fibre (amongst other things?. Now all those phytochemicals that are in fresh fruits and vegetables mix and match to promote health in our bodies.
What is even more, these components are all digested similarly. You can imagine the difference without having the harder fibers that can be found in broccoli, for instance, as opposed to watermelon or mango.
Become an Alchemist With Your Fruit & Vegetable Juice
I truly believe that you can mix and match any fruits and vegetables when you are juicing. Go to your local fruit and vegetable market and see what’s in season, fresh and beautiful! Make it fun and experiment with a variety of combinations.
Let’s say you want to mix watermelon and broccoli. Try it out – who knows, it might be absolutely delicious! But, if you have some weird reaction going on after drinking it, then I guess you won’t have that mix again!
In general, I’d say that some of the sweeter types of fruits complement some of the non-sweet vegetables really well. Especially if you are just starting out with juicing – adding some fruit to vegetable juices can make them much easier to get down! Or sometimes a delicious, more savoury vegetable juice might be just what you are craving. Knowing you can mix fruit and vegetable juices gives you so much freedom. And what I’ve experienced is that you can try out so many different kinds of recipes and get fantastic results. Just make sure to give each juice enough time to get through your system before you try another one so you don’t have any digestive issues.
One juice that I would highly recommend is called Cabala. You will need carrots, three different colours of apples (red, green and yellow), beet, and lemon. If you like, you can add some fresh ginger as well.
Great juices don’t always require a whole variety of ingredients either. Mono juices like straight up orange juice or carrot juice are great. The point is to go with your taste, choose the combinations you love and ENJOY.
If you need any support during your juice fast, reach out to one of my amazing Tolman Health Coaches.
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