Before we jump into the recipe, let’s take a quick look at some benefits of carrot: Vitamins A, K and C, fiber and potassium.
Vitamin A promotes healthy eyes and one medium carrot gives you over 200 percent of the daily recommended intake of the vitamin.
Vitamin K regulates your body’s ability to healthily clot blood and promotes kidney health and bone strength.
Vitamin C helps to boost your immune system and promotes strong teeth and gums.
Besides its ability to promote good bowel movement fiber, also contained in carrot, may be able to help control blood sugar levels.
And a good daily intake of potassium may help reduce risk of high blood pressure and stroke.
So, the next time you walk past the vegetable stand at the supermarket, reconsider your dismissal of the carrot.
Carrot Juice Recipe
Ingredients:
Carrots
Lemon (optional)
Water
Instructions:
- Clean your carrots by washing and peeling them to get rid of any possible pesticide residue on the surface.
- Cut carrots into small pieces and then put them in a food processor or blender.
- Add a small amount of water to the carrots and process until pureed.
- Pour two cups of hot water into the puree
- Allow the juice to stand for 30 minutes. The hot water brings out the great flavor in carrot.
- Strain the pulp to extract more juice
- To give it some zang, squeeze one lemon into it.
- Depending on how you prefer your juice, you can drink it over ice or at room temperature.