Carrot + Spinach + Watercress Juice

Carrot + Spinach + Watercress Juice

Carrot is one vegetable that is usually colored in yellow, though purple, red, and white. Carrot contains some of health benefiting components such as beta-carotenes, falcarinol, vitamin A, minerals and anti-oxidants in adequate amounts. Carrots are low in calories, vitamins and fiber, they provide 41 calories per 100 gram, no fat, with insignificant amount of fat. As a rich source of carotene and vitamin A, for every 100 g fresh carrot contains 8285 µg of beta-carotene and 16706 IU of vitamin A. A lot of studies found that flavonoid component in carrot may offer you protection on skin, lung and also oral cavity cancer. Recent research study found that falcarinol (antioxidant subtance) which is rich contained in carrot may help us against cancer by destroying pre cancerous cell in the tumors. Further more, carrot is also contains healthy mineral such as calcium, potassium, copper, manganese and phosphorus.  

Spinach is one of the great green-leafy vegetables, spinach is rich in iron that play a central role in the function of red blood cells which help in oxygen transporting around body, in energy generation and DNA synthesis. Spinach is also one of the best source of two important electrolytes to maintain our healths, dietary potassium and magnesium. Spinach give 839 mg of potassium in one cup (cooked spinach). That's a high number of potassium compound compared to others vegetables. Spinach is a great source of vitamins like Vitamin K, Vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E and vitamin C.

The fact that spinach is very low in calories and fats (24 calories in 100 gram raw spinach) made spinach one of the best vegetables source for weight loss program.

Watercress is a plant grows in water mostly found near spring and slow-moving streams/water ways. Cress is very low in calories and fat, contain only 11 calories per 100 gram raw leaves. So cress is considered as the best choice in weight loss program and cholesterol controlling.
Watercress also high in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K and B-Complex. 100 gram of leaves provide 47 mg vitamin C. Furthermore, cress is also rich source of minerals like copper, calcium, potassium, magnesium, manganese and phosphorus.

So the mix from that 3 vegetables would be a great in weight loss program, here is the recipe :

Mixed Carrot + Spinach + Watercress Juice Recipe

Output: 1 glass

Ingredients:

1. 2-3 medium carrots
2. 1 cup watercress (about 15 sprigs)
3. ½ cup spinach leaves
4. ¼ cup coriander leaves (about 3 sprigs)
5. 2 whole tomatoes

Preparation:

• Rinse carrots in cold running water. Peel and dice into 1-inch cubes. 
• Rinse watercress, spinach and coriander in running water. Chop. 
• Wash tomatoes. Do not peel.
• Process all ingredients in a juicer on high speed setting to ensure a good blend.
• Pour juice into a tall glass. Best enjoyed as a morning drink.

Variation:


Add 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper and 1 teaspoon of rock salt before juicing for an added kick.

Weight loss benefit:

1. Carrots are high in polyunsaturated fats or good cholesterol. Carrots are also rich in fiber, which helps speed up the body’s metabolism and prevents it from storing energy as fat. 
2. Watercress is an excellent source of potassium, which serves as a diuretic to draw excess fluid from the body. Because watercress has more sulphur than almost any other vegetable, it is excellent in blood purification, protein absorption, cell building and promoting healthy skin and hair. 
3. When consumed raw, spinach is an excellent source of foliate, manganese and vitamins A and K. Spinach is high in fiber and low in fat, sodium, cholesterol and protein.