Celery & Beet Juice

Celery & Beet Juice

Celery

Celery well known as low calories vegetables and contains useful nutrients, vitamin and mineral. Celery is mostly made of water and should be eaten within 1 week from buying. Celery is rich of flavonoid antioxidants such as zea-xanthin, lutein, and beta-carotene, which have been anti-oxidant, immune-boosting and cancer protective.Celery is very-very low in calories (16 calories per 100 gram) but contain a lot of fiber, that's why celery is good in weight loss program.

Beet

Drinking Beet juice may help us to lower blood pressure in an hour. Beet contains nitrix oxide that help you relax and widen our blood vessels. Beet is 0 (zero) in cholesterol and very low in calories and fat (45 kilo calories in 100 gram beet). Beet is rich of folates, needed for DNA synthesis within the cells. Beet is also rich source of B-complex vitamins such as niacin (B-3), pantothenic acid (B-5), pyridoxine (B-6), but just very small amount of vitamin C. 

The following is the recipe to make Celery & Beet Juice :

Output: 1 glass

Ingredients:

1. ½ cup cubed beets or 1 small whole beet 
2. 1 cup celery stalks (about 5 stalks), chopped
3. 1 cup spinach leaves, chopped
4. ¼ cup coriander leaves (about 2 sprigs), chopped
5. 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation:

1. Rinse celery carefully in flowing water.
2. Wash beets and cut into wedges.
3. Process all ingredients in a juicer. Pour in a glass and drink fresh. 

Variation:

Add a squeeze of lemon for a tasty and citrusy taste.

Weight loss benefit:

Beets are an excellent source of nutrients and are powerful cleanser of the bladder, kidney and liver. Because beets are high in oxalic acid, it is best to avoid combing beets with calcium rich vegetables such as broccoli. The strong flavor of beets, however, is best combined with celery, lettuce, carrots, and apples. 

Celery is high in fiber, low in cholesterol and low in protein—an excellent weight loss vegetable, indeed!