How to make delicious and healthy carrot and apple juice

Refreshing carrot and apple juice energizes and is pleasant to drink. This fruit and vegetable drink is rich in vitamins, beta-carotene and antioxidants that detoxify the digestive system and help the body fight various diseases. It's easy to cook.

We offer several recipes for vegetarians, athletes and everyone who prefers healthy and tasty food.

Selection and preparation of main ingredients

Fruit of tart and juicy varieties of apples are well suited for juice. (for example, Grushovki and Antonovki), especially if they have been collected recently. These apples darken slowly and contain fiber, which slows down digestion and makes you feel full.

Characteristics of apples for juice:

• fruits without damage and pests, plucked from the apple tree, and not collected from the ground;
• hard or slightly soft, but not flabby.

Choose medium-sized carrots for juice (about 15 cm long), 4 cm in diameter, with a core up to 30-50%.

Characteristics of carrots for juice:

• bright, saturated color;
• the surface is smooth, not deformed, without damage or cracks;
• solid.

Varieties and hybrids suitable for juice: Artek, Baltimore F1, Vitamin 6 and Narbonne F1.

Preparation of the main ingredients:

1. Wash the apples, cut into slices and core.
2. Wash the carrots, peel, cut into bars if desired.

How to make carrot and apple juice

Fresh carrot-apple drink is healthy, tasty and suitable for breakfast... Juice can be prepared in a variety of ways, depending on what household appliances are in the kitchen.

Using a juicer

You will need:

• apples - 1 kg;
• fresh carrots - 0.5 kg;
• sugar to taste.

How to cook:

1. Wash fruits and vegetables, remove excess moisture with a paper towel.
2. Cut the carrots in half lengthwise and cut the apples into slices.
3. Skip all ingredients through a juiceradding them as they are processed.

It is better to drive off the carrots and apples separately without mixing with each other. Then combine the resulting carrot and apple juices in one container, mix and add sugar to taste.

Using a juicer

Ingredients:

• carrots - 1 kg;
• apples - 3 kg;
• sugar - 1 tbsp.

Cooking steps:

1. Rinse apples and carrots. Cut fruits into medium slices, vegetables into slices. If the apple is cut too finely, it will puree when cooked.
2. Put carrots and apples in a compartment with a hole, alternating layers.
3. Pour 2 liters of water into a saucepan from a juicer.
4. Place the tier with the hose on the pan to collect the juice.
5. Set a tier on top with prepared apples and carrots, sprinkle with sugar.
6. Place a beverage cup under the hose.
7. Cook for about 30-70 minutes.

In a blender

Ingredients:

• carrots - 1 pc.;
• apple - 1 pc.;
• lemon juice - 1 tsp;
• cinnamon - 1 pinch.

Preparation:

1. Peel apples and seeds, cut into pieces.
2. Transfer all ingredients to a blender, beat for 2 minutes. After finishing, strain.

The drink is consumed every morning for a month, then take a break.

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Recipe variations

Carrot and apple juice is good because a huge amount of variations of its preparation for every taste... Combining it with different vegetables, you can get new vitamin shakes every day.

Classic carrot and apple juice

Ingredients for 1 glass:

• carrots - 2.5 pcs.;
• medium-sized apples - 2 pcs.

Cooking method:

1. Wash the carrots, peel, cut into large slices. Pass through a juicer or blender.
2. Add apples, cut into wedges.

With ginger

Warming carrot-apple ginger drink energizes... This recipe uses lemon and salt to balance the sweet taste of the apple, making the drink original.

Juice composition:

• large apple - 1 pc .;
• carrots - 5 pcs.;
• ginger - ½ tbsp. l .;
• lemon or lime - ½ fruit;
• water - ¾ glass.

Preparation:

1. Wash the carrots and apple, dry with a towel.
2. Cut the apple into medium pieces and core. Peel the carrots and cut into medium-sized cubes.
3. Pour 3/4 cup water into the bowl of a blender, food processor, meat grinder, or mixer.
4. Add apple slices.
5. Add carrot and ginger pieces.
6. Mix until smooth in a blender.
7. Put cheesecloth or a large fine mesh on top of an empty bowl, pour the cooked puree over it.
8. Gather all sides of the cheesecloth and squeeze to extract all the juice from the pulp.
9. Discard the pulp.
10. Squeeze lemon over juice and stir with a spoon.

With beets

Carrot and apple juice with beets can be part of your daily sports nutrition... Beetroot drink increases muscle strength and reduces muscle soreness caused by exercise.

Apple and carrot juices have antioxidant activity.

Ingredients:

• medium beets - 1 pc. (washed, peeled and cut into 4 pieces);
• apple - 1 pc. (peeled, cored, cut into 4 pieces);
• carrots - 3 pcs. (washed, peeled, sliced).

Preparation:

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Place a fine strainer over a large bowl and pour out the juice. Leave in this state for 5 minutes so that most of the juice comes out.
3. Discard the pulp and pour the drink into a glass. Drink immediately or cool slightly.

With peach

Carrot-apple children will love the drink with the addition of peach and sweet tooth.

Composition:

• peaches - 300 g;
• carrots - 130 g;
• water (or coconut water) - 250 ml.

Cooking instructions:

1. In a blender, blend all the ingredients until smooth, allowing for about 30 seconds.
2. Strain the drink.

With celery

A simple recipe for a healthy way to start your day. Drink juice 20 minutes before breakfast.

Composition:

• carrots - 180 g;
• celery stalk - 70 g;
• green apples -500 g;
• lemon - 1 pc.;
• ginger root - 1 pc.

Combine all ingredients in a juicer. Strain if desired.

How to prepare juice for the winter in jars

The healthiest drink is freshly squeezed juice... If you don't want to buy winter juices with preservatives and dyes, it is better to prepare it in advance at home.

Sweet apples are chosen for cooking so as not to add sugar... They prefer short carrots, as they are not only the sweetest, but also juicy.

Ingredients:

• apple - 1 kg;
• carrots - 1 kg.

Cooking method:

1. Wash vegetables and fruits, peel, remove core from apples.
2. Pass the ingredients through a juicer.
3. Pour the contents of the juicer into a saucepan, set the heat to medium and bring to a boil. In the process of boiling, remove the resulting foam with a strainer.
4. Boil the drink over low heat for 2-3 minutes, then pour it into sterilized jars and roll up the lids. Leave to cool.

Store such juice in basement or closet.

How to use correctly

Carrot and apple juice is consumed 30-40 minutes before meals.... It is important to drink it immediately after preparation so that all vitamins and beneficial components are absorbed, since over time the drink loses its nutritional value due to oxidation.

It is worth starting the morning with the use of such a drink., as it protects the body from infections, energizes and energizes for the whole day. The maximum dose of juice you drink daily is three glasses. It is recommended to combine the drink with meals containing animal or vegetable fats.

Benefit and harm

Carrot-apple drink - a means of concomitant treatment of anemia... It removes radionuclides from the body and normalizes the acid-base balance, cleans the blood of bad cholesterol, blocking the development of atherosclerosis. Potassium in its composition improves heart function and the general condition of blood vessels.

For those who drink the drink every day, the structure of the hair and nails is strengthened and the skin is cleansed... According to the observations of doctors from Japan, carrot-apple juice, being an antioxidant, prevents hypertension and cancer.

The drink is healthy pregnant women, as it contains all the components necessary for the development of the skeleton and the musculoskeletal system of the baby.

Apple and carrot juice affects the liver due to the beta-carotene content. If the drink is consumed too often or too much, the liver ceases to cope with its function. Weakness, vomiting and frequent headaches occur, the skin turns yellow.

Attention! You can not take a drink with inflammation of the small intestine and stomach ulcer

Calorie content and BZHU

100 g of juice containsI am:

• proteins - 0.8 g;
• fats - 0.3 g;
• carbohydrates - 8.4 g

Average calories - 39.6 kcal.

Terms and conditions of storage

The freshly squeezed drink is stored in the refrigerator, observing the conditions:

1. Sealed container... The oxidation process of the drink slows down, the storage time increases to 12 hours.
2. Plastic container... It is not subject to sterilization, which does not exclude the possibility of ingress of microorganisms that cause the fermentation of the juice. Shelf life is less than 12 hours.
3. Vacuum container... The juice does not come into contact with air due to the pumping of oxygen from the container. Shelf life - up to 24 hours.

Conclusion

Carrot-apple juice contains a complex of nutrients that are maximally absorbed when consumed immediately after pressing. The drink is supplemented with juices of other vegetables and fruits for a variety of tastes and increasing vitamin value. They drink it in courses for one month, taking precautions.