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The Big Book of Juices: More Than 400 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day

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In the past few months I've read quite a few books on juicing. "The Big Book of Juices" is one of the most creative books I've seen so far. The fruit and vegetable blends are especially delicious. Who would have thought that grapefruit would go so well with carrots and celery. I've also never seen anyone blend broccoli with pears. Yet these all seem to work well. I especially enjoyed making the juice with passionfruit, orange juice and seltzer.

While you need a juicer for most of the recipes there are also some recipes for your blender. If you are feeling adventurous you might enjoy making a spicy drink made from chai tea, peaches, vanilla and yogurt. Most of the smoothie recipes use yogurt. The only thing you have to do first is to juice some of the fruit before you add it to the blender with the yogurt. Other fruits like mango and papaya are better just added to the blender as they don't juice as well. Specific instructions are not given on each recipe so you have to read the instructions at the start of the book and at the start of each chapter. Instead of instructions the author just gives a few sentences to inspire you to make the drink. This works well for individuals who have already been juicing for a few months but is not as helpful for someone new to juicing. From my own experience I learned to peel most fruits, especially citrus fruits. You will also want to peel mangoes, pineapple and papaya.

The last section in the book contains some recipes using sparkling mineral water. There are also some recipes for teas made with fresh herbs. There is an interesting tea made with licorice and mint. If you are looking for something to calm you at the end of the day there is a tea made with lemongrass, cardamom, orange zest, chamomile and mint. Unlike the other recipes, instructions are given for most of the recipes in the "Thirst Quenchers" section.

The recipes using lime sorbet are perfect for the summer if you don't mind a little sugar with your fruit drinks. For the most part all the drinks are sweetened with the natural fruit juice combinations. Quite a few of the drinks are flavored with ginger. You can always add a packet of stevia which is a natural sweetener.

This is a book you will use day after day! The pictures of the juices are beautiful and you might be intrigued by all the different shaped glasses the author found to display the juices in. If you have been juicing at least a few months then you will love this book. If you are just starting your juicing journey, try a few of the books listed at the end of this review - they were very helpful to me when I started juicing.

If you want to freeze some of the smoothie recipes try these: Kidco Healthy Snack Frozen Treat Trays

Other books you might enjoy - these books will teach
you the basics of juicing:

Juiceman's Power of Juicing

Ultimate Juicing: Delicious Recipes for Over 125 of the Best Fruit & Vegetable Juice Combinations

The Juice Lady's Juicing for High Level Wellness and Vibrant Good Looks

Juicing for Health

The Juicing Bible

~The Rebecca Review

First, this is a gorgeous book. Beautiful photographs of almost all the recipes, and compact yet comprehensive sections on juicing (and smoothie) ingredients, suggested juicing regimens, and recipe recommendations for specific ailments or nutrients. The majority of recipes are for juices, but recipes for smoothies (with and without dairy or nut/seed milk) and quenchers (juice blends diluted with sparkling water or other beverage) are also included.

I'm new to juicing, but I've been drinking green smoothies (blended fruit and leafy greens -- no dairy) for months now. Juicing seemed like the perfect adjunct to the smoothies -- I wanted to add more vegetables to my diet. If you've done any research about juicing or smoothies, you've seen the debate about combining fruits and vegetables. If you're not a fan of combining them, this is not the book for you -- virtually all of these recipes combine the two food groups. (While I don't generally combine them myself, my current favorite juice is Natalia Rose's Life Force Powerade -- kale, cucumber or celery, beets, ginger, apples and lemon. Drinking this the first thing in the morning is an amazing start to the day.)

Having said that, this book is an inspiration to me as a juicing newbie, and gives me plenty of ideas for both my juices and green smoothies. BUT -- much of this content is duplicated in Ms. Savona's book, The Big Book of Juices and Smoothies: 365 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day (The Big Book of...Series) (Spiral-bound). Until recently this was available here on amazon.com in a spiral-bound format -- a much more condensed version, and probably easier to use.

Either of these books is worth a look -- I think anyone interested in juices or smoothies would benefit on some level.

The Big Book of Juices is the one of the best books ever!! Each recipe is "graded" on 5 areas with 0-5 stars; energy, detox, immunity, digestion and skin. It gives the recipe title, ingredients, author comments, and the grade. I read all 400 since it was delivered this morning and I am so excited to try them. It has 5 chapters; juice basics, making juices (more than half the book), making smoothies (anything with a banana or yogurt), making quenchers (drinks including sparkling water), and juicing reference (it has a lot of nutritional references and advice for ailments). It also has a picture for nearly every recipe. It is over 700 pages of colorful goodness!!! I don't think I'll ever need another juicing book.

I have just decided to try juicing, after seeing the documentary "FAT, SCK, AND NEARLY DEAD", But the recipes I had found on their website and others were lacking in my opinon. When I found this book I decided to give it a try. WOw, am I glad I did.
THe recipes are awesome, especially the fruit ones. There are some combinations I would never have thought would go together, but they do, and they are GREAT! Just finished my first 5 day, and I feel GREAT TOO!

I honestly don't know how this book could be any better. Every recipe has some nutrient info, there's a helpful introduction at the front, an index in the back if you're trying to find something with a specific ingredient in it, and a color photo for many of the recipes. Not to mention the fact that there are enough recipes to keep you trying something new for a long time. It's fantastic. I am new to juicing and was just combining a lot of ingredients on my own, resulting in mixtures that tasted horrifyingly bad. I am very excited that I found this book. I would have paid $50 for it, it's that good.

Aside from being the easiest recipe book to follow, this book is gorgeous. The photography showing all concoctions is getting me to try variations I would never think of. Today's Pineapple Beet was FULL of ENERGY! This book provides clear references for specific goals. A clear intuitive indexing system allows the reader to search by key ingredients, by nutrients, and by health benefits. A 5 Star rating program rates the effectiveness of the drinks for energy delivery and detox, plus other goals such as healing digestion, and skin quality. This is the only juice book on the counter. In just 2 weeks of juicing this book has helped change my life and mindset about juicing! Thank you.

Being new to juicing I ordered four to five books with my juicer. I have only used two of the books I ordered. Its easy to use, has beautiful pictures, and covers all the bases from nutrition to how to prepare your fruits and veg. It lets you know whats good for your immune system, energy, digestion, and others. I still use another book for medical uses of juicing. But I definately recomend this book to any new to juicing or seasoned saints. Its the only book you need in my oppinion.

I am new to juicing and this is the first book I've bought. It is invaluable. I use it everyday. There are many different and varied just recipes to fit any palate. The star rating system, used to rate the effectiveness of the juice on detoxification, digestion, immunity, skin and energy, is easy to use and helpful. The pictures are vibrant and gorgeous. I have recommended this book to many of my friends.

I've been an on-again, off-again juicer for a while. I think the reason I've stopped juicing in the past was the time it takes to juice. Honestly, it's not a lot of time at all and the benefits are wonderful! Also, I get tired of trying to come up with new combinations on my own.

This book is a great resource when you need some new recipes, and a great intro book for people wanting to learn more about juicing. This book is sort of a new edition to Natalie Savona previous book, but it has some updated photography and more recipes (including smoothie recipes which I enjoyed a lot). One of the great things about this book is it rates each recipe according to it's benefits (as in good for skin, detoxing, digestion, etc) so you can pick recipes that will benefit a specific aspect of your health. There is also an index of various ailments (acne, fatigue, etc) at the end and it offers a few recipes for each ailment. Personally, I think you should try them all at least once. For me, I was surprised how much I like the combination of green apple, parsley, lime, and lettuce! That one is great right before bedtime.

There are a lot of facts (or myths, depending on your opinion) about the "rules" of juicing. For instance, many people believe vegetables juices should not be combined with fruit juices because your body can't take both at the same time, or apples are the only fruit juice that can be combined with vegetables. There are a lot of things floating around there on the internet but Natalie doesn't touch on these very much. It's more of a recipe book than a diet plan, and I like that.

This book definitely stands out amongst all the other juice books i have flipped through. Completely user friendly and easy to read, not to mention it is loaded with all sorts of juice ideas. It also sorts the juices based on whatever major fruit or veggie is in it, so you can kind of take inventory of what is already in your kitchen.