| Making fresh home made juice with a juicer is easy. | | | | a brush to get the produce really clean. Note, even |
| Just follow these few simple steps: | | | | thorough cleaning will not remove all the pesticides |
| Get the Right Produce. Buy the right amount and | | | | that may be in the food's meat and or on the food. |
| type of produce that you will need. Are you juicing | | | | Prepare the Produce. Cut off any bruised or |
| just citrus fruits? Vegetables? Leafy greens? Many | | | | damaged parts. You should probably peel non-organic |
| people drink one to two eight ounce glasses of juice | | | | produce. While this will reduce potential nutrients in |
| per day. You will need about one pound of produce | | | | the peel, it will also reduce the concentrated |
| per eight ounce glass that is made. | | | | pesticides that may be in and on the peel. Remove |
| Buy Organic, if Possible. Organic foods are grown | | | | pits and hard seeds. You can leave stems on the |
| without pesticides or other chemicals. Plus organic | | | | produce except for carrot greens. Carrot greens are |
| foods do not use genetically modified seeds. Organic | | | | considered mildly toxic. |
| fruit and vegetables are the healthiest choice. | | | | Cut the Food. Cut the produce so it easily fits into |
| Clean the Produce. Thoroughly wash and scrub the | | | | the appliance's feed tube. |
| produce. You can use a fruit or vegetable wash and | | | | |