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The Fresh Facts

Every time I sip a fresh fruit or vegetable juice, I’m amazed by the flavour, the colour, the texture. To me, fresh juices are everything a healthy food should be: all-natural, bursting with taste, and choc-full of good things, from vitamins and minerals to enzymes and inner cleansers. It was back in 1992 that I first came across the health phenomenon that has since swept Europe, the States and Australia. A young woman named Sarah Zebaida had been so impressed with the fresh juices she’d come across while travelling in Asia that she’d opened Britain’s first ever juice bar – Squeeze Us at the Pineapple Dance Studios in central London.

It was a revelation. Just a few sips of her myriad blends and I was hooked – the fruitiest fruit juices; the zestiest vegetable juices; rich smoothies that were just as filling as a light lunch. Since then, of course, there’s been no looking back and juice bars everywhere are doing a roaring trade.

Of course, you don’t have to go out to benefit from this healthiest of trends; juices are easy to make at home. All you need is a juicer and a shopping list – full of your favourite fruits and vegetables. Juicing is surprisingly quick and immensely satisfying to do and can be done all year round as you make use of seasonal varieties. Root vegetable juices can be just as tasty as fruity ones – and if you don’t believe me, pop a parsnip in to juice … or a carrot … or a tomato. Smoothies are the ultimate in comfort juices, drink one just before going to bed for a solid night’s sleep.

In short, freshly juiced juices are sweeter, more piquant, more tart, more creamy, more flavoursome, more varied than anything you might ever have tasted before. And because the fruits and vegetables you choose to use go straight from your shopping basket into your juicer and into you, you’ll get maximum benefit from their rainbow coalition of vitamins and minerals. Bearing in mind that the latest healthy eating advice is to consume at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, juicing makes perfect sense. It won’t of course provide you with all-important fibre (that’s why you need to eat whole fruit and vegetables too) but it will ensure you’re getting a wide range of vital nutrients. Investing a little extra time and money brings huge dividends to your wellbeing.

Which is why juicing is a habit that deserves to be got. In my comprehensive guide, you’ll find out why fresh juices really are so special and how to go about making them. Not to mention hundreds of recipes for health, beauty and vitality, a detox plan, recipes for left-over pulp, and easy-to-understand nutritional notes about each fruit and vegetable included.

As I discovered all those years ago, tasting is believing – so why not try juicing for yourself.