Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Okay guys.. I love juicing...best way I can take down my vegetables, and it helps me maintain about 40% vegetable intake. But I wanted to know..how long does fresh juice last. I know it doesn't go on for hours...so fridergating is not that great...you should drink it quick. But I wanted to know if there was an exact time..? And further more..can we have wheatgerm with that? Or not. I'm not sure how raw, wheatgerm really is. Thanks, VB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 if you're juicing, they recommend (at least the juiceman does) drinking it right away. if the juice sits too long after juicing, the healthy enzymes will start to break down. I guess you could put together a big batch of juice, just dont' count on it being as super-healthy as freshly juiced & drank-juice. Megan - vaberella rawfood Monday, January 12, 2004 5:18 AM [Raw Food] Fresh Juice Okay guys.. I love juicing...best way I can take down my vegetables, and it helps me maintain about 40% vegetable intake. But I wanted to know..how long does fresh juice last. I know it doesn't go on for hours...so fridergating is not that great...you should drink it quick. But I wanted to know if there was an exact time..? And further more..can we have wheatgerm with that? Or not. I'm not sure how raw, wheatgerm really is. Thanks, VB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 - Megan Milligan rawfood Monday, January 12, 2004 12:55 PM Re: [Raw Food] Fresh Juice if you're juicing, they recommend (at least the juiceman does) drinking it right away. if the juice sits too long after juicing, the healthy enzymes will start to break down. I guess you could put together a big batch of juice, just dont' count on it being as super-healthy as freshly juiced & drank-juice. Megan>> you can also freeze it, which does 'kill off' some of the enzymes but not as much as if you didn't freeze it and kept it around for longer times... plus it's good as a 'slushie' type drink when it's defrosting.. tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 [i will answer these " publicly " also for you so some of the other new people can learn.] I'm afraid I don't know tons about your subjects of question. My guess about the wheat germ is that it isn't truly raw. You will find as you journey along the road to rawdom that very few people have an idea of what's truly raw. Wheat germ is certainly very highly processed and one might suspect that somewhere during the process of removing the germ from the wheat kernel, perhaps heat is generated. Whatever you think you are benefiting from eating the wheatgerm can probably be found in another raw, living, and whole source. As for the juice, the reason you don't want to drink bottled juices is because they are pasteurized. That means heated! It is close to imossible to find ready made juices that haven't been at least " flash pasteurized. " This came with the law suits against Odwalla when someone contracted salmonella or some such thing. With truly fresh juices, I've heard that the amount of time they will last depends upon the juicer used to extract them. For example, the Green Life family of juicers (Green Life, Green Power, and Kempo) don't generate any heat while juicing the fruits and/or vegetables because of how slowly they operate. Also, in these juicers, the gears which grind, mash, and compress the produce, expelling the juice, gave magnets in them. It is said that crossing over the magnetic field helps to retain the enzymes and vitamins for a longer period of time. I believe that apart from the heat generated during juicing, it is exposure to air which oxidizes the juice and robs it of its vitality. I'll tell you a little story -- just one of them -- about how the " normal " person doesn't understand what " raw " means. There is a woman nearby who makes and sells absolutely delicious salsa. When I was purchasing it the first time, I inquired as to whether it was raw. I was told " yes. " I took it home and had some. Wonderful! I had this feeling though, that something about it was cooked because of how addictive it was. I just couldn't stop eating it. This is true of all cooked foods with me. I asked the store again. They phoned the woman who makes it and she said it was raw. I bought some more and had the same reaction. I just kept eating it and eating it. Finally one Sunday evening, I phoned the woman at home and said that I HAD to know if it was truly raw. She insisted that it was, so I asked her how she makes it. She rattled through the ingredients and then came to canned tomato sauce. I had known all along that this wasn't a raw product. She, because she hadn't ever put it on the stove or in any other way heated it, believed it was raw. You will find this in other products also. Cashews aren't really raw unless you crack them from the shell yourself. There is heat used in the shelling process. Unless you buy honey that says " unheated, " it is also not truly raw in the sense that raw food people use that word. Over time, as you become more and more raw, you will learn how hypervigilant we need to be if we intend to be 100% raw. Our society -- all for our own good, don't you know -- takes the life force out of products before they sell them to us. My best to you on your new journey. Annette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 ice cube trays, toothpicks/popsicle sticks, and you got yourself an instant ( & Healthy) popsicle! :-) wonder how a beet juice popsicle would taste.... ;-) M. ---- Original Message ----- you can also freeze it, which does 'kill off' some of the enzymes but not as much as if you didn't freeze it and kept it around for longer times... plus it's good as a 'slushie' type drink when it's defrosting.. tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 the juiceman does) drinking it right away. if the juice sits too long after juicing, the healthy enzymes will start to break down. I guess you could put together a big batch of juice, just dont' count on it being as super-healthy as freshly juiced & drank-juice. Megan - vaberella rawfood Monday, January 12, 2004 5:18 AM [Raw Food] Fresh Juice Okay guys.. I love juicing...best way I can take down my vegetables, and it helps me maintain about 40% vegetable intake. But I wanted to know..how long does fresh juice last. I know it doesn't go on for hours...so fridergating is not that great...you should drink it quick. But I wanted to know if there was an exact time..? And further more..can we have wheatgerm with that? Or not. I'm not sure how raw, wheatgerm really is. Thanks, VB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I use ground flaxseeds instead of wheatgerm. You get fiber, omega3s , protein and more, and it has a nice graham crackery taste. Deb. rawfood , Gina Halpin <flutterflyart> wrote: > > And further more..can we have wheatgerm with that? Or not. I'm not > sure how raw, wheatgerm really is. > > Thanks, > VB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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