Juicing for Children
Kids Love Fresh Juice! A general guide to juicing for children
No doubt about it, juicing for children is a great way to get nutrition into their growing, developing bodies.Juices just for kids: The best thing you can do
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Juicing is great for your childs body! Most kids LOVE IT. Recipes can be made to their liking and they won't even know it's good for them.
Juices can be just as good for children as adults, but in lesser quantities. Many people think you have to be so careful with fresh juice for thier children, but do not think about the effect of the junk food fed to them. To me, this is obsurd. Fresh juice is one of the purest things you can give your child! Do not be afraid to give them fresh juice.
Here are some general tips to juicing for children:Baby's generally should be drinking mothers milk and it is not recommended to give them juice.
A good idea for children ages 3-12 is to dilute the juice (with water) 1:1, and no more then 5 fl. oz/145ml per day, diluted. This is what most practitioners recommend but I personally do not think giving straight juice to young children in small doses is a bad thing.
Teenagers can drink undiluted juice Strong juices like spinach, watercress, kale, parsley and beets are good for children but in smaller doses. In fact, these are strong juices for adults- so just like new adult juicers- you need to build your way up to a full glass. Add a few leaves of spinach or broccli stalks and hide it with apple or another sweet fruit. While these juices have a strong effect on the body's cleansing systems they provide great nourishment. It's not recommended that you do a juice fast with young ones
Giving fresh juiced apple or grape juice when recovering and/or during a cold or flu is a great idea to get nourishment into their bodies. Solid food can hinder thier recovery process. Red raspberry tea is also a good idea, paired with juice, for its vitamin and mineral content that aid in recovery. Overall, do not be afraid to give kids juice. It's food in its pure and raw form. If there is an adverse reaction it might be because they are not use to eating such pure food!
Some more tips... Start off by giving your child a few servings of filtered water-diluted juice a week. Build up to one or two servings a day if they like them. Try single juices first(plain apple is a good option), diluted by at least half. Then, as they become accustomed to the taste you can combine juices. For the greatest benefit, make sure you give them a variety of juices each week instead of just one type. A juice with added banana or avocado not only gives them a thirst quencher, but also provides a good healthy snack.
Juice recipes kids love...
Apple juice: 3 to 4 medium yield about 1 cup
Pineapple-carrot juice: 2 carrots and 2 spears of pineapple yield 1 cup.
Orange juice: 2 medium oranges yield 1 cup
Orange –carrot juice: 1 orange and 1 carrot yield ¾ cup
Apple-carrot juice: 2 red apples and 1 carrot yield 1 cup
Apple-grape juice: 2 apples and a small bunch of grapes yield 1 cup
Pear juice: 2 medium pears yield 1 cup
