Have You Tried A Carrot Juice?

Have you tried drinking Carrot juice? I remember I have my first try of drinking this vegetable juice way back when I was in high school. My mother forced me and my siblings to take even a sip but she would have love it if we could have finish a glass instead of just a sip. But we couldn't stand the taste back then.

Fast forward to the present day, I was grocery shopping yesterday and inside the supermarket there was a booth that sells freshly squeezed or juiced vegetables - tomato, cucumber and carrots; knowing how much I've acquired the love of the taste of vegetables, having a vegetable juice might not be as bad as I envisioned before.

I had to omit the tomato juice because it might be too acidic for my stomach, cucumber is too big to try because I haven't heard of cucumber juice yet so I settled for the carrot juice.

I love carrots. I usually have a salad of carrots, cucumber and lettuce without any dressing of whatsoever every morning that goes well with my fish or chicken for breakfast. But munching a carrot is different from drinking it right? But since I was a little adventurous yesterday, I gave carrot juice a try.

The lady sliced around four big carrots and put it into a juicer. She asked if I wanted to put a little of cold water and sugar cane syrup to sweeten it a little bit and I declined the offer. It was pure carrot juice for me.

What can I say but that I actually liked it. It taste sweet and of course there's the carrot taste but all I can remember was the right sweetness of the drink.

Aside from tasting so good, my carrot juice is super healthy. My drink is equivalent to eating four whole carrots.

Here are the nutrients found in a 122 gram of carrots or a cup of sliced carrots
Calcium: 40 mg
Iron: 0.37 mg
Magnesium: 15 mg
Phosphorus: 43 mg
Potassium: 390 mg
Sodium: 84 mg
Zinc: 0.29 mg
Vitamin C: 7.2 mg
Thiamin: 0.081 mg
Riboflavin: 0.071 mg
Niacin: 1.199 mg
Pantothenic Acid: 0.333 mg
Vitamin B6: 0.168 mg
Vitamin B12: 0 mcg
Folate: 23 mcg
Vitamin A: 20509 IU
Vitamin E: 0.81 mg
Vitamin K: 16.1 mcg
beta Carotene: 10108 mcg

beta Cryptoxanthin: 153 mcg
Lycopene: 1 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthin: 312 mcg

1. It has pectin fiber that lowers cholesterol.

2. Carrots regulate blood sugar.

3. The beta carotene in carrots fights off cancer cells.

4. The vitamin E in carrots is good for the muscles.

5. The potassium in carrots regulates blood pressure .

6. The choline in carrots is important in regulating the normal function of the liver.

7. When taken everyday improves the immune system and prevents bodily infection.

8. Carrots is helpful in the following cases: insomnia, obesity, ulcer, painful urination and in a wide spectrum of diseases.

So give carrot juice a try today and nourish your body with nutrients we often deprived ourselves.