Review: Juicing for your health
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2012
Not so long ago, I reviewed Ravi Kishore's "The Big Book Of Power Juices," which made a strong case for consuming fresh fruit and vegetable juices as part of our diet. "New Juicing Recipes for Year 2013" is basically an updated version of that book, with some new material on the benefits of juicing, plus dozens of new recipes.The author, Kamal Kishore (Ravi Kishore is the editor) claims that as little as one glass of fresh juice a day can prevent or alleviate many chronic diseases. He stresses the importance of starting the day with a good breakfast, so the first recipes are breakfast juices. The book has a recipe for making your own V-8 juice from fresh produce, and I have to say that it looks very tasty. Other recipes looked tasty as well, although there are a few ingredients that might surprise you, like sweet potatoes. Beets were especially praised for their nutritional value, and the juice recipes that used beets were intended to moderate the strong taste.I did notice a few recipes where the amount of certain ingredients were not clearly specified, and some ingredients didn't make sense, such as "sliced juice," but there were only a few of these. Also, I noticed a couple of ingredients that were likely much easier to obtain in the author's country (India) than in the US, such as "Himalaya sea salt." It wouldn't be difficult to find substitutes, however.I haven't juiced in many years, but the benefits of juicing and the yummy-looking recipes might tempt me to try juicing again. I'm a diabetic, but the book has a section with recipes tailored for diabetics.The book has some gorgeous color photography, so if possible, I recommend reading it on a color device, although it will run fine on an e-ink reader.The book was sent to me by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.