How long has it been since you had a glass of vegetable juice?
Many of us don’t get the recommended daily servings of vegetables in our diets. Two new studies, presented at the International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables, show that the convenience and enjoyment of vegetable juice are crucial to their success in helping people get their daily recommended servings of vegetables.

A 12-week study by the University of California-Davis revealed that the people in the study who drank at least two cups of vegetable juice met daily vegetable recommendations. However, only 7% of the non-juice drinkers …read more

I was over at the V8 website because I wanted to check which vegetables the “8″ stands for (tomatoes, carrots, celery, beets, parsley, lettuce, watercress and spinach , if you must know), and noticed that they’ve renamed the A-C-E Vitamin Rich V8 to Essential Antioxidants V8 Vegetable Juice.
A-C-E is out. Antioxidants is in. Even if they are one and the same.
Plus points to their marketing staff. (rolls eyes)
Image Source: V8 Juice website

According to the latest American food guide pyramid, you should consume at least 7-9 servings of vegetables per day. Holy macaroni, I don’t think I eat 7-9 servings of anything, much less vegetables!
Don’t like to eat veggies, either? Well, perhaps you can drink it instead. Researchers say it’s a great way to get those healthy goodies into your diet without breaking too much sweat.
“What we found in this study is that drinking vegetable juice seemed to address some of the key barriers to vegetable consumption such as convenience, portability and taste, so individuals were more likely to meet their daily …read more

Did you know the secret to vibrant health is in your blender? It’s true. Juicing vegetables provides concentrated nutrition–vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytochemicals, and antioxidants–that is found in virtually no other source.
Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life offers a healthy, alternative approach to juicing, eating well, and cleansing the body and soul with recipes, smoothies, and flavorful soups made from our favorite vegetables.
Want to get a free copy? All you have to do is leave me a comment below and let me know your favorite juice, smoothie or soup made from vegetables . Or you can blog about it, perhaps share …read more