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Throw a blender cocktail party this long weekend!
- Martine - May 13, 2013
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Blenders are a wonderful tool at the cocktail bar. They chop ice with ease and blend it into frosty concoctions. They allow you to infuse your drinks with fresh or frozen fruit and use frozen juice concentrates to great effect. Rich, sweet cocktails made with ice cream or sorbet widen and simplify... More »
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7 Tips for Making Smoothies Part of Your Daily Routine
- Martine - Mar 11, 2013
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According to Pat Crocker, author of The Smoothies Bible, 2nd Ed., a nutritious diet includes protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytochemicals, fiber and water in proportions that promote growth and maintain healthy cells. It also includes ample quantities of vegetables and... More »
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Benefits of Juicing
- Martine - Mar 11, 2013
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Author of The Juicing Bible (the best-selling juicing book on the market today), Pat Crocker, lists just a few of the benefits of juicing: Easy assimilation • In whole fruits and vegetables (or even in drinks that contain pulp), some enzymes, phytochemicals, vitamins A, C and E — along with... More »
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Criteria for Choosing a Juice Machine
- Martine - Mar 11, 2013
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Types of Juice Machines There are two basic types of machines that extract juice. They are as follows: Masticating • With this type of machine, fruits and vegetables are squeezed through gears that crush them and force them through a fine stainless steel strainer. The pulp is continuously extracted... More »
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Juicing at Home
- Martine - Mar 11, 2013
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Guide explores nutritional and health benefits of juicing at homeBy: Judy Creighton, The Canadian Press08/21/2012 12:01 PM As baby boomers age, many of them are increasingly concerned about ways to achieve better health.“People are looking to staying fit and agile and as they age they have the... More »
