Juicing

When you're watching what you are eating because of Crohn's, it's easy to miss out on fresh fruits and vegetables. Diarrhea makes it undesirable and uncomfortable to eat fruits and vegetables. Too much roughage can be irritating. One possible solution is juicing.

I like to juice once in a while. Though I don't do it as often as I would like to.

Nothing is more delicious than fresh homemade juice. Easy to digest. Full of vitamins and minerals. It can be high in sugar so use care if you are diabetic. This juice was made with carrot, cucumber, celery, parsley, apple, strawberry and beet.

One thing that I do to encourage more juicing, is to leave my juicer on the counter to be a reminder. When it is put away in a closet it can be easily forgotten.

Any fruit or vegetable is fair game except of course corn. I have even tried sweet potato and fresh green beans which lent a nice earthy taste.

Citrus fruits should always be peeled first before juicing.

Never use more than 1/4 of a beet per glass of juice. It can be a strain on the liver.

Try to use organic fruits vegetables when possible. If conventional fruits and vegetables are used they should be peeled before juicing to minimize the pesticides.