Nothing is more nutritious than juice. The benefit of juice is that it is comparable to fresh fruit in terms of the nutrients it provides. Also it is sometimes easier for a child to drink juice that its is to eat fruit.
Drinking fresh fruit and vegetable juice, drinking something tastes great and is nutritious is benefit enough.
Many kids don't like eating fruit, so offering fruit juice is one way to get child the 2 (for younger kids) to 4 servings (older kids) of fruit that is recommended in the Food Pyramid Guide.
A 6 ounce glass of 100% fruit juice can substitute for (but is not really equal to) one serving of fruit. The AAP advises that half of your child's fruit servings from the Food Pyramid Guide can come from 100% fruit juice.
Fruit juice can be helpful for children who are constipated and fruit juice diluted with fluoridated water is a good way to get the child fluoride if he doesn't like to drink plain water.
Raw juice, when extracted from originally grown fresh vegetables and fruits, provides the easiest way to the body to ingest a high percentage of the vitamins and minerals found in these foods.
Raw juice fats are great for losing weight and for cleansing the organs, cells and tissues of the body.
Juices have an effective cleansing effect and also have the additional benefit of providing enzymes for detoxification that our stressed livers may require in extra amounts.
The concentration of pounds of valuable foods into a single glass of juice maximize digestion and is the major benefit of fresh of squeezed juice.
For optimal benefits the juice must be prepared fresh daily.
The Benefits of Juice
