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We all know that regular eating of fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of chronic diseases, cardiovascular disease and cancer.  We know we are supposed to but yet most people have a hard time meeting their recommend daily intake of fruits and vegetables.  Making fresh juice is an easy and tasty way to help meet your daily requirement of fruits and vegetables.

To be perfectly clear, when we say "juice" we are talking about rich mixtures of fresh fruits, vegetables, and even herbs.. We are not talking about the sugar sweetened watery essences  of apples, cranberries, or grapes that come in bottles or cans. The latter, explains Joan Carter, R.D., a Houston-based spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, are mostly sugar and water and contain few of the vitamins, minerals, and fiber you get from eating the actual fruit. "But fresh juices, squeezed in such a way that you get most of the pulp, are rich in nutrients, including soluble fiber, which lowers blood cholesterol," she says. "They give you a much bigger nutritional bang for your buck."