Thursday, January 6, 2011

Carrot Juice

Carrots are the excellent source of Beta carotene, Vit A, Fibre and potassium.  Good for the eye sight.  It helps prevents night blindness, protects against cancer.  Carrots are naturally sweet, makes an excellent low calorie snack. Eating one carrot provides enough Vit A, to prevent various illnesses.  Having prudent amount of carrots may confer major health benefits. This is the easy way to get the kids get their daily intake of Vit A.  When My kids were small I used to feed the fresh carrot juice through the  feeding bottle, without any additives.

Recipe 1
Ingredients:
Carrots - 2 peeled, washed and  roughly chopped
Water -1 cup
Crushed ice - 1 cup
Condensed milk - 2 tbsp

Method:
Put the chopped carrots into a blender, add water blend it till smooth. Using the filter take out any lumps.  Add the condensed milk and stir .Serve cold.

Recipe 2
Ingredients:
Carrots - 2 peeled, washed and roughly chopped
Water - 1 cup
Crushed Ice - 1 cup
Ginger - 1 inch, peeled , washed and chopped
Sugar - 2 tbsp

Method:
Put the chopped carrots, ginger, sugar into a blender, add water, crushed ice, blend it till smooth. Using the filter take out any lumps.  Garnish with mint, Serve cold.

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