Carrot and Beetroot Juice

Carrot and beetroot juice can be your skin’s best friend. There are unimaginable benefits of carrot and beetroot juice. Having a glass of this effective juice will not only prevent fine lines, wrinkles and other ageing signs but will also provide a healthy glow to your skin.

Carrots are popular and versatile root veggies with a rich source of vitamins, nutrients and minerals like biotin, potassium, vitamin A (from beta carotene), K1 (phylloquinone), B6 and many more. Juices made with this vegetable help to protect the skin, decrease ageing by inhibiting the formation of free radicals and increase the body’s immunity.

Here comes the fun fact

As a fun fact do you know that carrots have been grown for medicinal purposes and not as food and originally carrots were purple in colour? Until late in the 16th century, Dutch growers took mutant strains of the purple carrot and gradually developed them into the sweet, plump, orange and red variety that we have today.

Impressive Benefits of Beet

Beetroot, a root vegetable is packed with essential nutrients and is a great source of fibre, folate, manganese, potassium, iron and Vitamin C. It contains a pigment called betalain, which possess a number of anti-inflammatory properties and can help fight infections.

Here’s why you should be drinking carrot and beetroot juice?

There are numerous benefits associated with drinking this juice. I am mentioning just a few of them-

• Both carrot and beetroot are rich sources of Vitamin C which help the skin to regenerate, reduce overall stress and stimulate collagen production.

• Carrots are an excellent source of beta carotene, an antioxidant, which prevents free radicals and toxins from damaging the cell wall and prevents cancer growth.

• It gives your immune system a boost and improves cognitive functions, helps in weight loss, supports eye health, and has anti-cancer properties.

• The dietary fibre present in this unstrained juice helps lower cholesterol levels and may prevent atherosclerosis.

• It increases your metabolism. Carrot and beetroot juice increases bile secretion which can increase your metabolism.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cubed beetroot
• 2 cup cubed carrot
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• Mint leaves (optional)
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt to taste

How to prepare

• Juice out carrots, beetroot and mint leaves using an electric juicer.
• Add 1/2 cup water(or required), lemon juice, sugar and salt to taste.
• Stir well and pour into two glasses.

Variation

You can also add tomatoes, ginger and Indian gooseberries(amla) as a variation.