WHAT DO VEGANS EAT?!? I get asked all the time, and as a new vegan I’m learning to prepare fresh, delicious food that’s beneficial for ME, for ANIMALS, and for OUR PLANET. Sustaining a nourishing plant-based diet will require being creative, conscious and conscientious in my food choices. Here I’ll share a “learn as I go” adventure on the path to healthy, happy, VIBRANT VEGANISM! Follow as my food evolution unfolds and maybe you’ll even be inspired to join me...
Carrot juice. It's pure and organic, but it's packaged. That means pasteurized. Booooooo! So is it dead? Dangerous? I need to do a little more research but I suspect I should avoid it...
my research seems to indicate that pasteurization kills all the good living enzymes along with the bad, so even though it's pure organic carrot juice, it's not as healthy as it could be... freshly juiced is the best way to go. i wonder about the other nutrients, for example, the amount of vitamin A in 6 ounces of carrot juice... is this lessened in the pasteurization process? and more and more so as the product sits on the shelf? seems like yes.
my research seems to indicate that pasteurization kills all the good living enzymes along with the bad, so even though it's pure organic carrot juice, it's not as healthy as it could be... freshly juiced is the best way to go. i wonder about the other nutrients, for example, the amount of vitamin A in 6 ounces of carrot juice... is this lessened in the pasteurization process? and more and more so as the product sits on the shelf? seems like yes.
ReplyDelete... i think i should start doing more juicing!