Making Juices and Green Smoothies the Night Before

[Tulpa]

HI all,
I have recommitted to the raw lifestyle after some major lifechanges. Hence, the new name.

One of the life changes was purchasing of a new home. However, I must now got to be up at 4 am to catch the 5.15 train out to get to work by 6 am.

One way I thought to overcome the lack of time in the morning, was to make my green smoothies and juices the night before.

Any thoughts?

[sport]

It is not ideal but it is still OK.
When you put them in a container try to make sure that there is as little air as possible left at the top of the container by filling it right up and sealing it well.

[Aleesha Sattva]

what kind of juicer do you have? that makes a difference. if it's a centrifugal... you need to consume the juice immediately. if you have a champion, greenstar or samson... you can consume it the next day.

[Revvell]

Smoothies can be kept for up to (not recommended) 3 days and, as Sport says, make sure there's very little to no air in the container.

I agree with Aleesha except with the Champion. I've had two. For me, the juice of a Champion "should" be drunk immediately as it heats fairly easily ~ unless something's changed over the last few years. Sampson, Green Power, Green whatever's juices can be made the day before and kept in a thermos.

[Tulpa]

The juicer is a centrifugal jack-la-laine.

Well, I know what to do now. Perhaps it is better to make the smoothie the night before and have it for breakfast, do a salad for lunch, and then juice at dinner when I can get it fresh!

Thanks so much for your help. I just had a field day at the grocers. I never had a jack fruit before, so now I am going to try 1.

[Tulpa]

Thank you for your help! :)

[sport]

I have never had a jackfruit either but I hear good things about them. My day will come.

[streetsurfer]

There is also the option of using a vacuum sealing machine and jar top attachement to remove air from the jars.

[ArcturusXIV]

Put the whole *leaves* & plants in the juicer the night before, cover, seal and leave in fridge, then give them a blast before work! Takes 3 seconds. Call it "preventive medicine." :D Preparation is the best cure.