Scapettosdeli’s World Food Recipes

An extremely tasty juice (Most of the times used as milk shake) which is made from a combination of banana and strawberry. The strawberries should be ripe enough and should be mixed or blend very well before using. Some people filter this drink but I like to drink it without filtering because I love those tiny strawberry pieces floating in the drink.
Sample Proportion - 8 medium size strawberries and 3 bananas with half cup milk.

Purple pine is made from pineapple and grapes. A black grape is usually used. The drink is high in iron and pineapple acts as a Potential Anti-Inflammatory and Digestive agent. It is a good drink to have after your lunch or dinner. Grape juice is known to be good for heart.
Sample Proportion - ½ Pineapple and 1 full cup of grapes.

Simple but very useful and easy to digest juice. It regulates the sugar content in our body. The juice is made of Pear and banana. Pear is good for an ulcer, constipation, and urination and also works for congestion, fever alleviation, and cough. Banana is good for people who have high blood pressure because it is low in salt. Banana contains tryptophan, a type of protein  that the body converts into serotonin. Serotonin is a hormone that is known to make you feel happy and improve your mood.
Sample Proportion - 3 parts pear and 2 parts banana.

A juice made by mixing mango, pear, carrot and apple will act as an antioxidant. It clears the body heat, counteracts toxicity and decrease blood pressure. Apple is a well known anti oxidant. The addition of mango makes this juice a very tasty drink.
Sample proportion - 3 parts mango, 2 parts peer, 2 parts carrot, 2 parts apple.

This juice is specifically for people who want to improve their skin complexion. The ingredients are Apple, Carrot and Tomato. For better effect use Green apples. This juice also had an added advantage of eliminating bad breath. This is due to the Apple, Tomato combination. Sample proportion- 2 part apple, 2 part carrot and 1 part tomato.

A juice made from Apple cucumber and celery is known to fight cancer and reduce cholesterol. It also improves any sort of stomach upset and headache. This juice is a must have once you have crossed your 30’s. If you have this juice every other day, then you will not have to worry about your cholesterol level any more. Sample proportion - 2 parts apple, 1 part cucumber and 1 part celery.

Use 3 parts apple 1 part ginger and 3 parts carrot.
The main benefits of this juice include revitalization of the body, good for cold and glowing skin.
Beauticians usually prescribe this juice because of its extremely good effects on the skin.
But the benefits are not limited to the skin.
It has a cleansing and boosting effect to the whole body.

End the day with the dinner detox juice recipes which will help you feel sleepy and relaxed.
Dinner detox 1

• 6 oz Pineapple

• 2 oz Lettuce

• 2 oz Celery

Juice the ingredients in a juicer and serve cold.

This is the time most people experience hunger pangs. Try juicing vegetables for lunch like this Vegetable detox recipe.

Vegetable Detox

• 3 carrots

• 3 stalks celery

• 1/2 small beet

• ½ tsp lemon juice

• ¼ tsp gingerroot chopped fine

• 1 tbsp honey (optional)

Juice all the ingredients in the juicer without the honey. You may add honey to the juice and your veggie detox lunch is ready.

Have another glass of water. After about an hour have a cup of herbal tea with ginger.
Relax during the afternoon. Listen to music. Do not do any strenuous activity during the juice fasting.
Have some more water.

Start with a glass of warm water with a little lemon juice. This is a gentle way to begin the day and flush out your system. After about half an hour have apple juice. You may combine apple juice with carrot and celery juice (if desired). You could also try this watermelon detox recipe for breakfast.

Watermelon Detox (juice) Recipe:

Watermelon is great for detoxification. It acts as a diuretic and detoxifier. The strawberries are rich in Vitamin C and the blackberries are a good source of folic acid.

• 8 oz watermelon

• 4 oz strawberries

• 4 oz blackberries

Put all the ingredients in a juicer, you could also use a blender and serve cold.