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Review by Rebecca Johnson for The Big Book of Juices: More Than 400 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day
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In the past few months I’ve read quite a few books on juicing. “The Big Book of Juices” is one of the most creative books I’ve seen so far. The fruit and vegetable blends are especially delicious. Who would have thought that grapefruit would go so well with carrots and celery. I’ve also never seen anyone blend broccoli with pears. Yet these all seem to work well. I especially enjoyed making the juice with passionfruit, orange juice and seltzer.

While you need a juicer for most of the recipes there are also some recipes for your blender. If you are feeling adventurous you might enjoy making a spicy drink made from chai tea, peaches, vanilla and yogurt. Most of the smoothie recipes use yogurt. The only thing you have to do first is to juice some of the fruit before you add it to the blender with the yogurt. Other fruits like mango and papaya are better just added to the blender as they don’t juice as well. Specific instructions are not given on each recipe so you have to read the instructions at the start of the book and at the start of each chapter. Instead of instructions the author just gives a few sentences to inspire you to make the drink. This works well for individuals who have already been juicing for a few months but is not as helpful for someone new to juicing. From my own experience I learned to peel most fruits, especially citrus fruits. You will also want to peel mangoes, pineapple and papaya.

The last section in the book contains some recipes using sparkling mineral water. There are also some recipes for teas made with fresh herbs. There is an interesting tea made with licorice and mint. If you are looking for something to calm you at the end of the day there is a tea made with lemongrass, cardamom, orange zest, chamomile and mint. Unlike the other recipes, instructions are given for most of the recipes in the “Thirst Quenchers” section.

The recipes using lime sorbet are perfect for the summer if you don’t mind a little sugar with your fruit drinks. For the most part all the drinks are sweetened with the natural fruit juice combinations. Quite a few of the drinks are flavored with ginger. You can always add a packet of stevia which is a natural sweetener.

This is a book you will use day after day! The pictures of the juices are beautiful and you might be intrigued by all the different shaped glasses the author found to display the juices in. If you have been juicing at least a few months then you will love this book. If you are just starting your juicing journey, try a few of the books listed at the end of this review – they were very helpful to me when I started juicing.

If you want to freeze some of the smoothie recipes try these: Kidco Healthy Snack Frozen Treat Trays

Other books you might enjoy – these books will teach

you the basics of juicing:

Juiceman’s Power of Juicing

Ultimate Juicing: Delicious Recipes for Over 125 of the Best Fruit & Vegetable Juice Combinations

The Juice Lady’s Juicing for High Level Wellness and Vibrant Good Looks

Juicing for Health

The Juicing Bible

~The Rebecca Review

Review by Susan R. Wade for The Big Book of Juices: More Than 400 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day
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The Big Book of Juices is the one of the best books ever!! Each recipe is “graded” on 5 areas with 0-5 stars; energy, detox, immunity, digestion and skin. It gives the recipe title, ingredients, author comments, and the grade. I read all 400 since it was delivered this morning and I am so excited to try them. It has 5 chapters; juice basics, making juices (more than half the book), making smoothies (anything with a banana or yogurt), making quenchers (drinks including sparkling water), and juicing reference (it has a lot of nutritional references and advice for ailments). It also has a picture for nearly every recipe. It is over 700 pages of colorful goodness!!! I don’t think I’ll ever need another juicing book.

Review by elenagracia for The Big Book of Juices: More Than 400 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day
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First, this is a gorgeous book. Beautiful photographs of almost all the recipes, and compact yet comprehensive sections on juicing (and smoothie) ingredients, suggested juicing regimens, and recipe recommendations for specific ailments or nutrients. The majority of recipes are for juices, but recipes for smoothies (with and without dairy or nut/seed milk) and quenchers (juice blends diluted with sparkling water or other beverage) are also included.

I’m new to juicing, but I’ve been drinking green smoothies (blended fruit and leafy greens — no dairy) for months now. Juicing seemed like the perfect adjunct to the smoothies — I wanted to add more vegetables to my diet. If you’ve done any research about juicing or smoothies, you’ve seen the debate about combining fruits and vegetables. If you’re not a fan of combining them, this is not the book for you — virtually all of these recipes combine the two food groups. (While I don’t generally combine them myself, my current favorite juice is Natalia Rose’s Life Force Powerade — kale, cucumber or celery, beets, ginger, apples and lemon. Drinking this the first thing in the morning is an amazing start to the day.)

Having said that, this book is an inspiration to me as a juicing newbie, and gives me plenty of ideas for both my juices and green smoothies. BUT — much of this content is duplicated in Ms. Savona’s book, The Big Book of Juices and Smoothies: 365 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day (The Big Book of…Series) (Spiral-bound). Until recently this was available here on amazon.com in a spiral-bound format — a much more condensed version, and probably easier to use.

Either of these books is worth a look — I think anyone interested in juices or smoothies would benefit on some level.

Review by Cavale for The Big Book of Juices: More Than 400 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day
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Aside from being the easiest recipe book to follow, this book is gorgeous. The photography showing all concoctions is getting me to try variations I would never think of. Today’s Pineapple Beet was FULL of ENERGY! This book provides clear references for specific goals. A clear intuitive indexing system allows the reader to search by key ingredients, by nutrients, and by health benefits. A 5 Star rating program rates the effectiveness of the drinks for energy delivery and detox, plus other goals such as healing digestion, and skin quality. This is the only juice book on the counter. In just 2 weeks of juicing this book has helped change my life and mindset about juicing! Thank you.

Review by C. Shultz for The Big Book of Juices: More Than 400 Natural Blends for Health and Vitality Every Day
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Ooooh what a pretty, solid book! I love the pictures. The recipes are excellent and the rating system for each is practical and helpful. This inspires me to make more exotic juice concoctions. Buy this and the Juicing Bible and you’ve got all you need!

Review by for Complete Book of Juicing: Your Delicious Guide to Youthful Vitality
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Once you’ve tasted the fruit juice recipes in this book, you’ll feel cheated every time you drink bottled, canned or otherwise processed juices from the grocery store. I’ll admit I have a sweet tooth so, the fruit juices are what I like most about this book. However, Michael Murray has also packed it with a lot of useful health information. He highlights the link between progressive Westernization of diets and the subsequent rise of modern day plagues like heart disease, cancer and diabetes. The text contains tables of quantitative information and references to reputable scientific publications to support his contentions. In fact, the information convinced me to at least try some of the less palatable-looking vegetable juices; quite a feat, considering that I was never enthusiastic about downing glasses of liquefied parsley, kale or leeks. I was pleasantly surprised. In particular, a concoction called “Cruciferous Surprise” containing cabbage, broccoli, kale, carrots and apples really did turn out to be a shock–a rather tasty one. Despite the fact that I’d consumed a couple of pounds of veggies and fruit in a few gulps, I didn’t end up feeling like an overinflated hot air ballon! To be completely honest though, there were a few veggie juice recipes that pickled my palate and left me feeling seasick, but over all, I was quite pleased with the book. Whether you have a medical condition for which you’re seeking nutritional support (the chapter on “Juice as Medicine” recommends various fruit and vegetable juices which can be therapeutic for a number of ailments)., looking for ways to improve your diet or simply trying to add something new and exciting to your culinary repertoire, this is a fun and informative book to own.

Review by Terry for Complete Book of Juicing: Your Delicious Guide to Youthful Vitality
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I love the almost complete information in this book. The author does a very good job of explaining the benefits of juicing. He has a section on the fruits and vegetables with the benefits of juicing each. There is a nice section on recipes(both with nutritional value and caloric content). There is a section on weight loss by juicing and a section which recommends different recipes to juice for different health problems. This book has great information nutritionally and it is easy reading. I did find it prejudice towards the Juiceman Juicer line of products, that is why it came down one star level in the ratings. The study he used to promote the Juiceman was incomplete.

Review by Don Boring for Complete Book of Juicing: Your Delicious Guide to Youthful Vitality
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I have come to rely on “The Complete Book of Juicing,” as a bible and wealth of information on the NUTRITIONAL components of fresh juice. It is ALSO a GREAT! guide to which juices, (yes fruits and vegetables together) that combine well for great taste and a power punch of vitamins and phytonutrients. I have a juicer AND a Vitamix and this book has helped me everystep along the way to changing my eating style effortlessly and smoothly from a burger and grease american style diet to a healthy mix of fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. I am grateful to have this book and wish I had 25 of them to give to friends and aquaintances who express an interest in improving their health. I have lost 75 lbs, and regained my health at middle age. I have never felt better! Buy this book!

Review by for Complete Book of Juicing: Your Delicious Guide to Youthful Vitality
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This is an excellent juicing and nutritional resource. I have learned so much about the value of certain foods that I didn’t know before. I have been juicing for four weeks now and I feel so much better, have more energy, lost weight,and my appetite is reduced so I wouldn’t miss a day of juicing.The book outlines which fruits and vegetables you should juice with for certain ailments as well as giving you detailed measurements of the nutritional value of each food so you can determine what you need to juice with so you can add certain nutrients to your diet. I would highly recommend this book. It’s enjoyable reading also.

Review by for Complete Book of Juicing: Your Delicious Guide to Youthful Vitality
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I am new to juicing and this book told me everything I need to know, along with giving many recipes for all different ailments and personal needs. Good nutritional breakdown of each recipe included. Juices are suprisingly delicious. I’m hooked on juicing!