Cooper Andrew - Juice manifesto: more than 120 flavor-packed juices, smoothies and healthful dishes for the whole family

Text copyright 2016 by Andrew Cooper.
Photographs copyright 2016 by Alistair Richardson.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced
in any form without written permission from the publisher. ISBN 9781452159171 (epub, mobi) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Names: Cooper, Andrew, 1981- author.
Title: Juice Manifesto / Andrew Cooper.
Other titles: Juiceman | Juice manifesto
Description: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2016] | Originally published under the title: Juiceman. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016012709 | ISBN 9781452158877 (hardback)
Subjects: LCSH: Smoothies (Beverages) | Fruit juices. | Functional foods. | Fruit juicesTherapeutic use. |
BISAC: COOKING / Health & Healing / Weight Control. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.
Classification: LCC TX817.S636 C66 2016 | DDC 641.8/75dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016012709 Design by Smith & Gilmour Chronicle Books LLC
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My granddad Andrew was a baker and my granddad Jack a butcher, so I was surrounded by enthusiastic food lovers from an early age. They taught me all about food: how to touch, smell and taste ingredients. And Ive always been interested in where food comes from, having spent hours digging up potatoes and pulling up carrots for my mum on a Sunday morning. When I was seventeen, I broke the family mold and headed to London to pursue a career in music and fashion. I was no different from anyone else my age and was overdoing it by going out all the time. But I managed to supplement my busy lifestyle with healthful food and juices.

I bought my first juicer at nineteen, an old-fashioned model that you had to put a paper liner into to catch the pulp. All of my friends thought I was an oddball for buying it. But it made great juice, even though the washing up afterward was a killer. Luckily, juicers became increasingly efficient, and my love for juicing grew and grew. I would take regular trips to the farmers market in Queens Park for the wonderful fresh fruit and veggies. Then my wife, Jane, and I had our very own escape to the country when our daughter, Taylor, was born and we bought an old fruit farm up in Cheshire.

At the same time, I was flying to the United States weekly for modeling and acting jobs. When being fit and healthy and looking as good as possible is part of your job, it really makes you think about what you are putting into your body. Plus kids, as anyone with them will know, add a whole new dimension to your life. I was experiencing tiredness that I never knew existed and so I decided to try to combat this by incorporating as many nutritious foods into my diet as possible. I found juicing to be a brilliant way to achieve this.

At Juiceman, we can get 41/2 pounds of vegetables into a 1-pint bottle of juice. Imagine eating through 41/2 pounds of vegetables on your plate! As for smoothies, they are my meal in a glass because my nutritional needs can be met in an instant. If Im home late or I need a quick fix, I will always make a green smoothie. Fruit and vegetables are simply amazing. The amount of vitamins and enzymes that they contain is unreal. When Jane and I moved back to London, one of the best things I did was plant my own veggie patch I couldnt believe how much I could grow in such a small area.

Im a firm believer in the fresher the better. The difference between an apple picked from the tree to one from the supermarket is huge. To harness that freshness, or get as close to it as possible, was my ultimate goal. And by juicing the freshest produce, all the vitamins, enzymes and minerals can be in your system in an instant. I started to share my enthusiasm for juices, smoothies and raw food with my family and friends.