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Detox And Juice Your Way Back To A Svelte Figure
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Sometime last year, there was a sudden surge in merchants coming up with special juice cleanses and detox programmes which made quite a storm with the health-conscious community in Singapore.
Touted as a way to clean out and rejuvenate your body rather than a fad diet, the juice cleanses seem to be staying, evident from the number of specialty juice bars and detox juice delivery services available.
We at GET.com bring you the low-down on 7 Of The Most Popular Juice Programmes in Singapore so that you know where to order your dose of health from.
In This Juice Detox Guide
How Should I Decide On A Programme?
7 Popular Juice Programmes In Singapore
My Personal Experience With A Juice Cleanse
What's A Juice Cleanse?
A juice cleanse or detox programme usually consists of a fixed number of days where you consume nothing but juice.
Instead of a full fast with just water consumption, a juice cleanse is considered less extreme and helps to also fill your body with nutrients from fresh fruits and vegetables.
Do We Really Need A Detox?
The subject is up to debate. Some health experts have said that our body knows how to detoxify itself and there's no need to stay away from food to do it.
Whereas for some, they point out that having a few days of juice fast is an excellent way to get someone to kickstart a new diet as you slowly shift your palate away from the fatty and processed food you are used to.
Those who've been through a fast usually have positive comments about such a programme, reportedly making them feel lighter and more alert mentally.
Some might feel that going on a liquid diet is pretty difficult and may be potentially unsafe for the body.
As long as you do not go on long periods without food (more than 5 days) and still drink your juice, a juice cleanse is seldom harmful.
You may want to check with a doctor first if you have pre-existing health issues such as diabetes or kidney problems.
If you find it hard to go on a full juice fast, drinking fruit and vegetable juice once in a while isn't gonna harm your body at all!
What's more, there's no written to rule to say that you need to follow any programmes religiously. Always listen to your body.
How Should I Decide On A Programme?
Some factors you might want to consider include the length of the juice fast you want to commit to, whether you prefer organic juice, cold-pressed juice, if you only want vegetable juice, the price point and the delivery charges.
7 Popular Juice Programmes In Singapore
1. Antidote
Image source: Antidote
Antidote uses the cold-pressed method which is purported to deliver a better extraction of vitamins and minerals compared to traditional juicing methods. Every bottle of juice is made from an estimated 1 kg of organic fruits and vegetables.
Juice Programme
There are 3 levels from beginner to advanced and it offers 1-day, 3-day or 5-day programmes. A regular juice is 500ml per bottle.
Price
It starts at $89 for a 1-day programme to $440 for a 5-day programme. Delivery charges cost $20 but you can pick it up for free.
Website
www.antidote.sg
2. Hic Juice
Image source: Hic Juice via Facebook
Hic Juice uses the cold-pressed method as well and ensures their juices are made from organic fruits and vegetables.
Juices are pulp-free for those who like their juice “pure”. Their cleansing programme is consulted with nutritionists and health experts and they also provide a detailed nutritional value of each of the juices on their site.
According to them, they are the “first juice cleanse company in Singapore with an AVA approved and licensed juice kitchen”.
Juice Programme
There are 3 levels from beginner to advanced, and they also offer 1-day, 3-day and 5-day programmes. A regular juice is 500ml per bottle, which is the standard amount of most juice programmes.
Price
The price starts at $118 for a 1-day programme and at $518 for a 5-day programme. Prices are exclusive of the 7% GST.
Website
www.hicjuice.com.sg
3. Joob
Image source: Joob via Facebook
Similar to the others, Joob uses the cold-pressed method as well as 100% organic ingredients to ensure that every bottle of juice provides the nutrients your body needs while on a juice cleanse.
Joob focuses on providing nutrient-rich juice with 5 essential varieties throughout your detox programme and 4 varieties with the immunity detox programme. Each programme has 6 juices a day.
You can also opt for a la carte juices and buy a set of 6 bottles of your favorite juice.
Juice Programme
Joob offers 1-day to 5-day programmes. A regular juice contains 500ml per bottle.
Price
The price starts at $102 for a 1-day programme and costs $490 for a 5-day programme.
Website
www.joob.sg
4. Punch Detox
Image source: Punch Detox via Facebook
Punch Detox seeks to provide convenient juicing programmes for everyone. You can either go for their standard 3-day programmes that are suited for beginners to advanced juicers, or you can choose to build your own cleanse!
This gives you the liberty to choose what you'd like to drink so that you can enjoy the detox process as well.
Juice Programme
Punch Detox offers 3-day programmes and a regular juice contains 500ml per bottle.
Price
The price starts at $330 for a 3-day programme. You can also get a la carte juice at $20 per bottle.
Website
www.punchdetox.com.sg
5. Calamansi
Image source: Calamansi via Facebook
Calamansi uses the cold-pressed method to extract their juices, and each juice cleanse programme comes with organic tea as well to keep up the zen-factor during your detox.
Juice Programme
Calamansi offers 1-day, 2-day or 4-day programmes. Each regular juice contains 500ml per bottle.
Each programme comes with organic tea as well.
Price
The price starts at $75 for a 1-day programme and reaches $300 for 4-day cleanse. These prices are only if you pick up the juices yourself, delivery prices are $25 for 1-day programmes and $50 for a 4-day programme.
Website
www.calamansi.sg
6. Daily Juice
Image source: Daily Juice via Facebook
Daily Juice is probably one of the most affordable juicing programmes in Singapore. Each 530ml bottle costs about half the price of the other juice programmes mentioned above, due to the fact that they do not use organic fruits and vegetables.
If you are looking for a cheaper programme or just want to get some regular doses of juice, this is the one for you!
Juice Programme
Daily juice offers 2 types of cleansing programmes – 'Reboot' and '1-2-3 Cleanse'. Reboot offers a deeper cleanse with an emphasis on using more vegetables in the juice so that the calories per bottle are lower and you take in less sugar. They also offer buddy cleanses so that you don't have to do it alone!
Price
The price starts at $55 for a 1-day cleanse programme and costs only $267 for a 5-day cleanse. The reboot programme is slightly more expensive with a 1-day cleanse at $85 and a 5-day cleanse at $425. There is a delivery charge of $20 for deliveries outside the CBD area.
Website
www.dailyjuice.sg
7. Juice Tales
Image source: Juice Tales via Facebook
Juice Tales sees juice consumption as fulfilling part of your daily vegetable and fruit needs, so it shouldn't be difficult to incorporate these juices to your diet even if you don't want to go on a full on juice fast.
The juice bar is unique in that you can even choose to customise your own bottle! Similar to Daily Juice, Juice Tales' juices are more affordable as they do not exclusively use organic products either. What sets them apart is also the fact that they deliver healthy salads too!
Juice Programme
Juice Tales offers quite a number of juice programmes in order to suit different needs. You can get a basic 1-day juice programme, a classic juice programme, a 2-day introductory detox set or a 3-day introductory programme and there is a full range of a la carte juices and seasonal promotional packages.
Price
The price starts at $72 for a 1-day classic programme and an organic 3-day programme costs $356. Each bottle is 400ml which is less than the other programmes on this list. A delivery charge of $20 applies for orders below $60.
Website
www.juicetales.com.sg
My Personal Experience With A Juice Cleanse
To those who have never gone on a juice cleanse before, the idea of going 3 to 5 days without any solid food might sound daunting.
So here's my personal experience and some tips for you if you are deciding to go for it.
I tried out one of the 3-day juice cleanses last year with one of the juice bars. My initial idea was to hope to kickstart a diet after a period of feasting and hopefully lose some weight as well. I ordered a 3-day programme that came with 1 nut milk a day.
I remembered one of the first juices I had was a green juice made with apple, wheatgrass and celery and it actually tasted very good.
It was a 500ml bottle but after about half the bottle, I stopped drinking because I felt it was too sweet to chug down the entire bottle.
I was also afraid that I might become hungry later, so I could “save some juice” for later.
Until about 7pm, I started to become very hungry and lethargic, so I had the nut milk, which was supposed to be very filling and give you some protein.
It was super tasty and yes, finishing the entire bottle did fill me up. I went to sleep pretty early so that I didn't have to deal with the prospect of being hungry later.
On the second day, I was craving coffee pretty badly but continued with the juices. Frankly, I got quite tired of drinking the juices because I'm not the type to be taking sweet stuff all the time.
By the evening of day 2, I actually caved in and had some raw cashew nuts. To cut the long story short, I ate lunch on the third day.
So how did I feel about the cleanse? Well, I should say I'm kind of sitting on the fence and I think it really depends on your objective.
I feel that with the amount of sugar and nut milk I was taking, it's not really a weight loss solution. I probably should have gone on a vegetable juice cleanse since it contains a lot less sugar and loads of vitamins!
However, I do feel that it might make your skin clearer with all the nutrients it contains. If you ask me, I would do it again.
Tip: I think it's important to know your objective when it comes to going on a juice fast. It may take a few times to do it properly, since there could be times where you don't like the taste of some of the juice provided, or perhaps you might want to take up an “active” cleanse so that you can continue with your daily activities.
Money-Saving Tips
As you can see from the prices above, juicing isn't cheap! If you really want to save money and you plan to juice on a regular basis or incorporate juice into your everyday diet, I'd suggest you buy a cheap juicer and make it yourself.
You can buy vegetables (veggie juices are a lot healthier than fruit juices) in bulk and look for things that are on sale or that are seasonal to save money.
Try to make the juice with 80% vegetables and 20% fruits. You can even make juice when you get home from work and store it overnight in a glass bottle in the fridge so you'll have a fresh juice to take to work with you the next day.
You can save money on fruit and veggies by using a credit card that rewards you with cashback or points on your grocery purchases or a card that gives you discounts.
Here is our pick of the 2 best credit cards for groceries in Singapore. Here are 5 great saving tips for your grocery budget.
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