Jan. 15, 2018
From self-medicating by making juice from vegetables in their own kitchen, in three years they have grown into a company that produces thousands of juices daily in their “juice lab. How did they get here and why is drinking these natural multivitamins so important? We spoke with Joël Goudsmit (32) and Rosalynn Campbell (26) about this, as well as being allowed to test a detox juice cure ourselves.
At Sapje, we make 100% organic juices that are packed with healthy nutrients. Our wheatgrass juice is a great example. Wheatgrass may look like a simple plant, but don’t underestimate it: wheatgrass has a lot going for it. It makes a healthy impression, but what exactly is behind these grass leaves? Here we explain to you in detail what makes wheatgrass so special.
In our assortment you will find wheatgrass juice, a shot that consists of wheatgrass, cucumber and apple. But what exactly is wheatgrass? As the name somewhat gives away, it comes from common wheat. Young shoots of wheat, to be exact. These shoots grow into the little plants with grass leaves, as you know wheatgrass.
Let’s get right to the point: wheatgrass is a bomb of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants! So a shot of our wheatgrass juice contains high levels of vitamin B1, vitamin E and zinc, among others. As much as 40-57% of the reference intake in a compact 50 milliliters. It doesn’t stop there. Did you know that 100 grams of wheatgrass contains as many nutrients as 2.3 kilograms of vegetables? That proves once again how concentrated wheatgrass actually is. Furthermore, in wheatgrass you will find other healthy substances such as potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B2, iron, folic acid and magnesium. There seems to be no end to it!
If you’re thinking that all those nutrients almost have to lead to health benefits, you guessed right. Like the benefits of red beet juice, wheatgrass has many promoting effects that are even scientifically substantiated. Thanks for the info Paarshuis!
Good blood pressure is an important part of a healthy body. You don’t want your blood pressure, or the force with which your blood presses against your vessel walls, to be too low or too high. A healthy lifestyle helps keep your blood pressure healthy. The mineral potassium, in particular, plays an important role here. Thus, since wheatgrass juice is a good source of potassium, it makes an ideal juice to provide additional support for your blood pressure.
In addition to potassium for blood pressure, wheatgrass juice also contains plenty of other good nutrients. For example, it is rich in the mineral magnesium and contains plenty of vitamin B1. Magnesium and vitamin B1 are involved in several brain and nerve functions and are good for your learning performance, ability to concentrate and memory, among other things. In addition, magnesium and vitamin B1 are good for your state of mind, contributing to a good mental balance. In the hectic society we live in, extra support for these functions is usually not an unnecessary luxury.
Vitamin E, vitamin B2 and zinc are also richly represented in wheatgrass juice. These nutrients all have an antioxidant function in your body. This means that they help protect your cells from harmful external influences. In fact, antioxidants help to trap away the harmful free radicals that can be generated as a result of, for example, UV radiation and air pollution. Vitamin E, vitamin B2 and zinc are therefore also called “
Finally, wheatgrass juice is also a good source of calcium. This mineral, of course, is known for its role in making your bones. But calcium has other important functions, including supporting your muscle function, energy metabolism and cell division. A lesser-known, but certainly no less important, function of calcium is to support digestion. In fact, calcium plays a role in the activity of certain enzymes involved in your energy metabolism. So regularly drinking a wheatgrass juice is a perfect way to give your digestion extra support.
When you look at all these health benefits, you can immediately see why wheatgrass juice can be a great addition to your diet! Are you curious about our wheatgrass juice slowjuice squeezed in a shot? You can order it here . Our juice cures also include additional wheatgrass shots.
July 20, 2017
Now I have ordered through SAP.JE a 5 day detox juice cure over the internet, which will then be delivered on Friday evening. ( why don’t I make it myself at home myself? because a) I don’t have a juicer and b) also don’t feel like buying and lugging around kilos of fruits and vegetables….dus, this is it ) I already made a good experience with them ( Joel and Rosalynn ) last winter. Here you get several juices in a day inclusive little shots for in between and evening a soup, which is consumed hot. Read the full article here
June 27, 2017
Joel Goudsmit and Rosalynn Campbell deliver frozen juices across the country with their company Sapje. So it was high time for a book with no less than 100 recipes for all seasons. We list three summer juices for you.
May 21, 2017
The ordering process was easy. Clicked on the 3 day program, ordered it, picked a delivery date and voila! The mailman knocked on my door a few days later with an extremely cold and heavy box. I opened the box and saw this.
April 5, 2017
Since the beginning of this year I have been eating healthy and as an extension of that I thought it would be good to do a detox for once. A time to completely reset and detoxify my body. I was also very curious about what it would be like to detox and how I would feel. Besides, as a MOM you are always so busy that I thought it would be nice to take it easy for a week. Since the detox forces you to do that a bit. Just one week a gear down. So I did a three-day detox with Sapje. Highly recommended!
If you are just starting to drink juice, the pure taste of fruits and vegetables will amaze you. Freshly squeezed apple juice from the slow juicer tastes completely different from “fresh” (pasteurized) apple juice from the store. You will have to get used to the bitter flavors of the vegetables, but fortunately your taste buds have a fantastic ability to adapt. Even to the point that you can increase the vegetable percentage more and more and maybe in a while you’ll be drinking only pure vegetable juice!
If you only juice fruit, you almost always get a fantastically sweet taste. However, the trick is to create a nice flavor balance with as little fruit as possible, because fruit contains a lot of fruit sugar, which can lead to high insulin spikes. When you eat fruit, the sugars have little impact due to the fiber, but when you squeeze the juice you actually take out the fiber. We believe that with a ratio of at least 70 percent vegetables and about 30 percent fruits, you are doing healthy things. Don’t forget about the herbs and spices, as they add great flavor. Even the peel of a lime, lemon or orange provides mouth-watering flavor, so experiment!
But how do you know if a nice juice has come out of your enthusiastic juicing? Generally speaking, a juice with a nice color and smell will taste good. You can make juices in the craziest colors, but usually what comes out of beginner juicers is a brown juice. That doesn’t look so appetizing…. Making a juice in a certain color is like mixing colors with paints: the more often you practice, the nicer the taste, smell and color.
One juice is not the other. Different combinations of ingredients have completely different effects on your body. If you learn more about how certain fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices and wild plants work, you can put together juices for specific purposes. Some fruits and vegetables go better together and enhance each other in terms of nutritional value and nutrients. Among other things, you can create juices to support your energy levels, to keep your immune system good, or to care for your skin from the inside out. We drink one to two 300-milliliter juices a day and always create different combinations depending on how we are feeling at the time and what is in season or growing in our vegetable garden. Here are a few juices that will give you a nice combination in terms of vitamins and minerals.
March 6, 2017
Another runny nose? We feel you. With the sun still playing hide and seek, an extra boost of your resistance is not at all excessive. A good dose of vitamins in the form of a tasty juice, then, is a good idea! We list the surprising health benefits of vegetable juices for you. Cheers! Read the full article on their website.
Jan. 31, 2017
Before we made Sapje a business we had been juicing for two years, for our own health. I was really super bothered by all kinds of allergies and took various medications daily to live with this, but from April through September I still couldn’t actually go outside to exercise because the allergies were so severe. Read the full article on their website.
August 19, 2016
Before I started the juice cleanse , I was told that it was wise to do a pre-detox for three days. This way your detox is more effective and you will probably suffer less from side effects or withdrawal symptoms. With this pre-detox, I had to slowly reduce my “normal” diet and switch to just vegetables.
