A FUN and EASY way to get more vitamins & minerals into your diet is by drinking freshly made fruit juices, veggie juice and by blending thick and frothy smoothies and shakes from fruit that has been frozen.  "If you have never taken a mouthful of cantaloupe juice or strawberry juice or blueberries mixed with apple, you are missing out on a great nutritional drink. Freshly made juices are a tremendous source of bio-available vitamins and minerals which are the partners of enzymes and co-enzymes.  Vitamins activate enzymes and without vitamins, enzymes could not carry out their work, and we could not live. Enzymes act as catalysts in hundreds of thousands of chemical reactions that take place throughout your body, and are  essential for digesting, absorbing and converting food into body tissue.  Enzymes produce energy at the cellular level and are critical for most of the metabolic activities taking place in your body every second of every day. Another benefit of drinking fresh juices and smoothies is that your body can absorb MORE of the vitamins and minerals then if you were to eat the fruits and vegetables whole!  Many of the nutrients are trapped in the fiber and by blending fruits and vegetables, you break down the fiber and release the vital nutrients.   One veggie juice that I personally like is 1 cup of spinach with 1 tomato and some parsley and for some added spice 1 chile jalapeno with water. makes for a get zesty veggie drink. Gina Valle is a Personal Trainer in the Florida area. You can contact Gina through her Personal Training Webpage for more information on her services.