Autumn Press

Hubbard and Bell
199 - 206 High Holborn
London WC1V 7BW
The message of eating and drinking clean has been pumped into us over the last 5 years, and once the juice craze poured over from the states, it became a lot more realistic to enjoy our ‘5 a day’. With all its health benefits, juicing has surely become one of the many ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle without relying solely on exercise or drastic diets plans.


Ingredients such as carrot, lemon, honey and ginger have always been crowd favourites in cold pressed juices but the game changer supplement lately has undoubtedly been Kale.  Originating from the cabbage family, this ingredient is seen in almost every juice and food menu in London as it harbours so much nutritional value as it’s packed with vitamins A,C, and K, and helps lower cholesterol. It took the lead after spinach started to loose it’s popularity and it’s safe to say, it is here to stay.

"But juicing is great when the weather is warm", I hear you say, but the moment we start leaving for work and returning home from work in darkness, Mr comfort food pays us a visit and makes himself right at home after months of neglect.

Including juicing to our lifestyle in the summer is certainly more attainable as there are many summer fruits and vegetables that blend together to create nutritious smoothies and juices, however winter fruit and veg naturally have a heavier and more wholesome affect, and are therefore is not as easy to desire when the autumn months arrive. But as the saying goes ‘when there’s a will, there’s a way’ so I caught up with a professional, Artur Zielinski from Soho House, House Press and looked into some less naturally invigorating but equally as beneficial veggies to add to your juicing routine the latter end of the year. First up…


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Beetroot
Often regarded as a ‘superfood’ – this autumnal veggie is packed full of iron, potassium and anti oxidants. It also fights against head bucking at work or on the train aka fatigue as it assists in the flow of oxygen around your body.


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Pear
Often described as the mix between an apples crunch and the sweetness of a peach, this one surprised me a little. As a popular dessert fruit, it is very moreish therefore as a juice ingredient high in vitamins and is known to encourage weight loss, having bangers and mash for dinner with a pear smoothie might not be completely out of the question.



Butternut squash
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Now this veggie definitely screams autumn. Butternut squash is low in fat, delivers an ample amount of dietary fibre and its orange hue indicates an abundance of superfood ingredient carotenoids, known heart disease preventative.


Mixed together I’m not sure how complimentary these ingredients would be but independently they hold a wholesome value with disease deterrent properties.


The House Press juices primarily use summer fruit and veg to energise however the RED cold pressed juice is an ideal candidate as it starts to get colder, and who knows there may be an autumnal addition to House Press this year…

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