I finally decided to gift myself a new juicer. Though our 20 year old Carico juicer still worked fine, it gave me some issues when trying to juice dry leafy things like Kale. I mean, the juice would bounce all over the counter and vomit green juice all over me and the kitchen. It juiced softer items like apples, oranges, and other fruits well. But you shove a kale leaf or a spinach leaf and I would have to drink the juice off the walls.
I invested in the Breville Fountain juicer. The one that is similar, if not exact, to the one used in Joe Cross’ documentary. If you haven’t seen it yet, GO. Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead is an awesome view of his journey to getting healthy. It inspired me to juice. Not as drastic as he did, but it’s a great way to supercharge your system.
So, this new juicer is awesome! It has a large opening so you can fit whole fruit, though I don’t recommend it. Core your apples and pears and peel your citrus. The peels are really bitter and taint the flavor of your juice. I can juice 4 celery stalks at once. I core my apple and put them back together and then put it into the juicer. It’s so awesome. It’s like after driving a pinto for 20 years, you get a beamer and you ask yourself why you waited so long to upgrade. LOL
I found a ton of great juicing recipes here. And these are my concoctions based on those recipes. I decided to change it up and do a different juice every 2 days. Because my schedule is so hectic, I’ve been making enough juice to last me two days at a time. I know its optimum to drink the juice as soon as the juicer spits it out, but I do have a job that takes me away from my kitchen, so this will have to suffice.
Today, I made a heart healthy juice with beets, carrots, oranges, apples, celery, lemon, and a tiny bit of fresh ginger. It has a very refreshing flavor and I really like this blend. Finally a juice with no green. Sometimes the mean green, although yummy, can get boring.
My co-worker brought in some fresh, wild grown chayote. I’ve found that chayote juice is good for inflammation, high blood pressure and can help those who suffer with kidney stones. I’ll be juicing some of this up tonight and yes, I’ll update you on how that turns out.
I invested in the Breville Fountain juicer. The one that is similar, if not exact, to the one used in Joe Cross’ documentary. If you haven’t seen it yet, GO. Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead is an awesome view of his journey to getting healthy. It inspired me to juice. Not as drastic as he did, but it’s a great way to supercharge your system.
So, this new juicer is awesome! It has a large opening so you can fit whole fruit, though I don’t recommend it. Core your apples and pears and peel your citrus. The peels are really bitter and taint the flavor of your juice. I can juice 4 celery stalks at once. I core my apple and put them back together and then put it into the juicer. It’s so awesome. It’s like after driving a pinto for 20 years, you get a beamer and you ask yourself why you waited so long to upgrade. LOL
I found a ton of great juicing recipes here. And these are my concoctions based on those recipes. I decided to change it up and do a different juice every 2 days. Because my schedule is so hectic, I’ve been making enough juice to last me two days at a time. I know its optimum to drink the juice as soon as the juicer spits it out, but I do have a job that takes me away from my kitchen, so this will have to suffice.
Today, I made a heart healthy juice with beets, carrots, oranges, apples, celery, lemon, and a tiny bit of fresh ginger. It has a very refreshing flavor and I really like this blend. Finally a juice with no green. Sometimes the mean green, although yummy, can get boring.
My co-worker brought in some fresh, wild grown chayote. I’ve found that chayote juice is good for inflammation, high blood pressure and can help those who suffer with kidney stones. I’ll be juicing some of this up tonight and yes, I’ll update you on how that turns out.
Heart Beet
Ingredients
· Apple - 1 medium (3" dia) 182g
· Beet Root - 1 beet (3" dia) 175g
· Carrots - 12 medium 732g
· Lemon - 1/2 fruit (2-3/8" dia) 42g
· Oranges (peeled) - 2 fruit (2-5/8" dia) 262g
I added a tiny thumb of ginger to spice it up and to help cleanse my system.
Juice, shake or stir, Enjoy!
Mean Green - Joe Cross' recipe from the movie
Ingredients
· Apples - 2 medium (3" dia) 364g
· Celery - 4 stalk, large (11"-12" long) 256g
· Cucumber - 1 cucumber (8-1/4") 301g
· Ginger Root - 1 thumb (1" dia) 24g
· Kale - 6 leaf (8-12") 210g
· Lemon - 1/2 fruit (2-3/8" dia) 42g
Juice, shake or stir, Enjoy!
These recipes are found at the link I posted above. Thanks to the folks atjuicerecipes.com for having them online for the new juicers like me! Find even more juicing tips and information here https://www.jenreviews.com/juicing/ (Mahalo Jacky!)
Ingredients
· Apple - 1 medium (3" dia) 182g
· Beet Root - 1 beet (3" dia) 175g
· Carrots - 12 medium 732g
· Lemon - 1/2 fruit (2-3/8" dia) 42g
· Oranges (peeled) - 2 fruit (2-5/8" dia) 262g
I added a tiny thumb of ginger to spice it up and to help cleanse my system.
Juice, shake or stir, Enjoy!
Mean Green - Joe Cross' recipe from the movie
Ingredients
· Apples - 2 medium (3" dia) 364g
· Celery - 4 stalk, large (11"-12" long) 256g
· Cucumber - 1 cucumber (8-1/4") 301g
· Ginger Root - 1 thumb (1" dia) 24g
· Kale - 6 leaf (8-12") 210g
· Lemon - 1/2 fruit (2-3/8" dia) 42g
Juice, shake or stir, Enjoy!
These recipes are found at the link I posted above. Thanks to the folks atjuicerecipes.com for having them online for the new juicers like me! Find even more juicing tips and information here https://www.jenreviews.com/juicing/ (Mahalo Jacky!)
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