Juicing---Anybody juice?

[Miss Critter]

My favorite is apple and carrot with a little bit of celery thrown in. Three different colors - it has to be good.

As for feeling energy level increases, etc., not me. It represents an easier way to ingest veggies and fruit. I guess it is still good for you. Look at Jack. He has to be at least 115 or so.

Close; he's 95! Thanks for the info on juicing. Bought a cheapie model to try it before investing in a heavy duty model. I'll try some of the mixtures mentioned here. I hate to say it, but I tried one blend at a local health food store and couldn't make myself drink it. I do eat salad and/or vegetables virtually every day either with or for dinner, but I've never been a vegetable juice fan. We'll see. . . . .

 

[Matt J]

The trick I've always found with veggie juice is to mix in some fruit, adds some sweetness to the mix.

 

[Teresa]

I've got a Breville Ikon Juicer that is just wonderful. But I don't juice much. It's easier to run to Publix and get some Naked Juice. But when I do juice, I end up using both the juicer and the blender. I do my juicing, poor it into the blender and then add frozen berries and sometimes raw oatmeal and peanut butter. That way it's thicker and I get all kinds of good stuff including fiber.

somehow that sounds kind of good.

Me too, OM. I don't get hungry until around 10am and by then I'm starving and will eat anything fast and disgusting. We have a Jack Lalanne juicer that Mr. DD bought me for Christmas about 4 years ago. We juiced like hell the first 6 months but haven't used it in forever. You all have inspired me to get it out, dust it off, and give it a whirl again. I do remember that I really liked the juices. Some more than others. I don't care what you do to broccoli, it's just yucky, but I guess I could choke it down if it was drowning and disguised in tomato, garlic and spinach, maybe.

We keep saying we're going to buy a ggod juicer & haven't. We had a crappy one that a non-juicing family member gave to me a few Christmases ago & it died. I love juicing, & will have juice for my breakfast.... when we finally get around to buying it. I do not like eating solid food right when I get up & I know I need to consume something beyond coffee for the first 2 hours I'm up.

when you gals get to juicing maybe you can share some recipes with us!

I don't have a juicer ...not yet...but I'm addicted to Odwalla carrot juice and buy it whenever it is on sale. For some reason I'll pay $6 but won't spring for $8. I pulverize oatmeal in my bullet blender, add carrot juice, and whatever fruit I have around...strawberries..melon,then a couple cubes. YUM I will get a juicer one day!

I've had some pretty good juices out of a blender. so why not just stick with it, and forget the juicer? what are the benefits of a juicer over a blender? is it the removal of chunky stuff that a juicer does that is so great and wonderful?

 

[meigsart]

juicer vs blender

I'd like a juicer for the woody veges like celery and carrots. Nothing better than fresh carrot juice. This thread really makes me want to get a juicer and start experimenting. Let's hear recipes!

 

[dunelover]

I will reply more to this thread later. I have a huge spreadsheet w/ many recipes and will share my own. We are under the gun here w/ weather and tornado's, so my time is limited...I'll share some recipes tomorrow.

 

[Teresa]

I will reply more to this thread later. I have a huge spreadsheet w/ many recipes and will share my own. We are under the gun here w/ weather and tornado's, so my time is limited...I'll share some recipes tomorrow.

stay safe!

 

[Matt J]

I will reply more to this thread later. I have a huge spreadsheet w/ many recipes and will share my own. We are under the gun here w/ weather and tornado's, so my time is limited...I'll share some recipes tomorrow.

Don't get juiced yourself. Hope everything turns out okay.

 

[NoHall]

omc...I thought this was about ARod.

Me, too!

Uh, his name is now "A-roid".

Another reporter/columnist called him "A-fraud."

I heard about it because of Obama's conference--our Character Education speaker (a conservative evangelical marine!) was commending Obama for his answer about integrity. Segue to my rant on role models...

 

[dunelover]

Sorry for the delay in getting my juice recipes online. Here are a few from the Jack Lalanne booklet.

Juicy Jacquiri
1C strawberries
1C blackberries
1 Watermelon wedge

Berrytini
1 watermelon wedge
bunch of grapes
1 orange (peeled)
1 C raspberries
1 C blueberries

Cleansing Remedy
1/4 small head cabbage
2 carrots
1" piece of ginger

Sunrise Salute
2 small green apples
1 small pear
6 prunes

Tropical Squeeze
1 tangerine (peeled)
1 Passion fruit
1/2 grapefruit(peeled)

ENJOY

 

[DD]

These sound pretty tasty. I don't what in the heck I did with my JL recipe book, but I'm gonna drag that juicer out and try some of these.