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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Squeezing the best from vegetables: juicing recipes that make you glow
Posted by Jenna Weber on Sat, May 16, 2009 at 10:48 AM
You can't help but notice that juicing is all the rage today. And I don't mean just squeezing an orange into a glass. I'm talking about beets, celery, kale, spinach, bell peppers and carrots. Juice bars are popping up everywhere while smoothie shops are slowly losing customers. What gives?
Juicing is one of the healthiest things possible you can do for your body. When you juice whole fruits and veggies you are basically just squeezing out all the healthful nutrients and vitamins and drinking them down. I recently was asked to review the Mercedes Benz of all juicers for my food blog, a Breville Fountain Elite.
This puppy is one strong piece of equipment. I can put whole apples, unpeeled beets, huge chunks of carrot and long pieces of curly kale down the feed tube and instantly, out comes juice. No fuss and no mess. The Breville claims that you can make your juice, drink it AND clean up in only a few short minutes. It's true! I've used my Breville now countless times over the past few weeks (actually, I juice every day with it) and it always takes less than 5 mintues to make, drink and clean with no juice stains on my countertops or carrot flecks on the ceiling. Amazing. Especially for a messy chef like myself.
Here's some of my favorite juice combos. The first is the one I make the most often, usually every day around 3:00 when I start to feel that afternoon slump. It wakes me right up and I swear has contributed to a new glowing complexion.
Pink Glow
1 beet, trimmed
1 carrot
1 stalk celery
1 small apple, Fuji or Granny Smith
1 inch piece of ginger
Cool as a Cucumber
1/2 cucumber
1 apple
1 stalk celery
1 inch piece of ginger
1 small beet
Green Delight
2 pieces curly kale
1 handful baby spinch
1 carrot
1 apple
Cheers!
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Those juices sound fantastic...especially the pink glow one! I will definitely be trying out the juice samples at my local Trader Joe's now. I used to steer clear, but with the benefits of an energy boost, I'm there!!
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Great post, Jenna! I love the inclusion of beets in the Pink Glow recipe. They add the prettiest color! :) I'd really like to get a juicer so I could use it this summer, but I don't know if I could find a cheap AND effective one. We'll see!
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