Juicing Video

So, Dr. Mercola has a blog that I follow. He talks about the benefits of juicing and he even recommends an older version of the juicer my family purchased. We have the Omega 8006 and we love it. We purchased it last October and we’ve been juicing at least once a day since we got it. We’ve had some really wonderful juices and it is such an easy juicer to use and to clean. It is a masticating juicer as opposed to centrifugal one, which means that it squeezes all the juice out of the fruit or vegetable instead of spinning the produce so fast it actually heats up!

Check out this video my son shot of me while I was making an apple, carrot juice for him and his cousin. It is so easy to use as well as clean up. If you haven’t juiced before, it’s really a great way to get all the fruits and vegetables into your day. Check out the video here.

Here a few simple recipes that you can try. Keep in mind, juice what you’re going to drink. Bacteria can breed on juice that is sitting around for more than an hour or so. Another thing to consider, if you’re going to go through all the trouble of juicing, be sure to use organic produce that you wash. You want to be sure that you juice the whole fruit or vegetable and you do not want any pesticide residue floating around in your juice.

Apple, Carrot Juice
(2) large apples seeded and sliced
(2) large carrots ends cut off (cut and save the greens for a soup, stew or sauce)

Apple, Carrot, Ginger Juice
Same as above but add 1/4 inch of fresh ginger root

Romaine, Pineapple Juice
1/2 peeled and cored pineapple
1/2 head of romaine lettuce

Raspberry, Cantaloupe Juice
1/2 peeled cantaloupe
8 oz of fresh or frozen raspberries

Apple, Carrot, Kale, Cucumber Juice
(2) large apples seeded and sliced
(2) large carrots ends cut off (cut and save the greens for a soup, stew or sauce)
1/2 cucumber (peeled if not organic)
4 large kale leaves (with stems)