Anyone do any juicing?

[loislane]

I recently watched Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead and it got me interested in doing some juicing. I'm interested in any great veggie recipes anyone has. Fruit ones are pretty easy to put together on my own - but I don't do too much of the fruit because the calories and sugar add up much faster with fruit than with veggies.

I'm also kicking off a week of going veggie tomorrow - no meats for a week, so I'll be relying on eggs, Greek yogurt, beans, etc. for my protein. I've done this before and have loved how it makes me feel - just revitalized and energized.

I'm tying this in with giving up my diet dr. pepper habit and I think the move away from the diet soda and getting back to whole foods will be good for me. And maybe it'll help me get the scale to budge, too.

 

[Belle2667]

I'm waiting for my juicer to arrive. I saw the movie too and I'm anxious to start adding juicing to my veggie diet. I am looking for the health benefits that go along with all the added fruits and veggies.

I bought a book "Top 100 Juicing Recipes". Obviously, I haven't tried any but I am curious to try some of the ones that are veggie based. I'll check back and let you know which ones are good after I start.

 

[kappyfamily]

Every morning I have a celery, Italian parsley, wheat grass, radish, cucumber and carrot and add a handful of fresh cranberries, and 1 pear or apple whatever I have on hand.

Have not tried kale yet though.....

 

[Belle2667]

Just got my juicer!

Last night, as a test juice, we did 2 grapefruits, 5 carrots and some ginger.
Pretty tasty. I know grapefruits are generally juicy, but I was surprised to get over 24 ounces of juice!

Next on my list for tonight is 1 beet, 1 apple, 5 carrots & mint.

Happy juicing!

 

[loislane]

Ok, I've learned that I'm not a fan of beets or greens in my juices. lol.

So far my favorite is carrots, celery and tomato - add some lemon and a dash of salt and yum!

I'm steering mostly clear of the fruit, but the kids love juicing up oranges.