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Patricia
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« on: June 20, 2008, 08:20:57 PM » |
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In an effort to live a healthier lifestyle, I bought a Power Juicer Pro by Jack LaLanne. It is wonderful! Today I made juice with celery, cherry tomatoes and apples. I was surprised at how good it was. Delicious! Tomorrow I am off to the local farm stand to see what they have in the way of fruits and veggies. (Our cherry crop took a big hit this year between an early frost and hail last week.)  Just wondering if anyone on here is into juicing and what recipes or tips you can share! |
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« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2008, 08:25:06 PM » |
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That sounds refreshing. Interesting combination.
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sharky
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« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2008, 08:27:26 PM » |
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I love to juice was mad when the local juice bar went out ... ( okay it was an hours drive but so worth it ... ) try some beets  |
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lesliek
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« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2008, 10:50:56 PM » |
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Let me know how you like it I have been thinking of getting 1.Have never used any at home but echo Sharky's post & love the juice bars !
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trudy1
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« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2008, 06:44:39 AM » |
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Glad You brought this up. i want to buy one and start doing this.
Maybe some hints would be great. thanks.
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« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2008, 07:45:18 AM » |
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What does everyone do with the leftover pulp? I've seen a few recipes using the pulp, mostly health bar type stuff with carrot pressings, but seems like most people just throw it out.
I was going to get a juicer & decided to just get a blender so I'd get all the fiber too. Plus it was much cheaper to buy. Now I'm doing the smoothy thing. But it would be nice to have carrot juice sometimes. Carrot smoothies are not so good.
Klondike, that's funny about Jack LaLanne & his morning pushups. That would be hard to live with!
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sharky
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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2008, 07:59:39 AM » |
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What does everyone do with the leftover pulp? I've seen a few recipes using the pulp, mostly health bar type stuff with carrot pressings, but seems like most people just throw it out.
I was going to get a juicer & decided to just get a blender so I'd get all the fiber too. Plus it was much cheaper to buy. Now I'm doing the smoothy thing. But it would be nice to have carrot juice sometimes. Carrot smoothies are not so good.
Klondike, that's funny about Jack LaLanne & his morning pushups. That would be hard to live with!
I was told it was ideal for raw feeder to give to the animals .. vet say some yes... I used to juice ( before most of my issues... I actually made a pie crust;) |
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lesliek
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« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2008, 10:51:44 AM » |
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I would think whatever pulp you can't use up would be good for the compost pile.Maybe rabbits & birds would eat it too ?
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Dennis
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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2008, 11:07:16 AM » |
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We have the Juiceman Pro 410. While juicing is nice, the 30 minutes of toothbrush cleanup of the machine afterwards from about 10 minutes of juicing isn't so nice. The cleanup tends to make us use it a lot less. The pulp often is wasted in our juicer as with many. And there are fruits that don't juice well like bananas. Our friend has a Vita-Mix and loves it. Frankly it's 5 minute cleanup sounds wonderful and the pulp winds up in the drink as fiber instead of waste. It has more functions than a juicer too, making soups, ice creams, nut butters, and fruit sauces like applesauce. http://www.vitamix.com/ |
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carolo
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« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2008, 12:10:52 PM » |
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Our DIL, unfortunately about to be ex-DIL to be accurate, used to do alot of juicing and my favorite thing was the orange muffins she would make w/ the left over pulp from one of her juices. Lots of fiber, moist, loaded w/ taste. Long ago there was a combo frozen yogurt/juice bar we used to hit almost every night. The only thing I didn't like about it was seeing the carrot pulp in a huge waist high container that was destined for the garbage at end of ea day. Tried to talk them into either composting it at their place or finding someone local w/ goats to take it instead of just landfill. If you're into juicing and/or gardening red worm composting is a natural for some or all of the left overs from juicing! http://www.css.cornell.edu/compost/worms/basics.htmlhttp://www.cityfarmer.org/wormcomp61.htmlWe've used those wooden barrels cut in half for worm composting w/ GR8 success. Wonderful for your home grown tomatoes or flowers either one. Now we have a bottomless plastic container w/ lid on the shady side of the house. In cold weather the worms are free to go as deep as they need into the ground underneath the container. They always return, and I like the thought that they are free to roam at will under the strawberry bed below in the back yard or even under the fence to neighbor's few apple trees. It may not be the most efficient way of doing worm composting, but they eat our garbage and give us black compost in return. No grease, no dairy products into this bin. There's a list of do's and don'ts in first link. We've never tried the "indoor" project. It would be especially fun for kids, 'tho. |
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carolo
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« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2008, 01:45:00 PM » |
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Fruit and veggie peelings can also get to smelling if not used in either covered worm composting or hot compost pile. We learned this the hard way.  I think they'd also attract flies and perhaps bees. BTW, be certain never to shred paper for worm bin w/ any colored ink, as in ads in Sunday paper. I like the dark, finished worm compost as top dressing on flower beds and in flower pots and never worry if some of the worms end up in the beds or pots. They losen the soil, and if they get hungry, they just migrate around and forage. I like to think of them working away under our grass from time to time. It's truly amazing to see such a large volume of garbage dispatched by an active worm colony in our plastic, covered bin. |
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carolo
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« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2008, 01:48:13 PM » |
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Now back to the topic of juicing, what are your favorite combos to put thru the juicer together?
Couldn't some of the left over fiber from some of the combos be added to home cooked dog food? Not the citrus, but the veggies ones? I can see adding a little to the crockpot for added fiber and taste, too.
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sharky
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« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2008, 04:27:15 PM » |
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my fav was a garlic , beet , carrot , parsley , celery and apple mix
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kaffe
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« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2008, 04:51:05 AM » |
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I really need to get a juicer now
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