Day 4

What to Juice?

I recently read about a good/easy rule of thumb is to use when juicing:

1 part green vegetables to 3 parts other veggies, like- carrot, apple, beet etc. 

The sweeter base combination makes the drink far more palatable for those of you new to green juices and maybe getting bored. The last thing I would want is for you to be totally turned off by a bitter tasting juice. Also, keep your juices simple by limiting the number of ingredients to 4 or 5 per juice. The more you add, the more likely you’ll have a bitter juice with the complex flavours.  Additionally, too many ingredients may cause a bit of bloating. Hopefully your comfort zone is a little broader by now and you have a better idea of what your body and taste buds are craving and your feeling more creative and ready to experiment with your next shopping trip.

Here is another recipe that we tried today... lots of positive feedback with this one:

Tomato Salsa Verde - Juiced
1 lb. tomatos
1/2 jalapeño (serrano chiles work well too)
a few stalks of celery
1 small sweet onion
2 cloves garlic
1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
1-2 limes
1 tbsp. cold pressed olive, hemp, or flax or oil
(Add a couple of tbsp of raw honey if you'd like it sweeter)