Its a great way to get a huge serving of vegetables that is easy for the body to assimilate. Plus all the veggies are raw and therefore not damaged by cooking. Much of the life force of veggies is destroyed by heating.
We recently bought a new juicer call the Kempo. Its an auger type system that presses the juice out of the veggies. For many years we used the Jack Lalanne juicer we bought at Canadian Tire. It is still going strong but we like this one because its supposed to damage the juice less then the kinds that spin really fast. This results in a cold pressed juice and according to the manufacturer give you more nutrients.
This is really an antioxidant blast with cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, curled parsley, cilantro, black kale, and ginger.
This will make a deep green drink which we love but if you are not used to this taste then you may want to limit the ingredients. Kale, broccoli and cilantro might be the best ones to leave out if you are just getting started with the juicing.
The thick veggies have to be diced down to fit into the juicer first. Celery and the leafy veggies fit in just fine. A small amount of ginger goes a long way.
There is much on the internet about the benefits of juicing. Protection from many environmental stresses like toxins in our air, water and radiation like the kind from nuclear plants and wireless devices like cell phones etc.
We live in a new environment which is nothing like we evolved in. This green drink give the body a helping hand to handle all the new chemicals and lifestyle we are exposed to.
This juicer is no speed demon and if you are used to the rapidly spinning juicer this one might seem a tad painful at first. However it does get more juice out of the veggies then our old juicer also give a better quality. I used to be able to quickly make about two liters but now I am content with 1 liter due to the extra time needed.
Just about done. This Kempo juicer does a great job of getting all the juice out of the veggies. The only one it seems to have a bit of trouble with is cucumber. It can do it but I always end up with a juice build up in the chute where the plunger goes. Its good to alternate the cucumber with other veggies to prevent this. We just use less cucumber than we used to.
If your looking to maximize energy and longevity then this is a powerful alkaline elixir! All stuff we can easily get at a quality produce grocer. High in chlorophyll, vitamins and minerals. According to Dr Young at the Ph Miracle Center this green drink will help build quality red blood cells. This in turn will build a healthy body!
One thing we have found to be a result of drinking this regularly is that we never get sick. Not even a sniffle over the last few years. However this is just part of a healthy regime.
Sure it takes time to make but we have to look at the time savings of never having a person sick in our home.
We usually add some raw almond milk. We make raw almond milk which we will show in another post. This softens the flavour and it just seems more filling this way. We add one quarter almond milk to make a delicious green nut milk with just the right sweetness.
We no longer add any sweet veggies like carrot due to the high sugar content. Any more than half a carrot makes the juice almost to sweet for our preference. Same goes for fruit. We do not feel the need to add any to make the drinks taste better. The natural sugars in the green veggies seem to make it just right.
Baby watches the whole process! The good thing is he is getting the nutrients and flavours of the green nut milk through mamas breast milk. I have read that a babies taste for food are formed from the taste past on through the breast milk. We should have no trouble with the green veggies with Dawson!
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