Juicing Basics

Juicing 101

Making Juice: Juicer vs Blender

Let’s face it, the cost of a new juicer is often over the top. Sometimes you can find them on Trade Me or other local sites that sell used items.  You can use the blender you have and just strain the pulp into a nut milk bag which you can buy online or make your own. I use a paint strainer bag but can’t seem to find them here in New Zealand.  The Vita Mix or K-Tec blenders are the best on the market but see what is available at your local health shop or look online.

Oxidation is a result of how quickly the juice breaks down.  With a cold press slow juicer, the heat factor is reduced and the juice will carry its enzymes and last up to 24 hours refrigerated. Ripping centrifugal juicers require immediate consumption of the liquid.  

How to juice

                  Juicer: preparing your food to be juiced requires washing (use soap for nonorganic, for sure! or soak in a water 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. Remember Mis en Place: everything in its place. 

                  Blender with nut bag:  Chop up your juice materials finely if using a conventional blender. A high powered blender such as a Vita Mix will quickly and thoroughly blend your ingredients. Depending on the power of your blender you might want to start with small batches to avoid the heating process. A blender can actually cook your fruit and veggie which kills the enzymes.  Place the nut milk bag over the top of the blender so nothing will spill over and then squeeze the juice out. 

Juice Recipes

Green Juice: Green Juice is strong on its own especially for initiates. Mix with green apple, coconut water, tomato juice, carrot beet, red bell pepper (capsicum) to make more palatable.  Use seasonal greens in your juice and cut with spring water.  Other: fresh sprouts,  Cucumber and Celery as a base are very low in calorie so consider adding fruit juice to it. Some people feel cold or dizzy after a green drink due to their cleansing effects which can lower blood pressure, while cleaning, alkalising and unclogging the blood flow.  If you are new to green juice take it easy and adjust to the messages your body is telling you. 

Some Combinations
celery/lettuce/spinach/parsley; celery/lettuce/spinach/cilantro;celery/lettuce/spinach/chard; celery/cucumber/kale; lettuces/spinach/watercress/chard; cucumber/celery/rocket; lettuces/spinach/dandelion/kale;cucumber/fennel/chard

Fruit Juice: Rinse your teeth after fruit juices and be sure to cut your juices with water as they can spike blood sugar levels and imbalance you. Do not combine melon juice with anything else.  Tropical fruits tend to be higher in mineral content and more balanced in sugar content.  Excess sugar in any form can lead to dysbiosis. 

Fruit Juice Combos

orange or tangerine; pineapple/blackberry; melons one type only- don't mix; apple/pear;peach/nectarine;plum/grape;berries; grapefruit/orange/lemon;apple/blackberry;star-fruit; ineapple (lever cleanser.contains bromaleinenzyme whichi s anti-inflammatory)

                  

Veggie/Fruit: These combinations are a great way to start your day. Be aware that citrus does not tend to mix well with leafy greens except lemon juice.  Drink any combo with pineapple quickly as greens are high in protein and the enzyme bromelain in pineapple breaks down that protein fast - try to drink within 20 to 30 minutes of making. 

Vegie/Fruit Combos

Blackberry/apple/spinach;Pineapple/mint/celery/leafy greens;pears/turmeric/greens;apple/beetroot/ginger/celery/greens;pineapple/blackberry/greens;spinach/apple/celery;apple/celery/red capsicum;celery/red pepper/garlic/hot pepper/orange juice.

                  

Other Drinks

Water- pure water is an important carrier it helps to remove toxins out of the body and should be a daily part of your juice fasting regime. It helps cleanse and keep the blood pH balanced, plus hydrates the whole body. 

Wheatgrass Juice- this intensely healing green juice can be a great source of chlorophyll if you chos as it's not essential. You will be obtaining chlorophyll from your leafy greens anyway.  

Coconut Water: Fresh coconut water is an incredible fluid identical to blood plasma and teeming with electrolytes. Humans can literally live on coconut water alone for extended periods of time.  Combine it with your greens or green powders for a tasty hit. 

 Herbal Teas: Chamomile is calming, dandelion is diuretic and supports the liver, peppermint eases digestion, senna is a laxative ingredient, cinnamon is a blood balancer, ginger is heating, ginseng raises the metabolism. Avoid stimulating green or white teas during fasting. 

 Electrolyte Drink: water, honey, lime juice and dissolved Himalayan salt.  For 500 ml/1 pint water stir in approximately 1 T raw honey, the juice of 1 lime, and 1T of saline water made from dissolving Himalayan salt in water. Adjust to taste.  The refreshing drink helps replace depleted electrolytes in the body and boosts energy. 

Master Cleanser: This is a great fall back drink if you are too tired to make juice or traveling and don't want to take and oxidizing juice with you. 

Makes 1 Quart /Liter

1 liter/quart water

6 T raw honey

6 T lemon juice

1/10th t cayenne or as much as can be tolerated. 

Morning Liver Flush Drink:  Water: lemon juice, garlic, cloves,  and olive oil. this is a great way to get things moving through your system and give your liver a gentle cleanse when taken first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. In a blender combine all ingredients in the following ratios: 1 clove fresh garlic, 1T Olive oil, equal parts of lemon juice to water. Blend into yellow colored frothy liquid. 

David Jubb's Electrolyte Lemonade

3 Organic Lemons, with the white pith, no seeds or rind

3 Tbsp Organic Raw Flax Seed Oil (or Extra Virgin Olive Oil, or Coconut Oil)

1 Organic Apple, remove core if desired (or 1 Organic Pear)

1 Tsp Celtic Sundried Sea Salt

6 Cups Pure / Charged Water

3 Tbsp Maple Syrup (or Raw Honey, or Stevia Equivalent)

Tips

To remove the lemon from the rind and include the white pith: Cut the lemon into quarters lengthwise. Carefully cut between the rind and pith around both pointy ends of each quarter. Peel away the lemon and pith. Pick out the seeds.

If you have a small food processor or blender. Process the apple/pear and lemons and then do the rest of the ingredients in batches and combine everything in a pitcher and stir.

Directions

1. In a food processor or powerful blender, process the apple and lemon segments with pith until fine.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and process or blend.

3. You will have a frothy, nutritious drink.

4. Refrigerate.

summary from  A Juice Feaster's Handbook by Angela Stokes