I have pretty amazing friends.

One of my long-time family friends loaned me a juicer! It’s a total dinosaur; it’s heavy and it’s loud, but it makes fresh juice and it’s in my kitchen! It’s one of those things that has been passed around for years I suppose. My friend used it for about a year and then bought her own Omega Juicer and so donated the dino to me. She said the only rule was that when I get my new state-of-the-art juicer that I pay it forward. Yes ma’am.

So, in honor of my wonderful friend with her shiny new Omega Juicer, here are some juice recipes that I have made over the past few days that I found quite tasty…

Veggie Love.

Whole Foods “Green Giant” imitation… 

• 2 kale leaves
• Hand-full of spinach
• 1 swiss chard leaf
• 2 stalks of celery
• 1 medium cucumber
• 1 peeled lemon
• 1 thumb-size of ginger
• 2 green apples

Summertime zucchini quencher… This was my first one to juice and it’s so good! I might even use 2 zucchini next time! Info on juicing zucchini: http://www.bestliquidvitamins.com/Zucchini.html

• 1 medium zucchini
• 2 green apples
• 4 carrots

Juice magic!

Sweet potatoes?… Research has shown that vitamin B6 reduces the risk of heart disease. Sweet potatoes are also packed with potassium which control blood pressure and is rich in fiber which helps you feel full! When digested, sweet potatoes have a slow digestion rate due to the fiber and complex carbohydrates which in turn stabilizes an individuals insulin levels.

• 1 beet with tops
• 1/2 medium sweet potato
• 3 carrots

I also really like this idea of something to do with the juice pulp… http://juicingsaturdaystrategy.com/juice-pulp-burgers/

I promise to post more juicing recipes as I fall deeper in love with my juicer…

References:

FitLife.tv – Juicing recipes 

Healthy-eating-habit.com – Juicing recipes

Omega Juicers – Recipes for juicing