Juicing our way to Health!

Me and my mom have been eating different lately. Mainly because we have been traveling so much that we haven't been eating right.  Also I have started getting really annoying migraines. Anyway long story short we found this show.   

 

 

We had seen it before and we figured it was something we could do. My mom got one of these juicers and gave me her old one! 

Here are the recipes from the show

Apple-Pear

1 Apple

2 Pears

1 Piece Ginger (thumb sized)

Carrot-Kale Combo

1 Green Apple

3 Handfuls spinach

6-8 Kale Leaves

4 Large Carrots

1 Piece Ginger (thumb sized)

Green Lemonade

1 Green Apple

3 Handfuls Spinach

6-8 Kale Leaves

½ Cucumber

4 Celery Stalks

½ Lemon

All Green

Use as much greens as needed

Romaine Hearts

Kale or Collards

Spinach

2 Handfuls Parsley

2-3 Celery Stalks

½ Lemon

1 Piece Ginger (thumb sized)

Apple-Beet-Carrot

1 Apple

2 Beets

3 Large Carrots

1 Piece Ginger (thumb sized)

Spinach / Kale – (optional)

Spinach-Fennel-Cucumber

1 Fennel Bulb

1 Cucumber

2-3 Celery Stalks

Loads of Spinach

Mean Green
1 Bulk of kale
4 Stalks of celery
1 Cucumber
2 granny smith apples
½ lemon
Ginger root (thumb sized)  

This drink I try to drink once or twice a day. Its the Mean Green.

Green Apple Juice

Carrot Juice

I also will simply just juice carrot and green apple juice!

So far the major change is that I haven't had any migraines since I started! I am even starting to craving the fresh juices! I would strongly suggest that you WATCH THIS SHOW! The smallest changes can make a great difference. I haven't done the juice fast, I drink the juices and eat really simple foods and little meat. Such as brown rice, beans, spinach, cabbage and onions (we call bubble and squeak), Fresh beats, salads, and all the fruit you could want! Organic is always best. I'm feeling great!

Spoof up your Salads !

Strawberry Vinaigrette

I learned in my foods class that the ratio to a vinaigrette is 3 to 1 or 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar. 

 Ingredients

3 Tbs Safflower oil

1 Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar

1 Tbs Raw Turbino Sugar

2 Basil leaves 

2 Fresh Strwberries

Directions 

Simply add all ingredients into a small bullet blender and pulse until berries and basil is chopped and sugar dissolved. 

Salad suggestions

A segmented citrus fruit is my favorite addition to a salad.  This site will show you how to break down a orange. http://www.thekitchn.com/basic-techniques-how-to-segmen-95740  

I learned how to segment an orange in my foods class a lady from the American Arts institute demonstrated it for my class.  

I also love to add Raspberries, blueberries, or pineapple to salads. 

Mix it up add different color of bell peppers or cut your cucumbers with a wavy blade or add radishes! Also if you have a garden plant some tomatoes! Organic is always best! Also add Spinaged and mixed greens or arugula to your romaine lettus.

Also you can take slivered almonds in a Teflon pan then add equal parts of raw turbino sugar. Cook on medium heat stirring continually until the sugar melts the sugar should crystallize seizing to the nuts. Sugared almonds add that perfect crunch to salads.

 This is a Carrot curler tool that I  love! It makes great garnishes ! 

Fun Fruit #4 Melons

My dad loves cantaloupe! And my sister can eat and entire watermelon by herself easy! (I probably could to LOL) I personally love Honeydew melons and when I saw this I just had to try it! It was sweeter! Yummy! Not to mention a really pretty color!

 How to pick a ripe melon

         Melons are awesome!  Oh handy tip the best watermelons are Green river watermelons. And I found that the best way to pick any sort of melon is with four steps. 1 - my mom always thumps the melons. She listens at the different pitches and picks one in the middle. She says that low pitches mean the melon is mushy and high pitches mean to green. 2 - Press the melon with your thumb to test how strong the outer rinde. If it pushes in then it probably means the melon is old.   3 - I learned from the Good Eats Guy Alton Brown to check for sun spots and bright green healthy color. Sun spots are the yellow or discolored spot on the outside of the melons it has something to do with how ripe it is. 4 - Smell, on watermelons if you smell anything it could mean rot or to old they should have no odor except maybe grass. (same goes with grapes) Then with honey dews and cantaloupes the part which the vine was cut off at the very end should have a sweet smell. Overall though their really isn't a for sure way to tell whats underneath the shell of melons. Over time through trial and error you will be able to tell whether or not you are picking a perfectly ripe melon.

Carving Melons

Carving watermelons can be super fun! They make great party center pieces plus can be relatively cheep. I have made them for last day of school parties. As long as you plan every thing out before hand they are very simple to make. My first one I made when I was probably about 12. All you need is a dry firm surface, a sharpy marker, a pattern from anywhere online, spoon or melon baler, assortment of fruit, rag, and sharp knives of different sizes.

My sisters baby shower shaped like a baby stroller

A watermelon basket for my Mom's b-day (my first)

Pineapples can make a beautiful addition for Thanksgiving!