Beets Me
Good morning, good morning!
I made another foray into the world of juicing this morning, so I thought I’d share with you!
I thought about making a cocktail recipe from my new juicing book, The Complete Book of Juicing, by Michael T. Murray. But…I guess I just didn’t feel like following a recipe! I ended up with a creation all my own!
One thing I like about the juicing book that I bought yesterday is that it isn’t just recipes; it also gives you an alphabetized guide to how to prepare each fruit and vegetable for juicing, as well as the benefits and nutritional analysis. My juice this morning contained:
Beets (high in calcium, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C)
Apple (high in ellagic, chlorogenic, and caffeic acids, anutrients with significant anticancer actions)
Pineapple (high in bromelain, an enzyme shown to be useful in a number of health conditions, including angina, arthritis, indigestion, upper respiratory tract infections, athletic injuries, and trauma; also high in vitamin C and potassium)
Lemon (high in vitamin C and potassium)
and Cucumber (a source of water and silica, which contributes to the strength of connective tissue; also known to improve the complexion and health of the skin)
Juice ‘er up, boys!
The final product was a lovely magenta color. The taste was a mix of earthiness, from the beets, but also a crisp, pleasant tartness from the lemon, pineapple, and apple. Delicious!
You can read an article about the benefits of juicing here.
Also, you might recall that over Christmas, I was reading The Kind Diet, by Alicia Silverstone. I really, really enjoyed it, but have yet to sit down to write a review. Luckily, another blogger has picked up where I slacked off—read Kim’s comprehensive review here.
Well, the sun is shining and it looks like it’s going to be a beautiful January day here in central PA! I think we’re going to take advantage of it and go for a long hike with the dogs. Have a great Saturday!
We are juicer twins… and now I want to put all of those juice ingredients on my grocery list because that juice looks delicious!
Gorgeous juice! I want a juicer so badly.
I really want to juice, but I’m wondering if I’d like it since I don’t like veggies?
Do you like fruit? You could always just use it for fruit at first, and then “slip in” a few veggies here and there
Does juice really fill you up in the morning? I feel like I’d feel hungry after it, no matter how nutritious it is
Nope, doesn’t fill me up!
It actually does fill me up for about 45 minutes, but then my tummy is growling again.
I waited about an hour and a half, and then I had a granola bar!
Awesome! I want a juicer so badly!! Why didn’t I put that on my Christmas list?! haha!!
My juicer scares me and thus it is still sitting unopened.
Yours looks great though!
I really want to read the Kind Diet! I might go buy it today.
I’m the same way; I just end up throwing random fruits and veggies into my juicer and hope for the best! The one thing that I’ve found is that I don’t like celery in my juice.
I’d like to put a juicer on our wedding registry, but I’ve heard cleaning it up is a pain in the butt. I doubt I’d want to deal with a huge clean up for a glass of juice. What’s your take on the clean up?
Hi Morgan,
I haven’t found the clean up to be bad at all, actually (and I was worried about that too!). All of the pieces of our juicer are dishwasher friendly, but honestly, I just clean it by hand right when I’m done juicing, and it only takes about 5 minutes, max. I think cleaning it right away is key, before the pulp starts to dry and stick to the juicer.
I would recommend adding it to your registry!
Were the beets from Shrute farms?
lol
Ahhh that looks so yummy, I’m a sucker for anything pink! Wish I had room/money for a juicer! I’ve been wanting to read The Kind Diet, too…I looked for it yesterday but the bookstore was out!
I’m originally from PA, too
The juice looks amazing, I plan to use my juicer for a ton of carrots today and maybe experiment with more flavors and I look into more pulp recipes. I love pulp crackers!
I really liked that book! I used to have juice with beets in it almost every morning!
You are really making me want to get my juicer out! Yum. Especially if I can put fruit like pineapples and apple in it! Do you get annoyed cleaning the juicer after you use it?
Thanks for the link! I hope we can still hear what you think about The Kind Diet!
I haven’t gotten annoyed cleaning it yet…but I guess that could change
But seriously, it’s not bad at all! Definitely worth it to have a fresh, healthy tonic in the morning!
Wow, that juice looks good! I love the color. Do you find cleaning up your juicing mess to be time consuming?