User post: My Brand New Juicer Just Got Here! Now What? What are Your Favorite Juice Recipes?

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  Posted by Mary Lu Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:32am PDT

  I'm curious as to what juicer all of these people are using. I've

  tried 2 different juicers & gave up because it either jammed or whatever was put into the juicer slowly leaked out. Any help is appreciated.

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  Posted by Brandi-YOU GROW GIRL! Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:41am PDT

  Thanks everyone! Nice suggestions, I tried a few over the weekend and I liked all of them! I really like when I throw a grapefruit in, it makes for a good base juice and it's not too sweet or sour. I also really like the oens with a bit of celery so far, helps tone the sweetness down!

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  Posted by InLove Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:28am PDT

  Mix 1 apple, 3 carrots, 2 beets, a large tomato, a handful spinach (you will not even taste it), and a handful of blueberries. I usually add a tablespoon of either flax seed or fish oil after (again, you won't really taste it) and fiber powder since juicing takes out the fiber, then drink fast. The longer you let it sit after juicing it, the more nutrients it looses. The apple and carrot and beet will dominate the flavors, so if you like any of those more than the other, add more of it to drown out the flavors you don't like. I like tomato and carrot best so I add a lot of those. (Pomegranet seeds are another of my favs!)

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  Posted by InLove Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:35am PDT

  Also, yes you can throw in stuff with peels, but do not juice bananas, they just get mushy and clog up the machine. No pits either, obviously. Stems and peels are fine, but I will warn you if you just throw in a whole orange, peel and all, the bitter pith can affect the whole drink. Same thing with pomegranets (take out the seeds only). Peel citrus fruits and remove seeds larger than like an apple's seeds. The higher quality the juicer, the better it is at crushing the fruit's harder parts. Same goes for veggies. Leafy greens, carrots, broccoli, etc are all great to use. Just add a strong fruit flavor to mask the taste if you (or your kids) don't like the particular veggie you are using. I do suggest adding fiber powder, as I said earlier, since you are removing it from the juice.

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  Posted by Manny Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:55am PDT

  I juice every morning and prefer to either have carrots plus an orange or carrots plus beets (not to many beets iritates the throat) or lastly carrots and celery. the book I bought when I got my juicer was The Complete Book of Juicing by Michael T. Murray. Very helpful, great recipes and sound nutritional advice.

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  Posted by saisamorn lSaisha Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:05am PDT

  My favorite juice is Mango,Pomegranate, Cranberry,and Pineapple.

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  Posted by Brandi-YOU GROW GIRL! Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:54am PDT

  mkoran: My juicer is a Breville juice fountain compact. So far so good. My husband picked it out, he is usually pretty good for finding the best appliances for the dollar, he checks reviews on consumer reports and amazon-he purchased ours off amazon too, said it was much cheaper than in stores!

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  Posted by JenniferG Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:59pm PDT

  I really enjoy juicing spinache, carrots, beets, apples,ginger, and garlic. These are all foods when juiced that provide some dietary or physical benefit.

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  Posted by ClaudiaS Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:02am PDT

  ginger, to give it a little zing and cucumber, soooo refreshing

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  Posted by ruben Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:17pm PDT

  luv my new juicer..

  carrot,green apple,celery,a little ginger is the basic combo.....then I will add any of the following for

  variation:spinach,cucumber, zuccini,strawberries,cantelope,red ,green and yellow peppers.

  So...I start with the basic combo and then add COLOR.

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