Green Mojito Recipe

Have you just bought a new juicer? Or are have you been into juicing for a while and are looking for new ways to create exciting and delicious recipes? In this article will cover the basics of creating a healthy, satisfying and tasty juicer recipe. The key to a great tasting juice recipe is a right combination of fruits and vegetables to balance the variety of neutral subtle and strong flavors. After reading this article you will find it much easier to explore the world of juicing and be able to create more recipes beyond what you may already have tried.            

Neutral flavored produce give your juice recipe body and balance
Neutral ingredients such as carrots, apples and lettuce (ice berg) yield a lot more “juice” for the money. These tend to be very high in water content and are some of the most affordable ingredients to serve as your juice base. I recommend using a whole or half head of lettuce, or a combination of carrots and red or green apples together. The carrots and apple flavors tend to cancel each other out nicely. Once you have your base juice it’s time to add in some of the more overwhelming flavors.

Overwhelming flavors should the accent to your juicing recipe.
There are plenty of ingredients that can have a very overwhelming flavor as a juice. It’s best to use these in small amount to give your juice accent. A good rule to follow is if it has a strong taste as raw food it will most likely over power your drink. Some examples: celery, basil, cucumber, cabbage, lemon, orange, grapefruit. There are too many to list here. You should only add in enough of the strongest tasting ingredients to accent. This varies in the exact amount but generally  it should not account for more then 1/8 of the recipe. This is where you may want to experiment 1 glass at a time. It can be helpful to write down what you put in for each glass you try so when you get it right, you won’t forget what you did.

Flavors – Go wild
You can go wild with any fruit or vegetable that you truly enjoy as a solid raw food, feel free to finish out the recipe with these. If you hate vegetables then try to stick with fruits as much as possible. If you insist on having vegetables added go with carrots, bell peppers or baby spinach as your vegetable component. Otherwise, it can be very challenging to find vegetables that mix well with fruits.

Vegetable Rules
After you have made a list of vegetables that you really like ordinarily, and you want to make sure you are getting the most nutritional value possible, you may want to prioritize which vegetables you want as your primary ingredient. Here is the easiest       rule to follow with vegetables; the greener a vegetable is in its natural raw leafy state the richer it is in nutrients; basically, the greener the better. That’s why baby spinach is so great to add to any recipes for juicers.

Fruits – Watch out for the sugar
A common misconception about fruit that may people have, is that it contains less sugar then the store bought variety. This is only partially true. All fruit is naturally high in sugar content. Is it less then what is contained in concentrate? Yes, but sometimes not by much. So if sugar is a main concern you may want to limit the amount of fruit juice you intake. Fruit and vegetable flavors tend to clash with the few exceptions I already mentioned (mainly carrots, baby spinach and lettuce. Adding a few drops of lemon juice to any recipe will help the juice last a few extra days. However, it’s best to drink any and all juice you make within 24 hours. 

If you follow these simple rules, you will be well on your way to juicing like a pro. Remember, the key to a delicious juice is the right combination of fruits and vegetables to balance the variety of neutral subtle and strong flavors. Now, you should be able to explore and end up creating your very own awesome juice recipes, and reap the nutritional benefits for your body. So, get juicing and have fun.

Breville Stainless Steel

It was not that long ago that I was up late at night channel surfing. I happened to come across one of those infomercials about how great juicing was. I got too excited about it because they did a great job of selling on T.V. Then, I realized that I should do my research and not buy on impulse. Boy, am I glad I did. As it turns out not only would it have been a mistake to buy from an infomercial, which is something I never do. It would have been a bad idea to purchase the particular model that was being promoted. During my research I learned about juicer warranties, what features to look for and how much I should expect to pay for the privilege of juicing. I came across the Breville juicer.

The Warranty.
Don’t buy any juicer with less than a 1 year warranty. Makes sure the warranty covers the whole machine and not just the motor. If you don’t you may regret your purchase. Breville juicers comes with a full one year warranty. This makes it a good choice for your peace of mind.  If you come across those juicers out there with 90 day warranties run away.  They will be lucky to last 6 months. I’ve had my breville juice fountain elite for well over 2 years now.

The best combination in juicing features
The breville juice fountain has a lot of great features and few drawbacks.  First it does what it advertises. I have been able to  juice whole apples, and several uncut whole carrots with ease. The pulp comes out pretty dry and there isn’t that much of it too. Also, compared to many other juicers breville juice is pretty high quality for sure.  The one I opted for was breville juice fountain elite 800jexl with its high wattage and high horsepower. This thing is a power house. It eats up anything I throw at it, including hard veggies, and soft veggies like spinach. This is somewhat high end but has the versatility I was looking for.  I found this model to be more powerful then the breville bje200xl 700 watts juicer version.  But on the low end you could opt for the Breville juice fountain plus, or their newest power house, the Breville je95 850 watts juicer. Whatever you chose its best to get a juicer with a minimum of 600 watts and ½ horse power.  This is especially true if you want to juice everything and anything with exception to wheat grass. That’s the only real drawback for the breville line of juicer. 

What you will pay for the best value in juicing
Well for the entry level fair, $89 gets your through the door. From there you can spend as much as $300. Don’t fret because even the $89 model is at the top in quality, design and reliability when compared to any juicer selling at that price. I strongly recommend you buy yours online however, as getting a breville compact juicer at the department store will cost you 20% premium or more.  Oh, and if you are interested in juicing citrus like oranges and grapefruits, this is one of the few juicers that that can handle those as well.  The breville citrus juicer is a very decent one for a citrus power juicer even though it does a whole lot more.