The Complete Idiot's Guide to Juicing - Ellen Brown [48]
Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove seeds from oranges, lemon, and lime, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch.
Wrong Spin!
A great deal of variation exists amongst sparkling waters and seltzers. What’s important is to make sure the water is naturally sparkling from a mineral spring. Otherwise it can be just artificially carbonated tap water without any nutritional benefits.
Gingered Orange and Banana
4 oranges
2 bananas
4 TB. sliced fresh ginger
½ cup silken tofu
2 orange slices for garnish (optional)
Serves 2
Prep time:
less than 10 minutes
Each serving:
265 calories
9 calories from fat
1 g fat
0 g saturated fat
5 g protein
65 g carbohydrates
1. Peel oranges and quarter. Peel and slice bananas.
2. Push oranges and ginger through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into a blender, and add bananas and tofu. Blend for 30 seconds, and pour juice into two glasses.
3. Serve immediately, garnished with orange slices if desired.
Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove seeds from oranges, peel ginger, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add bananas and tofu along with other ingredients.
Liquid Lingo
Tofu is a custard-like substance made from the iron-rich liquid that comes from cooking ground soybeans. The process is similar to cheese making because the curds are drained and pressed, and the texture can range from silken to firm depending on how much whey is extracted. Silken is best for drinks like juices and smoothies.
Orange, Mango, and Lime
3 oranges
1 mango
2 celery ribs
¼ lime
2 orange slices for garnish (optional)
Serves 2
Prep time:
less than 10 minutes
Each serving:
172 calories
9 calories from fat
1 g fat
0 g saturated fat
3 g protein
44 g carbohydrates
1. Peel oranges and cut into quarters. Peel mango and cut into 2-inch pieces. Rinse celery and cut into 2-inch lengths. Peel lime.
2. Push oranges, mango, celery, and lime through the juicer, and process until juiced. Stir well and pour juice into two glasses.
3. Serve immediately, garnished with orange slices if desired.
Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove seeds from oranges and lime, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch.
Pulp Tidbits
While scurvy, the disease resulting from too little vitamin C in the diet, was cured centuries ago, other medicinal benefits of vitamin C continue to grow. Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Linus Pauling was a strong advocate of large doses of vitamin C as a way to combat the common cold, and he collaborated with British cancer surgeon Ewan Cameron to publish a theory on vitamin C’s value in fighting cancer as well.
Grapefruit, Orange, and Pineapple
2 grapefruit
2 oranges
¼ pineapple
¼ lemon
2 pineapple spears for garnish (optional)
Serves 2
Prep time:
less than 10 minutes
Each serving:
236 calories
9 calories from fat
1 g fat
0 saturated fat
4 g protein
60 g carbohydrates
1. Peel grapefruit and cut into sixths. Peel oranges and quarter. Cut pineapple off rind and into 2-inch cubes. Peel lemon.
2. Push grapefruit, oranges, pineapple, and lemon through the juicer, and process until juiced. Stir well and pour juice into two glasses.
3. Serve immediately, garnished with pineapple spears if desired.
Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove seeds from grapefruit, oranges, and lemon, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch.
Pulp Tidbits
The English word pineapple evolved because of the fruit’s resemblance to a pine cone rather than anything to do with its flavor or color. The Tupi word for the fruit was anana, which means “excellent fruit.” Hummingbirds, which are native to the tropics,