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Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, core apples, peel ginger, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add tea, soy milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, and allspice with other ingredients.

Pulp Tidbits

Chai, pronounced as a single syllable that rhymes with “pie,” is a spiced tea and milk mixture of Indian origin. The spices used vary from region to region in India, but the faithful believe that drinking it aids digestion.

Green Tea, Mango, and Pineapple

2 mangoes

¼ pineapple

¼ lime

1 cup brewed green tea, very chilled

2 mango spears for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

175 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

1 g protein

46 g carbohydrates

1. Peel mangoes, discard stones, and cut into 2-inch cubes. Cut pineapple from rind and into 2-inch cubes. Peel lime.

2. Push mangoes and pineapple through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into two glasses, and stir ½ cup tea into each glass.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with mango spears if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove lime seeds and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add green tea with other ingredients.

Wrong Spin!

One of the newcomers to the produce section is pre-peeled mangoes, and while they offer great convenience, you should pass them by. I’ve tried a few brands, and most of the mango was acidic and not ripe, plus many of the nutrients dissipate after peeling.

Green Tea and Citrus

3 oranges

1 grapefruit

¼ lime

3 TB. crystallized ginger

1 cup brewed green tea, very chilled

2 orange slices for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

176 calories

0 calories from fat

0 g fat

0 g saturated fat

3 g protein

45 g carbohydrates

1. Peel and quarter oranges. Peel grapefruit and cut into sixths. Peel lime.

2. Push oranges, grapefruit, and lime through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into a blender, and add crystallized ginger and green tea. 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, grapefruit, and lime, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add ginger and tea with other ingredients.

Liquid Lingo

Crystallized ginger is fresh ginger that has been cooked in a sugar syrup and then coated with coarse sugar. It is a preserved form of ginger but has more fresh ginger taste than ground ginger.

Green Tea, Lychee, and Lime

½ lb. fresh lychee nuts

½ lime

1 cup brewed green tea, very chilled

2 lime wedges for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

322 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 saturated fat

4 g protein

83 g carbohydrates

1. Peel lychee nuts and discard pits. Peel lime.

2. Push lychee nuts and lime through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into two glasses, and stir ½ cup tea into each glass.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with lime wedges if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove lime seeds. If using a blender or food processor, add tea with other ingredients.

Juicy Jive

Fresh lychee nuts have an incredibly succulent flavor, but they are still difficult to find in most parts of the country. If you live near the Chinese section of any city, try the markets in those neighborhoods. They’re far more likely to stock them.

Tropical Peppermint

1 mango

1½2 large papaya or 1 small papaya

2 oranges

¼ lime

1 cup brewed peppermint tea, very chilled

2 orange slices