I bought a Breville Juice Fountain Plus for $150 after reading tons of stellar reviews. I could have gone with the fancier Ikon with 5 digital speeds, but I don't trust microchips in appliances, especially those made in China, so mine has a simple hi/low speed option. Then I shopped at Whole Foods for lots of organic fuits and veggies. We started with carrot, orange, beet juice which my son liked and my daughter hated. Then apple, pear, cherry for my daughter... she still didn't like it. (what's wrong with her!! I swear she only likes food that is processed to death!). Then I made beet leaf, ginger, apple -- definitely a "health food" acquired taste -- but I'll drink it to get my greens in.
Then I used some of the carrot, beet & apple pulp and mixed it with GF oats, brown rice flour, agave syrup, honey, coconut oil, vanilla, cinnamon, one egg, and some almond-coconut milk and spread it into a brownie pan. Baked it at 350 for 45 minutes and had great bars to eat on the run! Of course I don't need all that fiber, but pulverized beats eating the fiber whole - less work breaking it down. It also feels like less work than digesting my usual nuts and nut bars, with much less sweeteners, and MUCH, MUCH cheaper!! I've eaten several helpings already, and no D yet. I only plan to use some of the pulp when I use organic produce. The rest goes into the compost tumbler. My garden will be very happy next year!
Finally I made a pitcher of carrot, orange, apple juice with one beet for interesting color and brought it to a dinner party. People loved it.
Just wanted to share my new health-promoting adventure!! Incidentally, my juicer came with a free copy of a documentary titled "Fat, Sick and nearly Dead" about a guy with autoimmune disease who apparently cures himself through juicing. I haven't watched it yet, so I'm not expecting this to cure me, just feed me tons of healthy nutrients at the peak of freshness (not rotting in my fridge waiting for me to cook them
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