Juicie Juice

Hey kids!   Why eat those nasty vegetables when you can drink them? 

Max never knew how sweet carrots were until we juiced a couple.  We added apple, a little ginger for spice, and then some parsley to give it some bling.  It's the perfect thing on those killer hot, steamy days.   

 

I bought our Omega Juicer about twenty five years ago.  Other than a broken fastener (which the company fixed for me), it's been indestructible.  I have to put it on rubber pads when I use it, however, because it starts to float away as soon as there's any moisture on the counter.  It must be some kind of gyroscopic vegetable effect.

 
We use organic carrots so we don't have to worry much about pesticides and herbicides.  But we wash them like crazy anyway.  We buy them five pounds at a time, and try for the skinny ones so we don't have to slice them to fit into the juicer shoot. 

Here's a rundown of the vitamins and minerals in the juice we made:

From the Carrots:

 Vitamin A,  Retinol Activity 
Alpha Carotene, Beta Carotene 
Beta Cryptoxanthin 
Lycopene
Lutein+Zeaxanthin
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Thiamin 
Riboflavin
Niacin
Vitamin B6 
Folate 
Choline 
Betaine
Pantothenic Acid 
Vitamin K

From the Parsely:

Vitamins A, C, E, B6, and K

  From the Ginger:

Natural Anioxidant, Natural Anti-inflammatory

  From the Apple:

Potassium, Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Manganese, Iron, Sodium, Copper, Zinc

Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, E, and K.  Also Niacin, Folate, and Pantothenic Acid.

  Good stuff!