Posts from — September 2008

We’ve recently been given a juicer by our parents. Our fridge has never really been filled up since it’s just the both of us at home and our guests have even commented on how unbelievably empty our fridge is. The only item that seems to be a constant is ice cream in the freezer.

Now, the fridge is brimming with fruits, mainly from the orange and apple variety. Having fresh fruit juice in the morning is a surefire way to wake one up and get one refreshed and energized for the day. Unfortunately, we don’t usually juice the fruits in the morning for the lack of time… more honestly, the lack of willpower to wake up that extra bit earlier to cut and juice the fruits. Most of the time we have ours in the night, which is also a great way to top off our meals.

It only takes several minutes to cut the fruits up and several more to clean up after. The juicer that we’ve got is pretty neat and is well designed to make juicing quick and efficient with a large enough entrance to put the fruits in (meaning we don’t have to cut them into minute chunks), and a pitcher at the other end which is an adequate size- holds approximately 5 cups of juice. It’s also cleverly designed to make cleaning a breeze. The entire top half of the juicer can be detached and brought directly to the sink to be disassembled and cleaned part by part.

Occasionally I’ll have my celery + green apple + young bittergourd juice, which YinLeng finds absolutely yucky. She likes the apple + orange or orange + carrot combo. Quick tip- if you’re juicing carrots, it’s best to wash the juicer immediately as the beta-carotene contained in carrots can leave permanent stains on the plastics.

With this, we never have to go out and drink diluted fruit juice with lots of sugar syrup added to the concoction in the local kopitiams or pay over the top pricing for juices at fancy eateries. Remember- juices should be drunk almost immediately after juicing to avoid oxidisation.

Do you have any great juicing combos? Share it by posting a comment today!

Live healthy. Drink well.

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