I have survived making my first juice!
Today was Day 1: Green Juice, and the kick-off to this 3-day event.
So, the first step was to gather all my supplies:
My awesome cavelike work station.
My Ingredients:
4 apples
3 cucumbers
1 bunch of celery
2 handfuls of spinach
1 handful of parsley
4 stalks of kale
1 lemon
1 teaspoon of ginger root
And of course, my kitchen helper, Snowball.
This was definitely a learning experience for me! Also, it was a little slow going, since this is my first time using a juicer, even though I've owned one since at least 2013. Sorry, Mom.
Not only did I have to divvy up my ingredients and wash everything, but I also needed to consult The Juicing Bible for how to treat each and every fruit and vegetable. Do I peel this? Core this? Include the stalks? Turn head? Cough?
Once I got everything situated and ready to go into the juicer, it was pretty quick! Almost too quick, as my juicer jumped and knocked my juice-catching pitcher away from the spout a few times. I would say overall it was successful, although I think I messed up with the greens. I think I fed them too fast since they barely yielded anything. Not that I know what a normal yield is either. Also, I had to use frozen spinach instead of fresh. Please help.
I also wonder if I did this right because the whole recipe didn't yield 64 OZ like the infographic said; it yielded maybe 40 OZ. At any rate, it did come out delicious and green! Check out my first cup!
Also pictured: the first of many glasses of water I will be drinking over the course of the next few days.
She looks how I feel right now.
Actually, I feel fine! It is only noon on Saturday of course, and I've already started shotgunning ibuprofen to get ahead of this inevitable caffeine withdrawal. I was also proactive and put my dinner for the next three nights in the slow cooker. I will post that tomorrow if it turns out well.
Catch ya on the flip side!
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