AMY'S WONDER JUICE
PALEO/ WW ProPoints: 0
There comes a point in my day, usually around 3 or 4 o'clock, when I feel like I could sit on the floor with a HUGE chocolate cake and absolutely write myself off.... Mmmm chocolate cake... Luckily, however, Will Power prevails!!! After finishing all of my episodes of The Real Housewives of Miami this afternoon, I decided to get off my arse and make myself a juice! Juices are GREAT in the Thermomix. Don't get me wrong, if you are lucky enough to have a $400+ cold press juicer then please go ahead and do them in there. But if you are like me and have one of those juicers with a thousand parts that gets messy and becomes so much of a hassle that you decide to simply go the chocolate cake, then the Thermomix is for you!!You can use anything you like- Fruit, Veggies.. You're Choice! But if you are like me, you like when someone can tell you combinations that work well and taste amazing! How many WeightWatchers ProPoints you say? 0! ...... Pfft.. No Way........... YES WAY! And all of you Paleo Lovers! Of course!!!!!
So this arvo I made the following juice.. The result was a delicious blend of fruit and veggie with the addition of the power veggie BEETROOT! (read here... http://www.rawfoodjourney.co.uk/raw-living-food-ingredients/beetroot/5-top-health-benefits-of-raw-beetroot/) AND I feel great.... AND I didn't gorge on chocolate cake! SUCCESS!!!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
2 Carrots (cut into chunks- no need to peel)
1 beetroot (peeled and quartered)
Half a seedless watermelon
2 Apples (cored and quartered)
Half Pineapple
2 trays ice
260g filtered water
400g orange juice (nudie 'nothing but oranges' orange juice- pulp free)
Method
1) You want to do this juice in 2 batches. So half everything... Place 1 carrot, half beetroot, half the watermelon, 1 apple, half the pineapple, 1 tray of ice, 130g water and 200g orange juice into the TMX bowl. Slowly turn the speed up to 8 and blend for 40 seconds on speed 8.
2) Next I strained the juice (if you enjoy the pulp, it is actually better for you to keep it all in, however I can't drink it like that, so I strain mine). You can use your TMX basket, however I like to use a simple sieve as I find it makes for a lovely, pulp-free juice. Use your Basket/Sieve over a bowl/jug and use a spoon to work the juice from the pulp. Discard the pulp.
3) Repeat steps 1 and 2 and add the second batch of juice to the first!
Done! So easy!!! This will serve approx 6-8 drinks!! That fruit cost me $9.50 from a green grocer and gave us 8 glasses of juice! Bargain!!!!
Helpful Hints:
*The EDC suggests you keep pulp and make fruit spread. This would be ok for an only fruit based juice, however with the veggies included I wouldn't recommend. Each to their own!
*You can use your own oranges in this juice, however it will add a ton of pulp (that's ok if you like the pulp). The Nudie 'nothing but oranges' juice is completely just that- orange juice! Using it like this as an addition to the juice helps add 'liquid' to a very pulpy juice. (or you could pre-juice your own oranges)
PALEO/ WW ProPoints: 0
There comes a point in my day, usually around 3 or 4 o'clock, when I feel like I could sit on the floor with a HUGE chocolate cake and absolutely write myself off.... Mmmm chocolate cake... Luckily, however, Will Power prevails!!! After finishing all of my episodes of The Real Housewives of Miami this afternoon, I decided to get off my arse and make myself a juice! Juices are GREAT in the Thermomix. Don't get me wrong, if you are lucky enough to have a $400+ cold press juicer then please go ahead and do them in there. But if you are like me and have one of those juicers with a thousand parts that gets messy and becomes so much of a hassle that you decide to simply go the chocolate cake, then the Thermomix is for you!!You can use anything you like- Fruit, Veggies.. You're Choice! But if you are like me, you like when someone can tell you combinations that work well and taste amazing! How many WeightWatchers ProPoints you say? 0! ...... Pfft.. No Way........... YES WAY! And all of you Paleo Lovers! Of course!!!!!
So this arvo I made the following juice.. The result was a delicious blend of fruit and veggie with the addition of the power veggie BEETROOT! (read here... http://www.rawfoodjourney.co.uk/raw-living-food-ingredients/beetroot/5-top-health-benefits-of-raw-beetroot/) AND I feel great.... AND I didn't gorge on chocolate cake! SUCCESS!!!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
2 Carrots (cut into chunks- no need to peel)
1 beetroot (peeled and quartered)
Half a seedless watermelon
2 Apples (cored and quartered)
Half Pineapple
2 trays ice
260g filtered water
400g orange juice (nudie 'nothing but oranges' orange juice- pulp free)
Method
1) You want to do this juice in 2 batches. So half everything... Place 1 carrot, half beetroot, half the watermelon, 1 apple, half the pineapple, 1 tray of ice, 130g water and 200g orange juice into the TMX bowl. Slowly turn the speed up to 8 and blend for 40 seconds on speed 8.
2) Next I strained the juice (if you enjoy the pulp, it is actually better for you to keep it all in, however I can't drink it like that, so I strain mine). You can use your TMX basket, however I like to use a simple sieve as I find it makes for a lovely, pulp-free juice. Use your Basket/Sieve over a bowl/jug and use a spoon to work the juice from the pulp. Discard the pulp.
3) Repeat steps 1 and 2 and add the second batch of juice to the first!
Done! So easy!!! This will serve approx 6-8 drinks!! That fruit cost me $9.50 from a green grocer and gave us 8 glasses of juice! Bargain!!!!
Helpful Hints:
*The EDC suggests you keep pulp and make fruit spread. This would be ok for an only fruit based juice, however with the veggies included I wouldn't recommend. Each to their own!
*You can use your own oranges in this juice, however it will add a ton of pulp (that's ok if you like the pulp). The Nudie 'nothing but oranges' juice is completely just that- orange juice! Using it like this as an addition to the juice helps add 'liquid' to a very pulpy juice. (or you could pre-juice your own oranges)
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