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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plain, No, It’s Superfood!!

Let’s talk about “super foods” and how they apply to some great juicing recipes. Specifically let’s talk about wheat grass. Now here’s a food item that proves God has an exquisite sense of irony, because although wheat grass is like spinach to Popeye, it can taste like a mouthful of poisonous worms (at least to me). Here comes the infamous “but” …… BUT here’s a few facts about wheat grass…

1. It retains 82 out of the 92 minerals that are present only in organic soil.
2. Just 1oz of wheat grass juice is said to contain the same amount of nutrients as 2.5 lbs of green vegetables.
3. It has high concentrations of chlorophyll, amino acids, enzymes, minerals and vitamins.

Now there are more reasons for why wheat grass is one of natures super foods, but that really doesn’t matter because eating wheat grass is torturous – in a Machiavellian sort of way. How can I describe it? Strong, and I am being very sensitive to my readers here because to say it tastes “strong” is like saying root canal isn’t all that bad. Once you try it there will no doubt be a few expletives added to your own sad description.

So now we know that wheat grass tastes like old socks. And unless you happen to be one of those happy few that enjoys tasting old socks there really isn’t much we can do to add wheat grass into our diet, with the exception of the juice machine. The most common juice machines (centrifugal juicers) will not juice wheat grass very well, and I recommend you not try. It will only make a mess and leave you in the kitchen silently cursing at me . What you will need is a a multi-purpose juicer, such as the Samson 6 in 1 Juicer, or the Samson Ultra Green Power 1304 Electric Juicer. You could go out and grab a “back to basics” manual juicer for your wheat grass needs, but my guess is you would rather get a forearm workout at the gym and not in the kitchen.

Another great choice for multi-purpose juicers is the Omega series, 8003 and 8004. They juice wheatgrass, barley grass, and I believe even old socks if you’re so inclined I’m quite sure that these juicers are in stock at any store worth a salt. If you would like one, leave a comment on my site and I will do my best to make one available for ya.

To summarize, if you’re just getting into juicing recipes then perhaps you are not quite ready to juice wheat grass or make concoctions with one of natures super foods. But if you are, make sure you have the right juicer and have at it! Alternatively, you can find wheat grass juice concoctions at any health food store worth a salt. Here’s a few good juicing recipes for wheat grass guaranteed to make it taste less annoying. Enjoy!!

Pure Green

6 Celery stalks
5 large spinach leaves
Handful of parsley
3-5 inch round of wheatgrass
Wash greens and juice (no need to cut up greens if using Samson)
Dilute with 1/2 cup water if desired

Orange and Green

5 carrots
3-4 inch round of wheatgrass
1/4 cup water optional
A nutritious drink that tastes good

Tropical Green

2 cups fresh pineapple
1 orange
1 papaya (fine to use green papaya and to include skin if organic)
3-4 inch round of wheatgrass
Sip slowly and imagine yourself on a tropical beach

These recipes and many more are available at Juicing Recipes. Please look the site over when you have time, it’s a fantastic juicing site with great info on juicers.

Omega Juicer Model 8005 $259 Omega Juicers J8005 Why buy 5 separate appliances when you can purchase 1 that can do it all? This multi-purpose juicer is a single gear, masticating juice extractor that will serve all of your juicing needs and much more. This machine efficiently juices hard and soft fruits, vegetables, wheatgrass and leafy greens. It also functions as a food processor, a pasta maker, a homogenizer and a grinder…the possibilities are endless!

Omega J4000 Omega 4000 Juicer White – J4000 $219.99 Omega Model 4000 Pulp Ejection Style Juicer will look attractive in any kitchen. Powerful 1/3 HP motor. 250 watts. Optimum speed of 5200 RPM for peak efficiency. Heavy duty 1 lb. stainless steel blade. Weight

8004 Juicer – White $259.99 The Omega Juicer 8004 is the most effective single gear masticating juicer on the market today. Designed and engineered for health-conscious people who want greater variety in their juicing routine, the Omega Juicer 8004 has the ability to juice everythin

8006 Juicer – Chrome/Black $299.99 The Omega 8006 Juicer is the most effective single gear masticating juicer on the market today! Designed and engineered for health-conscious people who want greater variety in their juicing routine, the Omega 8006 Juicer has the ability to juice everythin

Omega Masticating Juicer Nutrition Center HD Chrome (Black) – J8006 $299 The Omega Juicer Model J8006 Nutrition Center HD is Omega’s Newest single gear masticating juice extractor.The Omega Juicer J8006 Nutrition Center uses a low speed of 80 RPMs, which results in minimal heat build up and no oxidation, which preserves the food enzymes and helps the juice stay fresh for longer.

9000 Centrifugal Juicer All Stainless – White $219.99 The Omega Model 9000 Juicer is based on the Omega Model 1000 juicer. The difference between the Model 1000 and Model 9000 is that the Model 9000 has a stainless steel top and carries a 15-year warranty. The Omega 9000 juicer is designed using Centrifugal

VRT330 Vert Low Speed Juicer – Pearl White $349.99 The Omega Vert VRT330 Juicer is the most effective vertical juicer on the market today! Designed and engineered for health-conscious people who want greater variety in their juicing routine, the Omega Vert VRT330 Juicer has the ability to juice everything

Citrus Juicer $39.88 The Toastess Coffee and Beverage Collection integrates the most modern features with contemporary styling. Making blended drinks or citrus juices? The Toastess TCJ-346 Stainless Steel Citrus Juicer has to be in your kitchen. Its sloped design maximizes juice flow so glasses fill quickly and you get all the juice the fruit has to give without leaving a pool of juice in the tray. The TCJ-346 comes with two reamers, large and small, to accommodate everything from small Key limes to large Ruby Red grapefruit. The convenient no-mess anti-drip sealable spout flips up to stop the flow of juice. All removable parts are dishwasher-safe for quick and easy clean-up.

Omega Juicers J8003 Multi-Purpose Juicer/Food Processor (White) $229 The Omega 8003 utilizes a Patented Two-Stage System for even greater efficiency than than previous single gear juicer models. This single gear, masticating juice extractor is an appliance that will serve all of your juicing needs and much more. This unit is a multiple use appliance that actually does all of its uses very well. Most appliances built for more than one use tend to compromise one task or another. But the Omega Model 8003 Nutrition Center excelsat all of its functions. This single gear machine turns at a slow 80 RPM’s to ensure that nothing is lost through heated elements in your juice. This low speed also helps the Omega 8003 foam far less than a double gear style juicer. Very quiet 1/3 HP motor Heavy duty polycarbonate and melamine construction Low speed – 80 RPM Easy to clean 10 year warranty.

34 Oz. Citrus Juicer $11.99 The Proctor-Silex Juicit Juicer comes with two reamers for large and small citrus fruit. It features a pulp control dial, dishwasher safe parts and take-to-table detachable pitcher.