So, I figured I would just throw up (not literally…err) my quick and delicious juice recipe that I just tried!  It was a completely random mish-mosh of items as I was shopping for the week at the grocery store.  I basically took the freshest looking items and started ‘imagining’ what they would all taste like together!

I just started using the Omega VERT Juicer and figured I would give it a go with some of the softer varieties of items.  I had been using it on all green juices for several weeks (kale, spinach, cilantro) and it has performed incredibly well.  It is, however, a bit hard to clean because of the screen inside – alas, if you juice up a bit to save (I use the Nutri-Vac juice container system which is pictured in one of my photos!) then you are good to go for at least a couple of days.

Without further adieu, I present to you the JuicyJosh Pineapple MishMosh Juice Recipe:

• One super ripe Pineapple
• Three fresh Valencia Oranges
• 1 Red Plum
• 2 Apples
• This should yield just around 56 Ounces of Fresh Juice!

The rest of it is a cinch!  Just prepare all your goods for juicing.  The feed-chute in the Omega VERT is of decent size so it doesnt require that much work to prep the items.

I did put the pulp through the machine twice just to make sure every last bit was squeezed, but overall, I’m satisfied and happy we are selling this juicer! (Note: you will see some bananas, cherries and a cantaloupe in my picture…these were NOT included in juice mix..they were just my snacks!)

Cheers!!  Would love any feedback on how you enjoy the recipe!

In cooking and juicing, none can deny the intense impact a lemon or lime has in enhancing the flavor of other foods. The lemon and lime one-two punch on flavor is a top notch addition, bundled in a low-calorie package (only 15 calories per ¼ cup).

Lemons evoke sunny summer days and lemonade stands. Most lemons are acidic, astringent, and tart. This combination adds a “refreshment” to any food from water to watermelon. The most common sour lemons are the Eureka and the Lisbon. The characteristics of a Eureka lemon include a textured skin, short neck on the end, and seeds, while the Lisbon is smoother in skin and is typically seedless. The most popular sweet lemon is the Meyer lemon.

Limes, on the other hand, evoke the passion of the islands and Caribbean. Limes come in both sour and sweet, though the sweet variety is not found easily in the United States. Sour limes have a higher acid and sugar content than lemons that add a distinctive “limey” taste. The Tahitian lime is the typical sour lime you find in your market. Specialty sour limes called the “key lime” provide the distinctive flavor to dishes such as key lime pie, as you can probably infer from the name, Key West.

History of the lemon and lime

Thought to have originated in China or India, the lemon was cultivated as a cross between the lime and the citron. It was first brought to Spain in the 11^th century via Arabia. The Crusades are credited with bringing the lemon to the rest of Europe. Christopher Columbus brought the lemon in 1493 to the New World.

Lemons were highly prized for their ability to prevent scurvy throughout history and in the mid 19^th century, they went for up to $1 per lemon. Even by today’s standards, a buck for a lemon is pricey, so it must have been a pretty coveted little fruit back then.

Limes flourish in the subtropics and the tropics. They were first introduced in the 10^th century to Egypt and North Africa by traders returning from the Orient. Southeast Asia is thought to be this green fruit’s home. The lime spread to Spain in the 13^th century and then throughout Europe and the New World. Limes were cultivated in the Caribbean and flourished easily in similar climates.

Lemon and Lime Nutrition

Lemons and limes contain flavonoid compounds whose properties include antioxidant and anti-cancer power. Limes in particular carry a flavonoid that has been proven to act as an antibiotic, and the lime has played a role in protecting against cholera.

As a power pack of Vitamin C, the lime and lemon play a healing role in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Lemons and limes both have almost 50% of your daily dose of Vitamin C in a ¼ cup serving. Further, studies indicate that ingesting Vitamin C rich foods provides humans protection against the onset of rheumatoid arthritis and protection against current inflammation for those with either disease.

Selection and Storage

Choose lemons that are thin-skinned, for they will be juicier. The rind should have a finely grained texture and the lemon should feel a bit “heavy” for its size. A solid yellow will indicate the lemon is riper than one with green around the edges. Avoid lemons that are too soft, too hard or wrinkled. Keep lemons at room temperature and out of the sun for up to one week. You can then store lemons in the refrigerator for up to four weeks.

Limes should be firm and heavy for their size, too. A glossy skin that is a rich green is the optimal, but be aware that limes turn more of a yellow as they ripen. Their tart flavor is best when they are green. Avoid limes with brown spots. Limes are to be kept at room temperature and out of direct sunlight for up to one week. Afterwards, place them in a loosely sealed plastic bag in the crisper of your fridge, and they will stay fresh for about two weeks.

Lemonade or Limeade:

• 8 lemons or 8 limes
• honey or agave nectar
• water or sparkling water

Remove the peel from both lemon and limes and juice.  Add water, a sweetener of your choice, and ice. Serve, enjoy!

Pears are a yummy package of juicy sweetness with their soft yet grainy texture and flesh that is easy to sink your teeth into. Eating a pear is like butter. And with only 100 calories per serving, nutritionally dense pears are much more satisfying than butter.

As a member of the rose family, it’s no surprise that pears come in colors! From yellow, green, brown, and red, pears come in a full palette of fruit. As pretty as the pear is, it’s the names that lend the exotic from the well-known bosc, anjou, barlett, and comice, to the lesser known passe, crassane, packham, and conference pulling ahead into the public awareness. Pears were called a “gift from the Gods” by Homer in his epic The Odyssey, and indeed their nutritional benefits are a gift.

Pear Nutrition and Known Benefits

Pears provide a good source of Vitamin C, packing over 11% of the recommended daily value. Vitamin C is valued as an antioxidant and promotes a healthy immune system. Vitamin C is a good choice every time to promote optimum health.

The “gift” in the pear is the important nutrient: copper. Copper directly supports an enzyme called superoxide dismutase (SOD) that eliminates superoxide free radicals. SOD is important for keeping our cell membranes healthy from the daily radical production found in a normal metabolism. Pears provide over 9% of the daily value for copper. A low-intake of copper daily also promotes colon health and the prevention of colon cancer.

The combination of Vitamin C and Copper make pears the ultimate negotiator in the disarmament of free radicals.

The pear also provides over 9% of the daily value of Vitamin K. Vitamin K used in blood clotting and assists in synthesizing liver protein which controls the clotting. Vitamin K can also be found in the intestines, helping to convert glucose into glycogen which is then stored in the liver. Vitamin K is thought to decrease the severity of osteoporosis and inhibit bone loss.

Lemon-Lime Pear Treat

• 1 lemon (peeled)
• 1 lime (peeled)
• 2 ripe pears of any variety or a combination of varieties

Juice all the fruits together and enjoy!

A Brief History of the Pear

Pears are known to have been cultivated in western Asia for over 3,000 years. Yet some researchers believe that the pear was eaten by Stone Age humans. Pears have long been a food staple for humans, known to be available in the court of Louis XIV and brought to the Americas by early colonists. Missionaries are said to have spread the perfection of the pear as they moved west.

The Perfection of Selection

Once ripe, pears are extremely perishable. So choose pears at the grocer that are still firm, yet not overly hard. It is likely that unripe pears will be your only choice and will require a couple of days to ripen. The skin should be smooth and may have brown-speckled patches – these are good pears to choose.

Avoid pears with soft spots that sport punctures. Leave the pears at room temperature to ripen and when the skin indents to gentle pressure, they are ready to be used. If you wish to hurry the ripening process along, place the pears in a paper bag at room temperature.

Preparation of the Sacred Pear

Wash pears under cool water and pat dry. Juice the whole pear (cut into juicer chute-size pieces), skin and all. The skin contains important fiber and nutrients.

Storing the Pear

Once ripe, put pears in the refrigerator and they will stay edible for several days. Avoid putting pears in plastic bags or restricted spaces, as they need room to breathe. Keep pears away from strong smelling foods such as onions as pears absorb odor.

The best part of juicing is the double duty you get out of the fruits and vegetables. Not only do we receive the straight up nutrition and cleansing benefits, but we also get the added healthy oomph and flexibility from the pulp. Juicing, it seems, is more than just juice.

The power of fruit and vegetable pulp is concentrated dietary fiber packed with vitamins and minerals that are densely bio available. Using the pulp in recipes not only adds fiber, but also adds extra moisture to recipes or bulk to a recipe providing nutritious ‘filler.’ The moisture in your pulp will vary based on the power of your juicer. A high-powered juicer will produce a drier pulp as a low-powered juicer will create a wetter pulp. Pulp from both machines adds fiber and roughage to whatever recipe you use it in.

Pulp Time Line

Use the pulp immediately if you can, otherwise place it in a bag or container and freeze it. The enzymes in the fresh pulp will start to dissolve quickly, but freezing the pulp will stall that chemical reaction.  That’s because the fibrous property of the pulp is fairly stable and freezing it will extend it’s usability.

Things to do with juice pulp!

Re-Purposing the Pulp Possibilities

What to do with fruit pulp:

• Add some lemon juice and freeze to make a light and delightful sorbet.
• Mix with oil and vinegar to create a salad dressing.
• Turn into a marinade for poultry, pork, or tofu by adding olive oil and apple cider vinegar or lime juice.
• Berry pulp is a great topping for yogurt, ice cream, and muffins.
• Mix soft fruit pulp with a bit of water and put in ice cube trays and freeze for a fruity summer popsicle.
• Add berry pulp or pulp from peaches, pears, orange, apple, and apricots to muffin, bread, or pie recipes and in replacement of whole fruit.
• Feed it to the birds, but first test out a variety of pulps to see which our avian friends prefer.
• Add to the feed for livestock.

What to do with vegetable pulp:

• Mix with yogurt or cream cheese and spices for a cracker or veggie dip.
• Mix with buttermilk or yogurt to create a salad dressing.
• Mix with green onion, minced garlic, and salt for a tasty spread for atop a veggie or cold-cut sandwich.
• Mix in with your pet’s food to provide extra fiber and nutrition. The raw food in their diet will add sheen to their coat and an extra spring to their step. Give them a few days to get used to the idea.
• Add celery, carrot, or beet carrot pulp to burgers, meatballs, and meatloaf to add an extra zing.
• Thicken soups, stews, and gravies with the pulp rather than sing cornstarch.
• Use in ‘layered’ recipes such as lasagna, moussaka, and terrines.

Compost

If you’re an avid juicer like me, then you’ll most likely end up with more pulp than you’ll know what to do with.  If excess pulp is taking over your kitchen, consider composting the pulp to create a healthy fertilizer for your home garden or yard. The compost will create a rich, loamy soil, packed with nutrients your vegetable or flower garden will thank you for.

We all know how important it is to make sure that we are getting the proper nutrition from our diets. Unfortunately, there are many times when we are not getting what we need from our diets. Sometimes this is because we don’t have time to eat and end up skipping meals. Other times it is because many of us have a junk food diet, which provides little to no nutrition. For those of you who are not getting the proper nutrition from your diets, there is still hope. You can get many of the nutrients you need from fruits and vegetables, and you can turn your fruits and vegetables into delicious juices when you use home juicers.

Using Juicers to Make Quick and Easy Meal Replacements

If you are one of these people who tends to skip a lot of meals, especially breakfast, you can benefit from healthy juices that you make at home using juicers for both fruits and vegetables. You can combine fruits and vegetables to get the best of both worlds. Don’t worry—you won’t taste the vegetables at all.

The taste of fruit is much stronger than that of vegetables, so the fruits you use are going to overpower the flavor from the vegetables. And you can even turn your juices into meal replacements. All you need to do is add a bit of protein powder to your juices, and you will have a drink that provides all of the nutrients you need, without having to take the time to cook and eat a meal. Or you can add yogurt or soy milk to get the same protein you would from supplements.

The Benefits of Wheat Grass Juice

We are hearing more and more about the benefits of wheat grass these days, and for good reason. Wheat grass is pretty much a complete food, as it has 98 out of 102 of the earth’s elements. It is loaded with vitamins and minerals, enzymes, and chlorophyll. Wheat grass is also full of antioxidants, which can help to treat and prevent a number of health problems.

Wheat grass is safe for everyone to eat, including those who are allergic to wheat, because it is still in the grass stages and not full grown wheat. This is a food that activates the white blood cells, which is great for the immune system and is even good for people who are trying to lose weight. Unfortunately, wheat grass doesn’t taste all that great, but you can overcome this. All you need to do is make sure that you get a wheat grass juicer that juices fruits and other vegetables as well. Then, you can create a cocktail that contains fruit juice and wheat grass juice. Just like with vegetables, fruit flavors will overpower the flavor of the wheat grass.

It can often be extremely difficult to make sure that your family is getting the proper nutrition, especially when you have kids who are fussy eaters and absolutely refuse to eat their vegetables. You can try to hide the vegetables in with other food, but many times kids notice this and refuse to eat their meals. This can be extremely frustrating, but there are ways that you can get around it. Most kids do love a lot of different fruits, and you can combine fruits and vegetables to make delicious juices that your kids will love.

Masking the Vegetable Flavor

When you mix fruit juice with vegetable juice, the strong flavors of the fruits will overpower the vegetables, so all you will taste is the fruit juice. This is great when you have kids who hate vegetables. You can make them delicious, healthy fruit and vegetable juices, and they will never have any idea that they are getting their vegetables with every drink they take. Some great combinations you can try are orange/carrot, apple broccoli, or pineapple/turnip.

You can always get creative and try all kinds of new combinations, so you can always have something different to keep your kids from getting bored with the same old juice every day. You can also use wheat grass, which is extremely nutritious and loaded with antioxidants. There are many different juicers available that can juice not only fruit and vegetables, but leafy greens such as wheat grass, too.

Letting Them Pitch In

If you are brave, you can let your kids know what you are doing, and let them in on the process. Kids love to help out in the kitchen, and they feel very proud to eat or drink the things they have created. There are many juicers available that are extremely easy to use, and even younger children can use them, as long as they are supervised. Let them choose which fruits and vegetables they want to use, and help them use the machine until you are sure that they can do it without any help from you at all. This in itself is a great accomplishment, and one that will make your kids want to make and drink their own juices. While they are making their juices, it is a great time to teach them about nutrition, and why they need to have fruits and vegetables in their diets.

It is a well known fact that fruits and vegetables are loaded with nutrients that we all need, and it is essential that we have them in our diets. When it comes to fruits, there are all kinds that we love to eat. But, this is not exactly the same with vegetables. In fact, it is not just children who don’t like eating their vegetables. There are thousands and thousands of people who just don’t like them, and therefore are not getting everything they need from their diets. One way to overcome this is to drink juices that are a combination of fruits and vegetables. Believe it or not, the fruits will mask the taste of the vegetables, so all you will taste is delicious fruit juice. Now, you can find all kinds of fruit and vegetable cocktails at your local supermarket for a pretty hefty price. Or you can get yourself a juicer and make all kinds of delicious fruit and vegetable combinations that even your kids will love.

What Type of Juicer Is Best for Your Juicing Needs?

As far as the types of juicers that are available, you have plenty of options. You can get juicers that only make wheatgrass juice and juice from other leafy greens, or you can get juicers that make juices from all sorts of fruits and vegetables. In fact, there are even juicers available that can be used to make pasta and sauces, so you can even have a complete meal ready in no time at all, and made from all healthy, fresh ingredients.

Another thing to think about when you are choosing a juicer is whether you want an electric or a manual model. If you want to do as little work as possible, an electric model may be the one for you. But remember that one of these can often be bulky and heavy, so you will want to have a permanent place for it, rather than storing it and having to bring it out every time you need to make juice. Check the specifications of the models you look at to see how large they are and how much they weigh. Or you may be looking for a manual juicer, one that is portable and light weight, and can even be taken with you on vacation or on camping trips where there is no access to electricity. With a manual juicer, you will always be able to have homemade juice made with the freshest of ingredients.

There are many health benefits to drinking fresh fruit and vegetable juice, and when you make your own from fresh ingredients, you know you are getting all of the nutrients you need to get healthy, one glass of juice at a time

Everyone knows that it is necessary to get a certain amount of fruits and vegetables in our diets, because of the nutrients and vitamins they contain. These vitamins and nutrients can also be found in juice made from fresh fruits and vegetables, and can be made at home for a fraction of the price of buying prepared juices at the supermarket.

Regular Juicers vs. Steam Juicers

For many years, people all over the world have been using juicers to extract the juice from their fruits. This has been a great way to get juice, but, even though the juice provides many vitamins and nutrients, there are just as many that get lost in the juicing process. Because juicers get hot, they do heat the fruits and vegetables somewhat, which causes them to lose many of the vital nutrients.

Steam juicers on the other hand work in an entirely different manner from traditional juicers. Instead of crushing the fruits to extract the juice, steam juicers use steam to press the juice out, giving the user 100% juice which has lost none of the nutrients of the original foods used.

How Do Steam Juicers Work?

One of the really great things about steam juicers is the fact that you do not have to peel and seed the fruits before juicing. This makes the job a whole lot easier, and a lot less time consuming. Basically, you place the cut up fruit (you can use grapes and berries whole), inside the top section of the steam juicer, and water in the bottom section. The water is boiled, creating steam.

The steam actually gets right through the skins of grapes and berries, and forces the juices out, extracting them through a straw-like tube. Not only can steam juicers be used to make delicious juices, they can also be used to make soups and jellies, and can even be used to cook some meats, such as small roasts and chicken breasts, which come out extremely tender, juicy and delicious. You can even make concentrates that can be stored for months, even years. So, you can actually say that a steam juicer is a meal-maker.

The NutriSteamer

The NutriSteamer by Back to Basics is a multi-purpose steamer which can make delicious juices and jellies, soups, meats, and steamed vegetables, for an all-in-one meal-making machine. And, it is so easy to use! All you have to do is add water to the bottom section of the NutriSteamer and your fruits in the top section. The juice is extracted through a heat-resistant tube that is surgical quality.

Not only is the NutriSteamer a product that you will use over and over again, it is great-looking too. The NutriSteamer is made from polished stainless steel, and is a great addition to any kitchen.

So, if you are looking for a great way to get the most nutrients from your juice, and don’t want to pay the supermarket prices for ready-made juices, a steamer is the way to go. For more information about the NutriSteamer, you can click here.

Here’s another topic I’m way too familiar with.  Fortunately I suffer from seasonal allergies and this is the season for me.  Spring and pollen.  Pollens are small, microscopic particles that are produced by plants and trees during the process of reproduction.  Hello spring and new growth!  I was in Connecticut a couple of weeks ago and I was feeling it then, but Vermont is behind its southern states by a couple of weeks.  So here I go again.  The only time I didn’t have any symptoms at all was when I had been eating a 100% raw diet for at least three months.  They aren’t as bad as they have been in the past and I have been keeping with a high raw lifestyle.  I also try to keep the windows closed, don’t go out of the house when it’s windy and I never walk in the fields!  It’s supposed to rain the next few days and that will help.

What can help?  Not only increasing your raw food intake, but decreasing your processed and cooked food intake.  Allergy symptoms include: Asthma and coughing, sinus pressure and congestion, red itchy eyes and discharge, skin rashes, general itching of every part of your body and throat, hives and runny nose.  The causes of allergies?  Everything from hereditary factors, long term exposure to drugs, especially antibiotics, adverse drug reactions, airborn pollens, food additives, colorings, perservatives and flavorings.  Liver dysfuntion can cause an increased work load for your immune system.  I never suffered from allergies in my childhood, they started during pregnancy.  Not only am I allergic to spring pollens, I’m also allergic to the skin of certain fruits and veggies, even if they are organic. 

Using organic produce when you can, can be a relief from many food allergies.  These do not contain pesticides and additives.  Selenium and zinc reduce inflammation.  Other supplements for you to try are: Fatty acids found in flaxseed oil, olive oil and oily fish, vitamin C, garlic and horseradish tablets, MSM powder.  And foods that promote liver function like, artichoke, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, or eggs.  How about some juice recipes for allergies?

Place in your juicer:

 one radish, one clove of garlic, one carrot, one pear and 2 cabbage leaves

or

tablespoon of fresh ginger, one apple, one carrot, 2 cabbage leaves, 1/2 red onion

or

one cup rice, almond or coconut milk, one banana, one pear, one Tblspn flaxseed oil, one Tblspn ground flaxseed.  Sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg.

Victoria Boutenko, in her book, Green For Life, says this, “….consuming green smoothies greatly benefits the health of people through improving the level of hydrochloric acid…….consumers of green smoothies should expect…to heal allergies……”.

Some other natural allergy cures are: Eucalyptus.  In a lozenge form it can increase production of saliva.  It can calm coughs and relieve nasal congestion and is also an antiseptic and has antibiotic properties.  The vapor from eucalyptus can clear congestion and loosen mucus.

A traditional remedy for asthma is red clover.  In tea form, red clover can reduce allergy symptoms.  Alfalfa can improve runny noses, sneezing and itching.  Alfalfa is believed to nourish the nervous system and calm the immune system.  And there’s always apple cider vinegar (this should be a staple in your kitchen), which contains many healing properties and is used to treat allergies.  It is rich in vitamins E, A, B1, B2 and B6 and contains potassium and calcium and can reduce mucus in the sinuses and reduce throat inflammation. 

Here’s what Louise Hay says about allergies (hay fever):  Emotional congestion. Fear of the calendar.  A belief in persecution. Guilt.  Your mantra for allergy time? “I am one with ALL OF LIFE.  I am safe at all times.

Grab your juicer and your tissues.  Be well and happy SPRING!

Donna Bergonzi-Boyle

If any of these natural cures cause your symptoms to worsen, consult your primary health care physician.

This is my story on my journey into wheatgrass juicing!

If you’ve never heard of wheatgrass juice, you’re not alone.  There are a few entries here about it and one from my brother Michael!

Don’t underestimate the healing properties of wheatgrass and wheatgrass juice.  Growing wheatgrass in my apartment and drinking wheatgrass juice may have saved my life when carbon monoxide leaked inside due to an improperly installed gas heater.   Drinking wheatgrass for maintenance also helped me expel a chemical that I’d been using for way too many years  AND a poultice I made from the pulp of wheatgrass cured my six month old daughter of the croup overnight!

I credit my parents for starting me on my journey with wheatgrass and living food.  Over 20 years ago, they both checked into Optimum Health Institute in CA and changed the direction of their lives as well as mine.  They started working there along with my brother and later moved on to Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida, where my brother Michael is now a Master Wheatgrass Grower and manages their greenhouse.

While visiting my parents in CA at Optimum, my 6 month old daughter came down with a horrible cough.  My Mom suggested a poultice.   This was 17 years ago and I knew about wheatgrass juice, but not what I could do with the pulp.  Sure, why not.   So we put a poultice made of wheatgrass pulp dipped in the juice, directly on her chest.  And yes, you guessed it, the next morning she was free of her cough completely.   I wish I could say, at that moment, I was totally hooked on wheatgrass and living food.  It took me a few more years.  I was vegetarian at that time and was juicing wheatgrass and attempting to grow it in my house.

My first juicer was an electric Miracle Juicer.  I took it right off the kitchen counter of my parent’s house.  (Hey, I wasn’t the only one. My sister and brother stole the next two)!  It was what I used for many years.  Wheatgrass was the only thing I was juicing at the time.  I grew it in my small apartment and did the best I could.  Some days I could drink it and others I just couldn’t get it down.  I drank it for maintenance….I drank it for healing. And I continued to make poultices.   But I was still working on emotional issues and I was avoiding turning to a living food lifestyle.

Fifteen years later, because of my connections with Hippocrates Health Institute, I was fortunate to have the director, Brian Clement, come to speak in my small town in Vermont.  I certainly listened, but I wasn’t ready to hear it.  So I continued to juice wheatgrass.  Not finding the space or time to grow it, I ordered it online.   I drank it for 4 months straight, feeling better and better.  Then one day I just couldn’t get it past my lips.  I called my parents.  My Mom, said “Just drink it any way you can get it down.”  My Dad said, “It’s all emotional.”   He was absolutely right.  The emotion that I wanted to “share” with my Dad at that moment, convinced me even more to at least attempt a living food lifestyIe.  I certainly had come to a point in my life where conventional treatments weren’t working anymore.  So again, Brian Clement came for a visit.  And this time I heard it.

The next day I emptied my kitchen cabinets and started juicing and eating more living food.  I was now eating better than I had my whole life.  I still have that Miracle juicer and I brought out my Vitamix (I hadn’t used it since I bought it years ago) and I purchased a Champion Juicer, a food processor and a spiral slicer.  I juiced every fruit and green I could get my hands on.  I made green smoothies.  I made raw ice cream, raw treats, raw foods. I was hooked.

A year later, when I started growing wheatgrass in my business, I purchased the Manual Healthy Juicer for wheatgrass and greens.  With my manual Healthy Juicer, I could juice up to 100 shots for tasting at our local Health Expo without getting tired.   If you don’t want to wake up the family with the sound of an electric juicer, this is the one for you.  They’ll wake up to the smell of fresh squeezed wheat grass.

Don’t hesitate getting started growing your own wheat grass. Growing grass is one of those things you just have to start doing.  It may take a couple of tries to get it right, but you will get it right.  Don’t forget about making a poultice.   Placing it on everything from your gums to your toes, is just another way to heal using wheatgrass.  The pulp can be used on any skin irritation, from rashes to warts, scars to ingrown toenails.  Think drawing out toxins, think oxygen, think alive, think GREEN!  Again, don’t underestimate it.  Try it for yourself.

Donna, Yep, I really juiced that, Bergonzi-Boyle