These days there is a kitchen appliance to do just about everything.
There are choppers, slicers, dicers, juicers, blenders, and much more.
With the availability of all these gadgets and gizmos, raw food preparation can be a breeze, not to mention a lot of fun.
Let's explore one of these handy tools of the trade: The Raw Food Juice Extractor A juice extractor provides an excellent way to extract the beneficial nutrients from raw fruits and vegetables.
A juicer separates the juice from the pulp of the fruit.
Anyone on a raw food diet needs to have a juicer as part of their array of equipment.
There are many different juicers on the market in different price ranges.
An electric juicer is much simpler and faster to use than a manual one.
There are two main types of juicers: * Centrifugal (least expensive and the oldest design type)- this type of juicer works using a spinning motion at high speeds.
The food is inserted into a chute, and the centrifugal motion spins the juice away from the food fiber.
The juice is then dispensed into a separate container or leaving the pulp fiber behind in a basket.
With this type of juicer you can only produce 1-2 quarts before you have to take it apart to clean out the pulp.
They also don't juice leafy greens very well, but I have added parsley and cilantro to many of my morning green juices! * Masticating (more expensive but they extract more of the nutrients from the produce) - this juicer works similar to your teeth by grinding and chewing the food fiber while squeezing the juice from the food pulp.
This juicer operates at a low speed and has no centrifugal action, and many think it does a more efficient juicing job.
You may also use a masticating juicer with a blank plate insert for raw nut butters or raw tomato sauces.
You can also grate your vegetables and fruits by not putting a screen or blank in at all.
There are also manual juicers that are used for citrus fruits and leafy greens, such as orange juice or wheat grass.
Centrifugal juice extractors tend to be a lot noisier than masticating juicers.
A masticating extractor also tends to make more juice out of less raw food than the spinning type of extractor.
Consider the health benefits of using a juice extractor: * It's a healthy way to obtain a boost of energy * Fresh juice is easily absorbed by your body's digestive system * Fiber is essential for proper nutrition, and raw food juice is an excellent source of it * Fresh juice without additives or preservatives provides your body with essential minerals, vitamins, and nutrients * Extracting your own juice is much more economical than purchasing at a juice bar Gazpacho Juice Drink Recipe Ingredients: * 2-3 cups of diced ripe tomatoes * 1 peeled cucumber * 1 celery stalk, washed and trimmed * 1-2 green onions, washed and trimmed * black pepper, fine grain sea salt, cayenne pepper to taste * Tabasco sauce (optional) Directions: 1.
Wash and prepare raw food for extraction.
2.
Juice the tomatoes, cucumber, celery, green onions, and seasonings.
3.
Pour into glass and season with Tabasco if desired.
4.
Enjoy!
There are choppers, slicers, dicers, juicers, blenders, and much more.
With the availability of all these gadgets and gizmos, raw food preparation can be a breeze, not to mention a lot of fun.
Let's explore one of these handy tools of the trade: The Raw Food Juice Extractor A juice extractor provides an excellent way to extract the beneficial nutrients from raw fruits and vegetables.
A juicer separates the juice from the pulp of the fruit.
Anyone on a raw food diet needs to have a juicer as part of their array of equipment.
There are many different juicers on the market in different price ranges.
An electric juicer is much simpler and faster to use than a manual one.
There are two main types of juicers: * Centrifugal (least expensive and the oldest design type)- this type of juicer works using a spinning motion at high speeds.
The food is inserted into a chute, and the centrifugal motion spins the juice away from the food fiber.
The juice is then dispensed into a separate container or leaving the pulp fiber behind in a basket.
With this type of juicer you can only produce 1-2 quarts before you have to take it apart to clean out the pulp.
They also don't juice leafy greens very well, but I have added parsley and cilantro to many of my morning green juices! * Masticating (more expensive but they extract more of the nutrients from the produce) - this juicer works similar to your teeth by grinding and chewing the food fiber while squeezing the juice from the food pulp.
This juicer operates at a low speed and has no centrifugal action, and many think it does a more efficient juicing job.
You may also use a masticating juicer with a blank plate insert for raw nut butters or raw tomato sauces.
You can also grate your vegetables and fruits by not putting a screen or blank in at all.
There are also manual juicers that are used for citrus fruits and leafy greens, such as orange juice or wheat grass.
Centrifugal juice extractors tend to be a lot noisier than masticating juicers.
A masticating extractor also tends to make more juice out of less raw food than the spinning type of extractor.
Consider the health benefits of using a juice extractor: * It's a healthy way to obtain a boost of energy * Fresh juice is easily absorbed by your body's digestive system * Fiber is essential for proper nutrition, and raw food juice is an excellent source of it * Fresh juice without additives or preservatives provides your body with essential minerals, vitamins, and nutrients * Extracting your own juice is much more economical than purchasing at a juice bar Gazpacho Juice Drink Recipe Ingredients: * 2-3 cups of diced ripe tomatoes * 1 peeled cucumber * 1 celery stalk, washed and trimmed * 1-2 green onions, washed and trimmed * black pepper, fine grain sea salt, cayenne pepper to taste * Tabasco sauce (optional) Directions: 1.
Wash and prepare raw food for extraction.
2.
Juice the tomatoes, cucumber, celery, green onions, and seasonings.
3.
Pour into glass and season with Tabasco if desired.
4.
Enjoy!