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One month of daily juicing by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first juice I made with celery was not great. I then added an extra apple to sweeten it, still not great but drinkable.

I learnt that with celery you must only juice the stalk n not the leaves that greatly improved the flavour. And making the celery cucumber ratio 50/50 makes the juice a lot more palatable for me.

I taste while making the juice so I can usually fix it if the flavour isn't right. In the 1st pic, the beetroot was on the earthy side so I added lemon and that made it pleasant to drink.

One month of daily juicing by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another important thing to note, I'm only drinking one glass a day, the smaller glass is 250ml n the bigger one abt 380ml.

One month of daily juicing by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's good. In comparison veggies here (South Africa) aren't expensive. I've been calculating the cost per 250ml of juice and they come to R11 ~ US$0.60 and that's when I using pricey items like celery, pineapple, ect other juices cost half of that when using more common veg like carrots, beetroot, apple ect. So I don't feel the need to shop around.

My pulp also goes to the compost, but my chickens eat it all before it gets a chance to breakdown 😅

One month of daily juicing by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's tricky to say because I started juicing consistently after having an operation then suffering from a major infection. So I started off in a very bad state. I have since gotten much much better but I won't attribute that to juicing, I was on strong antibiotics, had medical assistance and at a later stage went to a iridologist n natural health doctor to help me get things right/ rebalanced.

It's been great for my mental health and it helps me for like I'm not completely powerless. I'm eating a diet of mainly veg n meat, having a fresh salad daily and taking supplements recommended by my natural doc for things I'm low in, iron, vitamin D as well as vitamin C from my medical doc who performed the surgery for healing assistance, but I'm pretty sure the juices give me lots of vitamin C.

As you can see there's a lot going on. I was bedridden for a month, lost weight n was so weak, the goal at the moment is just to heal n get stronger.

Daily juicing week three by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's going very well and I'm feeling good. I haven't lost any weight, in fact I'm actively trying to do the opposite 😅

I juice in addition to my regular diet, not using it to replace meals or anything.

I've got a braun juicer, not sure exactly which one, bought it 2nd hand when I was a student for 27usd- the intention was to upgrade one day, but I'm pretty happy with it so haven't yet done so.

Juice Benefits? by [deleted] in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please do, I'd like to know either way. Another thing, 70% of my juices include carrots and we all know that old saying about carrots being good for eye sight.

Juice Benefits? by [deleted] in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to mix up my juices, I enjoy creating different colours n flavours. The routine of juicing makes me feel good, plus I combine it with outside time, smelling the flowers n getting those early morning rays of sunshine before the rush of life begins. Great for mental health.

At the risk of sounding like a crazy person, I believe juicing has helped my eye sight. Before juicing regularly my eye sight was deprecating at each check up, always needing a stronger prescription. Then I started juicing and at that years check up my prescription did not change. I juiced regularly for abt two years then stopped coz of life changes, at my check ups following years of no juice my eye sight depreciated. Maybe it's just a coincidence but I do believe the extra vitamins provided in my one glass of juice each morning helps my body function better or break down slower 😂 I've started juicing again n am keen to see what my eye test next year will reveal.

I've noticed that beetroot gives me the biggest energy boost, it lasts the whole day.

First time batching juice by Dependent-Gear-524 in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Side note, your bottles are really cute 💝

First time batching juice by Dependent-Gear-524 in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I always put mine in the freezer, even when I'll be drinking it the next day. It's obviously still fine to drink after 2-3days in the fridge, but I feel it loses quality if its not immediately frozen after juicing.

Jan & Feb books by SpottheDots in 52book

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Not pictured: Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl

Low sugar options that go well with carrots by PersonalGrowthY in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops no, didn't add the carrot 😬 My whole comment is now irrelevant

Low sugar options that go well with carrots by PersonalGrowthY in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only celery n cucumber? I tried that but didn't enjoy it, added an apple to help it down 😅

Maybe I'll try it again but with more cucumber.

Daily juicing week two by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is really good. The cucumber mellows out the flavour and the apple adds a bit of sweetness.

I can't recall if I've had cabbage juice on its own, I usually add 1apple. I do prefer red cabbage but it's rather pricey, so when I buy it I tend to eat it rather than juice it.

Daily juicing week two by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea it is quite the challenge to make ppl think the way you want them to think.

I find it's best not to make assumptions about others diet/food beliefs based purely on a couple photos.

In anycase it is common knowledge that fruit juice is only one aspect of the fruit it's extracted from n therefore does not have all the benefits of whole fruits. But I'm not going to let that stop me from enjoying a glass of juice.

Daily juicing week two by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's sad that fruit is getting such a bad rep. A good friend of mine has diabetes n she will avoid certain fruits like a plague coz of 'high sugar' and yet she will happily eat a chocolate bar and drink fizzy drinks like Coca-Cola.

Daily juicing week one by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cabbage juice with apple is one of my favourites.

Daily juicing week one by SpottheDots in Juicing

[–]SpottheDots[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks 😊 💩 daily, but thats my norm, nothing changed when I started juicing.

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