1/17/12 Pineapple, Spinach, Strawberry, Lime, Ginger, Orange.

Ingredients: One half pineapple, a handful of strawberries, two small oranges, one lime, one piece of ginger, alot of spinach.

Consistency: Thick, foamy, pulpy

Taste: The strawberry, orange, pineapple dominate the flavor. Deliciously sweet. The tang of the lime and the spice of the ginger is not overbearing, but adds balance to the sweetness. The spinach is not tasted.

Rating: 10/10

Closing notes: This is the best one that Ive made thus far. This time I got the ginger and lime proportions correctly. The finish on every sip was sweetly tangy after-notes of spicy ginger. Delicious!

1/9/12 Citrus Cocktail

Ingredients: One citrus cocktail(large), two small oranges, two small apples, four carrots, a large piece of ginger, one lime.

Consistency: Light, smooth, sparse pulp.

Taste: Sweet, tangy, delicious!

Rating: 10/10.

Closing notes: This morning, I would not settle for an elixir that was anything less than fantastic. At my market, they were selling "Citrus Cocktail" -- which is some kind of hybrid fruit that resembles a grapefruit. It tastes like a strange orange...not bad. This one was delicious, I enjoyed it thoroughly and highly recommend this recipe as a jump-start to your day. The color reminds me of those frozen Popsicles that we would get in elementary school awwww yeaaah.

1/8/12 Beet, Turnip, Celery, Carrot

Ingredients: Two small beets, with their extensive tops attached. 1/2 of a medium turnip, four carrots, some celery.

Consistency: Clean and clear, zero pulp.

Taste: Earthy, sweet, faintly bitter (turnip)

Rating: 7/10

Closing notes: A few notes here. If you are juicing turnip, do so sparingly. I do not particularly enjoy the flavor, and it is *very* strong. Beets also, the juice is not palatable when taken alone -- it must be mixed with something sweet. I used celery in this one to dilute the mixture, and carrot to add some sweetness. All in all, this was a success.

1/7/12 Cranberry, Celery, Spinach, Lime.

Ingredients: One complete celery plant (leafy bits included), two handfuls of fresh cranberry, lots of spinach, and two large limes.

Consistency: Thin and pulpy

Taste: Watery, sour, and bitter

Rating:5/10

Closing notes: This one was not planned out too well, but I received my dose of living nutrients and was satisfied. I would not consider re-creating this concoction ever again. However, the score was not low -- based on the fact that I was able to stomach the whole thing.

1/6/12 Cranberry,Purple Cabbage, Sand Pear, Lemon, Green Pear, Ginger.

Ingredients: Two handfuls of fresh cranberry, one small head of purple cabbage, two sand pears, one apple, one dose of ginger, two small lemons.

Consistency: Thin and without pulp.

Taste: Tart and spicy.

Rating: 4/10

Closing notes: This was not delicious. I drank it because I am trying to fight a cold.

1/5/12 Kiwi, Lemon, Lime, Apple, Pear

Ingredients: Three kiwi, two sand pears, one large green pear, two small apples, two small lemons, one large lime, one 4 inch piece of ginger.

Consistency: Medium thickness, pulpy, grainy

Taste: Acidic, sweet, spicy, bitter.

Rating: 5/10

Closing notes: I am just trying to destroy my cold. This was not pleasant to drink. It was not bad though, I recall many worse incidents in my life... like parsnip/cabbage (dry heaving).

1/5/12 A Cold Killing Machine

 

Ingredients: A crazy mixture of fresh cranberries, grapefruit, lemon, sand pear, ginger, apple, and carrot.

Consistency: Light and pulpy

Taste: Sweet, tangy, bitter, spicy. 

Rating: 7/10

Closing notes: I may have went overboard with the ginger -- but in making this concoction I was more concerned with killing my cold than I was with taste. It went down smoothly, I will be adding Ginger and Lemon to my drinks more frequently. They are an amazing addition not only for antioxidants but also for flavor. In this mixture, the ginger left a pleasant burning sensation on my lips -- sweet, glorious, cold killing power. The pulp of ginger has a tendency to clog the pulp catcher of my juicer, so I always juice the ginger and the lemon first -- then I clean it out of my filter and go forward with the other plants.

1/4/12 Grapefruit, Purple Cabbage

Ingredients: Two regular grapefruits, one small head of purple cabbage.

Consistency: Light, slightly pulpy

Taste: Sweet, full, tangy, slightly bitter, grassy.

Rating: 6/10

Closing notes:

I enjoyed drinking this, but the combination did not work together. Purple cabbage creates a really beautiful juice, the colors in this combination are ridiculously bright. The juice of a purple cabbage is very mild and faintly sweet, it almost has a "milky" texture and taste. Your body will recognize the nutritional value, the stuff goes down *really* nicely.

I scored this particular mixture low because it wound up tasting like diluted grapefruit juice. I am learning that the grapefruit is useful to mask less pronounced flavors. This can be good or bad, depending on your situation. I drank two doses of raw juice today because I am trying to fight off this cold. I have been WAITING to get a cold so that I could get the chance to test my hypothesis regarding the healing power of raw juice. Ill keep you nerds posted.

1/4/12 Spinach, Pineapple, Grapefruit

Ingredients: Four large handfuls of spinach, one small pineapple, one regular grapefruit.

Consistency: Moderately thick -- Id call it "just right"

Taste: It tasted like a sweet, diluted wheatgrass.

Rating: 9/10. Im giving this an almost perfect scored based upon how well the pineapple and grapefruit worked together.

Closing notes:  In addition to what you see in the picture, I had about 250ml of grapefruit/pineapple juice. It was *really* good. It was one of the most delicious juices I've ever created. Blending the sweetness of pineapple with the bitter tang of grapefruit was an astounding success. I feel a cold comming on so today I tried to get a lot of citrus into me. 

1/3/12 Carrot, Kale, Mint

Ingredients: Quite a few carrots, two bundles of kale, two large handfuls of mint

Consistency: Light and clean

Taste: Sweet, fresh, slight bitterness

Rating: 8/10.

Closing notes:  Anything with carrot as its base will always be delicious. I could not taste the Kale, but I went overboard with the mint. Mint creates a bitter black liquid, the flavor is overbearing and sickly -- but if you dilute it with something sweet the results are favorable. I enjoyed drinking this.

1/2/12 Tomato, Spinach, Orange

Ingredients: Two handfuls of spinach, five small Roma tomatoes, two medium oranges, and a few pieces of broccoli (to test their juicability -- they have a very low yield).

Consistency: Very thick, but not in a bad way.

Taste: I could only taste the tomatoes. It was not bad.

Rating: 5/10.

Closing notes:  As far as juice goes, I've had worse. But this isn't something that I enjoyed drinking.