juicers, I am a newbie to juicing and I have some questions, do you know ? read :?

[Wendy b]

should we mix veggies and fruits, like I just did dark grapes and carrots, should we keep the veggies and fruits separate . Should we add water to the juice we produce ? It seems to be very concentrated. And with purple kale, which i know have growing in my yard, is it considered a green or what ? thanks

 

[lo_mcg]

,Almost all vegetables taste disgusting juiced, so always juice some carrot or apple (preferably both - 'crapple') to blend with them to make them palatable.

Pineapple is another fruit you can add, but don't mix any other fruit juice with vegetable juice, it doesn't work. Tomatoes can be used to make veg juice palatable too, I just don't like tomato juice.

Beetroot juice for example tastes muddy, earthy and bitter on its own. Mix it with apple and carrot juice, chuck in a little celery juice - delicious. All the goodness of the beetroot juice and none of the bad taste.

For an example of how delicious a very simple juice can be, juice apples, carrots, celery and cucumber.

Just experiment with different veg; you can juice almost any vegetable. I have juiced spinach and Brussels sprouts as well as the more conventional juicing vegetables. Just don't forget to add the 'crapple'.

 

[The Unknown Chef]

Here are some constructive answers and suggestions for you,I have been juicing for over 5 years and am a former chef and locative vegetarian now.

1. Do what ever you like and mix them, I do and like the sweet/sour flavour of the 2.

2. Do not add water it just dilutes them down, and you loose some of the nutrients.

3. Any leafy green, not matter the colour is a green, chard, kale, spinach and cabbages.

I recommend you experiment with your combinations, fruit and veg is a good way of getting all your vitamin and minerals plus antioxidant's and flavinoids. Even juicing them and blending in dairy product like yougart and protein powders for smoothies and shakes.

 

[Scocasso !]

Here is a chart that will help you with proper food combinations.

Okay, you should eat all fruits alone. That's the best basic rule.
And don't mix the different kinds of fruits: acid fruits, sub-acid, sweet fruits. Some say that mixing sub-acid with either acid or sweet is a good digestive mix, but it's actually just a so-so mix. Not bad, but not good either; you can get away with it.

Don't add water.
What people call "green" veggies should really be called "starchless veggies" in order to include those that are actually not green.

http://www.abcompany.com/abco/aw/nutrition/food_combining.htm

Here's a simpler drawing:
http://scocasso.bravehost.com/Food%20Combining%20chart.jpg

Yet another drawing:
http://www.rawbalance.com/sites/__LIVE__.rawbalance.com/files/images/foodcombinations.jpg

Keep in mind acid/alkaline too:
http://www.theinformationnetwork.com/assets/images/food_ph_chart-600x643.jpg