New Juicer and New Juice Combo

So, I finally chose a masticating / slow juicer.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/hurom-slow-juicer/?pkey=cblenders-juicers

Likes:
1) It is a slow juicer. so it doesn't generate heat and hence protects all the nutrients of the juice.
Dislikes:
1) I am an antiplastic person. I don't like the plastic body. I loved Breville for that reason. Yeah it is BPA free but still...
2) I have to cut fruit for it. Food chute is very small. Breville used to take whole fruit be it apple or carrot.
3) It is not dishwasher safe. :( But then I had to clean Breville with hand as well as the juicing time never synched with dishwashing time.

I finally chose the inconvenience. I thought what is the point of putting in efforts when the question still remains whether I am getting nutrition or not.

I tried few combinations. One of them worth the blog is

1) 3 Carrots (I had thin and small) (clean, peeled and chopped in chunks)
2) 2 kiwis     (peeled and chopped in chunks)
3) 2 Apple    (Cleaned and chopped in chunks)

The rule of the slow juicer is to alternate different fruits so that nothing is stuck. I cut all the fruit and put it randomly. I had no issues with fiber being caught up etc.

Result : A very refreshing drink. It was neither too sweet nor sour and nor flat/bland. Just right and refreshing.

Iron + Vitamin A / Beta carotene + Vitamin C + etc.

Tips: Peeling a carrot is very important if you don't like bitter juicer. Also it avoids all possibility of soil in the juice. I generally wash all my fruit carefully as I don't know how many hands touched it before I got it.

Side note: Those who are interested in wheat grass shots, this juicer takes care of it fairly well.

Some oats myths

Most of us who think about healthy food and healthy breakfast have oats in our menu. Here is a quick note that most of us don't pay attention to.

We use (atleast I do) instant oatmeal instead of regular steel cut / rolled etc. Yes, it give us similar amount of whole grain and fiber and other nutrition but the downside is it is loaded with Sodium. And all those flavorful oats have lot of sugar as well. So, along with the nutrition we are still getting lot of Sodium and Sugar. Conclusion #Fail.

Suggestion: Get those standard oats and cook them right. How? I will get back to every one when I figure out some tasty and quick way to cook them for breakfast in the morning when we are always late and choose to skip breakfast or grab a muffin.

start your week with energy !!

Monday morning blues :)

Ok here is one quick and healthy and surprisingly (not really) tasty way for monday morning breakfast.

1 Apple + couple of scoops of yoghurt + few strawberries + vitamix magic.

Sip it at or home or carry it with you during morning commute. And you are good to go.

Nutrition: Iron + calcium + tonnes of vitamin C and bit of Vit D as well.

Time less than 5 min including prep and cleaning.

Ingredients: Can be stored easily for few days. And generally available. Instead of fresh strawberries using frozen ones make it readily available.