Vegetable Juicing Recipes with the Omega 8005 Juicer

The Omega 8005 auger juicer is such a great juicer for vegetable juicing.  This thing can juice just about anything.  You can make endless fruit and vegetable juicing recipes, in addition to other things like wheatgrass juicing recipes, coffee grinding, peanut butter, pasta.

Weighing in at 13 pounds, you can feel how powerful the Omega 8005 juicer is as soon you take it out of the box.  It’s like carrying a car engine.  It comes with an attractive chrome (or white) finish, along with a hidden handle on it so you don’t have to awkwardly pick it up.  The other parts that need to be attached separately are made of high quality plastics and very sturdy metal parts.  It comes with a rod to force produce in the feed, and a brush that makes cleaning it very easy.  Finally, if you aren’t interested only in vegetable juicing recipes, there are accessories to make nut butters and other homogenized foods.

So, why is this the best juicer for your vegetable juicing recipes? Because the sheer power of it will squeeze almost every drop of juice out of your vegetables.  The firm and fibrous foods like carrots and celery stalks easily are easily crushed.  Even the leafy greens like lettuce, spinach, and cabbage are no match.  After you are done vegetable juicing, you will find in a separate container all the pulp as if were left to dry out in the sun.

There are other vegetable juicing juicers, such as centrifugal juicers.  While they may be more affordable, you won’t get as much bang for your buck with them.  Centrifugal juicers rely on a less efficient method to vegetable juicing.  They cut up your produce finely, and then spin a strainer basket at thousands of times per minute, so the “centrifugal force” will extract the juice.  Well this works ok, but you will find the pulp to be wetter with juice.  Sometimes, you’ll even have to run the pulp again.  And it’s important to mention that this fast moving machinery will create a LOT of noise.

We also cannot forget that centrifugal juicers will decrease the nutritional value of your vegetable juicing recipes.  That is because the fast speed of the juicer will create more friction and heat, which will cause some of the nutrients to be diminished.  Also, the more violent juicing method will promote oxidation, which is the real problem when it comes to preserving the most nutrients in your vegetable juicing recipes.

If you are really serious about a vegetable juicing diet, then you will need an auger juicer like the Omega 8005 juicer to make the best vegetable juicing recipes possible.  Get the best value for your dollar with the Omega 8005 Masticating Juicer

August 31, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Omega 8005, Vegetable Juicing Basics  3 Comments

Vegetable Juicing Recipes for Weight Loss

This is definitely in the top 2 reasons why people even consider vegetable juicing recipes in the first place.  It is no wonder why though – people have very horrible dieting habits.  The most direct way to resolve our dieting problem is to: (1) stop eating bad foods, and (2) eat healthier foods.  However, all people have an inherent trait that wants them to always follow the easiest course of action.  This is where vegetable juicing recipes comes in, as it is a wonderful and very simple action.

First of all, assuming you don’t have one yet, you will need to purchase a vegetable juicer.  There are several types, including a centrifugal juicer and an auger juicer.  Both have their advantages and disadvantages.  Centrifugal juicers are more affordable and more mainstream, though they are noisy and are not the most efficient juicers.  An auger juicer is very powerful and great for vegetable juicing because they can get the highest yield of vegetable juice, yet you will have to spend quite a bit more.  There are many brands out there, and prices greatly vary.  One thing you must understand though is that when it comes to juicers, you get what you pay for.  The type of juicer that I use is the Omega 8005 auger juicer.  It is an amazing machine, and I have never been unhappy with this juicer.

So what produce to use to make vegetable juicing recipes for weight loss? Try focusing on vegetables with a deep color, such as spinach, peppers, and broccoli.  Their deep color is attributed to the high presence of nutrients in it.  Also, though it is not a vegetable, use grapefruit, as it creates a chemical reaction that helps with digestion and weight loss (I’m sure you’ve heard of the grapefruit diet.)  Another fruit to add is kiwi, which contains a mineral called chromium that aids in weight loss too.  Here is just one of many vegetable juicing recipes for weight loss:

Weight Loss Juicing Recipe

  • 1 kiwi
  • 1 grapefruit
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • Juice ingredients in this order

For the fastest way to lose weight, use juicing as a complement to a solid exercise routine and good eating habits!

August 28, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Ailments, Vegetable Juicing Basics, Weight Loss  One Comment

Best Vegetable Juice Recipes

You have to eat your veggies.  Moms recite this immortal phrase all across the country every day to their kids.  Some of us could use a friend looking over our shoulder to motivate (or threaten) us to do the same.  Of course, we’re all grown up now and we know that vegetables are important to stay healthy – yet, it’s still hard to commit.

But that’s why you got a vegetable juicer, right?  It sure does save the effort of munching on raw vegetables and coping with the bland taste.  It also saves the time of having to prepare your vegetables to counteract that tough bland taste so you can [somewhat] enjoy them.  In the end, you get around the hassle by switching to the next best thing – fruit juicer recipes.  Not that big of a problem, so long as you be careful before crossing over to fruit juicing.

There are reasons you should be juicing vegetables more than fruits.  The biggest reason is the high amount of sugar in fruits.  Most fruit juicer recipes may call for a wide variety of fruits, and the amount of sugar packed into them can deceitfully add up in one glass.  Couple that with other fruits you may snack on throughout the day, in addition to any other sugary junk foods you may consume, and you are asking for trouble.  You will definitely be getting a lot of nutrients, but you will also be getting a lot of sugar, which is especially bad if you are vegetable juicing for weight loss.

Another reason is that you most likely eat fruits in their raw state anyway.  In fact, it is recommended that you eat fruits whole as to get the roughage that will help maintain healthy digestion.  How often do you eat raw vegetables though?  Some may eat carrots or celery, but what about broccoli or brussel sprouts?  Usually, you would cook those, but heat from cooking will start to kill the vital nutrients inside.

This isn’t to say that you should never use fruit in juicer recipes or never cook your food.  But be sure to mix it up a little.  Eat some fruits as snacks and drink a glass of vegetable juice for dinner.  Make a hearty salad comprised of both raw vegetables and fruits.  When juicing, make a glass of vegetable juice one day, fruit juice the next, then a hybrid the following day.  Be creative.

It can be hard to strictly drink vegetable juice all the time.  Here are some of the best vegetable juice recipes:

V8 Vegetable Juice Recipe

In my previous post, I compared vegetable juicer recipes to store-bought juice.  V8 is a popular brand and while not as good as juicing your own produce, it’s still one of the better options available at your grocery store.  This recipe is a good way to duplicate it yourself.

  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 2 leaves of lettuce
  • 1 handful of spinach
  • 1/2 handful of parsley

Veggie Kick Juicer Recipe

  • 3 carrots
  • 1 beet
  • 1/2 inch fresh ginger
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 1 clove of garlic

Super Simple V8 Juice

  • 3 carrots
  • 1 tomato
  • handful of spinach

Body Cleansing Juicer Recipe

  • 2 celery stalks
  • handful of kale
  • handful of spinach
  • handful of parsley
  • 1 oz. wheatgrass juice

Green Hydrator

  • 1 celery stalk
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 green pepper
  • 2 handfuls of spinach

Sweet Vegetable Juice Recipe

A little on the sweeter side, but not that bad in sugar content

  • 3 carrots
  • 2 red peppers
  • 1 beet

September 16, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Juicing Recipes, Vegetable Juicing Basics  4 Comments