My smoothie/juice of choice lately has been either the cucumber + peach combo or the cucumber + apple combo. Both sounded incredibly gross to me when I first heard about them, but you can't knock something unless you try it. Well, I ended up trying it and loving it. I made some for my mom as well and she was amazed by how refreshing it was...especially on such a hot summer day in NYC.
I really have no preference when it comes to throwing the ingredients in the blender or juicing them...both have their positives. I like blending it because I can drink it slower and chew it along the way. I like juicing it because it goes down faster when I'm in a rush and I also enjoy the smoothness.
At the start of the afternoon, I made myself a cucumber and peach juice and it was incredibly tasty. I normally throw in some cinnamon, but I couldn't find any...the drink was perfectly fine without it though. I also usually use two peaches and one cucumber, but I only had one peach at home today...once again, the drink was perfectly fine without the second peach.
This was actually the first time I'd ever juiced a peach. I find that juicing apples comes more naturally but I think the softness of a peach makes me feel the need to blend it instead. Whatever though...it worked out fine.
One thing that I make sure to do when I'm blending (not juicing) cucumbers is to peel the skin off. I think that there are mixed feeling when it comes to doing this, but I've found that the inside of my mouth and lips go numb when I keep the skin on. Maybe that's a reaction that only I experience, but it is enough for me to stay away from cucumber skin.
I'll leave you with an image of today's juice...with me hovering over it :-) Enjoy raw foodies!
Raw. Love.
-Nat
At the start of the afternoon, I made myself a cucumber and peach juice and it was incredibly tasty. I normally throw in some cinnamon, but I couldn't find any...the drink was perfectly fine without it though. I also usually use two peaches and one cucumber, but I only had one peach at home today...once again, the drink was perfectly fine without the second peach.
This was actually the first time I'd ever juiced a peach. I find that juicing apples comes more naturally but I think the softness of a peach makes me feel the need to blend it instead. Whatever though...it worked out fine.
One thing that I make sure to do when I'm blending (not juicing) cucumbers is to peel the skin off. I think that there are mixed feeling when it comes to doing this, but I've found that the inside of my mouth and lips go numb when I keep the skin on. Maybe that's a reaction that only I experience, but it is enough for me to stay away from cucumber skin.
I'll leave you with an image of today's juice...with me hovering over it :-) Enjoy raw foodies!
Raw. Love.
-Nat
2 comments:
Those pictures are really funny.
haha, thanks. I took 'em myself.
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