THE LIST

The last piece of general wisdom I heard concerning food was that we should eat about 70% complex carbohydrates, and the rest of our diet should be made up of protein and fats. This was immediately followed by stuff that sounded like nonsense to me, like the "low carb" diet. The one thing I know for sure, based on my "anecdotal" experience, is that 70 percent of what we eat should come from fruits and vegetables. Of course, I believe that juicing gives me a better shot at achieving that goal. In service of this ambition is a list I have compiled of foods that I can juice, along with some comments about foods I cannot juice but are great to eat, nutrition-wise.
Here I go:
____apples
____apricots
____asparagus (I would mention avocados here, but you can’t juice avocados.)
____beans (wax and green; most others you can't juice)
____beets (leaves, stems and roots)
____blood oranges
____blackberries
____blueberries
____boysenberries
____broccoli (I left off broccolini and broccoli rabe because these are not cheap; not easy to find)
____cabbage
____canteloupe
____carrots
____cauliflower
____celery
____chard (specifically, swiss chard)
____cherries
____cilantro
____collards
____corn
____cranberries
____cucumbers
____dandelion greens
____eggplant
____endive
____fennel
____ginger
____grapefruit
____grapes
____honeydew melon
____kiwi fruit
____lemons
____lettuce (not iceberg, which is low in nutrients; romaine is high in nutrients)
____loganberries
____limes
____mangoes
____mustard greens
____nectarines (I left off nuts because trying to juice nuts will wreck your juicer)
____oranges
____parsley
____parsnips
____peaches
____pears
____peppers (all varieties, different colors of bell peppers have different flavors)
____plums
____pomegranates
____potatoes
____radishes
____raspberries
____rhubarb (especially good when mixed with strawberries)
____strawberries
____sweet potatoes
____tangerines
____temple oranges
____tomatoes
____turnips
____watermelon
____yams

(In addition, I know someone who has juiced zucchini successfully and used it as a component in the juice she drinks. I assume you could possibly do the same with pumpkins and yellow squash. I also suspect that, if you processed these in a juicer, you may find more recipes using the pulp left over from the juicing than the juice itself.)

You can copy this list, mark the ones you especially like as well as the ones you can tolerate, and take this list with you to the farmer’s market or local market. [Remember: sometimes a flavor you don't like by itself is delicious in combination with something else.] This should make both juicing and consuming the most healthful foods easier. If you notice a favorite that I have left off the list, let me know. Some things I left off the list because they are not plentiful or inexpensive. If you can think of something that belongs on this list, contact me at the.juiced.avenger@gmail.com or if you want to contact me about anything else, email me here. In the meantime, eat healthy, and don’t forget to join me here next time for the next episode of...

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