I just bought a juicer and have tried a couple different varieties. Just wondering if anyone has any tasty, healthy juice recipes and if anyone has any advice. I'm a little worried about consuming too many calories with the fruit juices. Haven't tried veggie juices yet. I figured after I get a fill (haven't had one yet) it might be harder to get down certain fruit skins and raw veggies, so I thought this would help me get more nutrition. Any advice would be great!

My husband and I also juice. Most of the juice is made up of veggies, carrots, cucumbers, celery, some type of greens such as kale or chard and then one or two kind of fruit. Kiwi, apple, mango, orange (take off the peel), lemon, strawberries, watermelon, some ginger and beet is also good, but only use like a quarter of a beet not the whole thing. We put in whatever we have available and drink one glass a day. Using mostly veggies keeps the calories down and a couple of fruits makes it a little sweeter. I consider it a snack. You just have to experiment with different foods.

My favorite juice combination is apple/beet/ginger! You can add spinach to it if you want, but that is the base. Apple/Green Veggie/Lime is also a yummy take on lemonade. Carrots are also a good base and go well with lots of things. If you like something savory, celery is a good base (also good to help with Water retention)

Have fun & Happy Juicing!

If you havent already seen the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, make an effort to. It's streaming free on NetFlix. It's a great weight loss story of 2 men thru juicing. There is also a Facebook page under the same name where you will get a wealth of information and recipes. Good on you for juicing as a meal or snack!

We love juicing. My favorite combination is lots of spinach with one apple. Even my kids like to drink it!

What kind of juicers do you use? I've heard they are a mess to clean? But like the idea. Really like idea of spinach and Apple from bashie .

We have a Jack Lelanne juicer.

I have a Breville Juicer. Love it. I dont mind the cleanupand it's not that much. I have a rule...i cant drink the juice until after I clean my juicer.

I have a Breville also. Great juicer, clean up is not that bad.

I just bought one too. I have always known juicing was a great idea but I was nervous about the cost of the juicer. afraid I wouldn't really stick with the program. I bought a juiceman on sale @ Target, easy to clean.

a friend of mine just found out that she had lesions in her stomach(from ulcers). her acupuncture tech told her to drink cabbage to heal it. well, I have had an ulcer for a long time, used meds and tried to stay away from caffeine(mostly unsuccessfully) to help it to no avail. hopefully this will be another lifesaver for me.. my mother died of colon cancer. SOOOO obviously juicing is something I really need to do.

I have been juicing veggies only thus far. I added ginger for the 1st time today. I bought a granny smith apple to add sometime soon. tastes so good!

there is tons of info online and the library has many books to check out b4 buying.

I am really happy this subject has come into the converstion!! thanks for the "recipes"

wow, what a great video!! thanks for the link, I have passed it on!

that was the most heartwarming story ever. I couldn't be happier for the guy from Iowa, he was reborn!

Thanks, you guys! My juicer (got it on Amazon reduced to only $30 bucks!) It works awesome, it's a black and decker. It only takes small amounts of fruits/veggies at a time and you do have to cut them fairly small, but that's the only downside. Clean up is easy as long as I rinse everything out right after using it, I don't really even need to use much soap, just rinse with hot water.

how do you track the calories and carbs. I am drinking cabbage for stomach lesions. I occasionally add a half granny smith to sweetened a little. I have been logging in fitness pal with 4oz. cabbage, another entry of 4 oz apple. think that is the right way to do it? I want to be sure a count these but don't want extra carbs I haven't really had them!

how do you track the calories and carbs. I am drinking cabbage for stomach lesions. I occasionally add a half granny smith to sweetened a little. I have been logging in fitness pal with 4oz. cabbage, another entry of 4 oz apple. think that is the right way to do it? I want to be sure a count these but don't want extra carbs I haven't really had them!

This made me curious about the calories in cabbage juice... I found a link that gives you a guide on the right hand side of the page.

http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/generic/cabbage-juice/

According to this sheet, there is 25 calories in 100g of cabbage juice. There is roughly 113g in 4 Fluid ounces, so you are looking at 28.25 calories for 4oz of juice.

I found apple juice info at: http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-apple-juice-i9400?size_grams=31.0

Your looking at roughly 60 calories there for a 4oz serving.

thank you! I am really liking the fresh vegetable juice.

feels so healthy!

SO HAPPY to hear that you are Juicing! I am going to buy my juicer this weekend! I recently watched a great documentary called 'Fat, Sick, and nearly Dead' (I highly recommend watching) and I wanted a juicer right away!

As far as calorie intake goes: Don't Worry! The nutrition you are getting from juicing is far more important than the amount of calories you will be consuming! I believe that Juicing is one of the best things you can do for yourself with the LapBand.

I am hoping to get mine out within the next month or so, and when I do, I am doing a 'Reboot' or a juice cleanse for a couple weeks. I can't wait!

Best Wishes to all of you who are juicing!