Juicing – A whole new experience!

Engaging in a healthy lifestyle can be fun and tantalizing to the tastebuds. Here we show you how to increase the amount of living food you consume with recipes to please even the fussiest family member. You will find a selection of healthy recipes for yummy treats you can make using the Vitality 4 Life juicers which double as living food processors. In fact we have a recipe book containing over 200 recipes for use with our juicers. For more information on our Vitality 4 Life recipe Book, please click here

• Increased energy
• A glowing complexion
• A strengthened immune system
• Stronger bones and a reduced risk of disease

• Buy the best produce you can afford and choose organic produce whenever possible.
• Look for small produce to save preparation time - small carrots can be juiced whole.
• Wash your produce with a brush if it is not organic.
• Juice can be stored in a tightly sealed glass container in a refrigerator for 48 - 72 hours.

Juice Recipes

It’s ideal to drink a litre of Living Juice every day. Try this for a month and you will feel the difference. Keep on hand a good juicing book, such as ‘Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juices’ by Norman Walker. This book lists the nutrients found in all types of fruit and vegetables and contains a range of beneficial formulas for ailments.

Crazy Carrot Juice
4 medium carrots
4 tomatoes
2 stalks celery
small bunch of parsley

Feed all ingredients through alternatively and enjoy. Carrots have carotene which is a natural protection against sunburns. Celery is rich in vitamin C. Garlic defeats high blood pressure and cholesterol, to name but a few of its many benefits. Basil is rich in calcium and iron and has a delicious flavour.

Carrot Juice Recipe with potato, fennel and apple
4 medium carrots
2 apples
1 small potato
1 small stalk of fennel

Fennel assists you as a mild sedative and in falling asleep. Fennel has been shown to reduce and control inflammation of arthritis. It also evens mood fluctuation and depressive states. Fennel has the rare nutrient called manganese, contains zinc and vitamin B complex, which makes it a very valuable ingredient in a juice.

Cupids Capsicum Shot
1 dark red fresh capsicums
4 medium carrots
¼ of a fresh chilli husk or a pinch of chilli powder
Pinch of black pepper powder

Red capsicum is rich in vitamin A, C, potassium and silicon. It reduces risk of cardiovascular diseases by assisting in the prevention of blood clot formations. Chili is a stimulant for the whole system and is said to increase passion.

Draculas Punch 
2 apples
1 cup of raspberries
2 cups of black grapes

Apples are known to assist the body in building resistance to infection as they stimulate the digestion. They are also known to help with weight loss. Berries help to keep the blood alkaline.

Apple and Celery Juice
5-6 apples
3-4 celery stalks

Juice alternatively. Apples build resistance to infection, have anti- cancer benefits and are great for healthy hair, skin and fingernails. Celery assists in the elimination of carcinogens and has a calming effect on nervous systems.

Grape Watermelon Drink
Watermelon
Bunch of grapes without the stems

Juice alternatively. Watermelon assists in flushing the kidneys and bladder, assists in digestions and the eliminations of uric acid that may cause gout.

Fruit & Veg Supreme
Carrots
Oranges
Apples
Celery
Slice of lemon

Juice alternatively; oranges need to be peeled. Lemons with thin skins can be juiced without peeling. Oranges provide support for the immune system, healthy gums, anti-carcinogen properties and help rebuild haemoglobin in blood. 

Digesters Delight
½ pineapple, peeled & stalk removed
2 oranges, peeled
1 celery stalk

Juice pineapple alternating with orange and celery. Pineapple soothes sore throats, aids digestion and acts as an anti-inflammatory for various forms of arthritis and sporting injuries. It also stimulates pancreatic hormone secretions.

Wheatgrass

Wheatgrass is baby wheat, planted on the soil and not sown. Wheatgrass produces high concentrations of chlorophyll, active enzymes, vitamins and other nutrients. Chlorophyll makes up over 70% of the solid content of wheatgrass juice and is the basis of all plant life.

• It is often referred to as the “blood of plant life” as it closely resembles the molecule of human red blood cells.
• Wheatgrass is not only rich in chlorophyll, it has 100 elements needed by the body to keep vital and nourished.
• If grown in organic soil, wheatgrass absorbs 92 of the known 102 minerals from the soil.

 Wheatgrass hints & tips…

• Cut the grass close to the roots. You can get a second yield although the content won’t be as rich as the original grass.
• Feed the wheatgrass into the juicer - tips first.
• 4 trays planted on different days over a two weeks period should be enough for 1 person.
• Undoubtedly, wheatgrass has a very strong taste. If you want to continue drinking it year after year, it is recommended that you mix the wheatgrass shot and here are a couple of delicious suggestions.

Wheatgrass, Barley Grass or Alfalfa Juice
Place a bunch of wheatgrass (about ¾ inch diameter) tips down into the feeding chute. Feed carrots and other desired fruits or vegetables into the chute for a milder tasting combination for those who haven’t tried pure wheatgrass juice before.

Wheat grass Whip
30mls wheatgrass
1 green apple
½ lime

Sweet Grass
2 carrots
1 orange, peeled
30mls wheatgrass
Ginger to taste

Savoury Specialties

Juiced tomatoes and herb Soup
8 tomatoes
2 carrots
Pinch of sea salt
Pinch of black pepper
1 tsp. fresh dill
2-3 basil leaves
1 tsp olive oil

Feed the carrots and tomatoes through the juicer and then mix all the ingredients together. Then let everything run through again. Decorate with a sprinkle of fresh herbs or flowers.

Max Salsa
4 ripe tomatoes
½ red or green capsicum
½ stick celery
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
1-2 tbsp fresh coriander
1/3 tsp cumin
Braggs liquid aminos
Cayenne pepper or fresh chilli

Using the mincing / crush screen, cut and feed all ingredients into chute alternatively. Mix well and serve vegetable sticks and/or rice crackers.

Sprouted Chickpea Hoummus
1 ½ cups soaked, sprouted and drained chick peas
½ cup chopped spring onion
½ cup chopped parsley
¼ cup lemon juice
Big squeeze of orange or lemon juice
2 tbls hulled tahini
1 tbls honey or maple syrup
2 tbls Braggs liquid aminos
Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
Ginger (optional)

Using the mincing / crush  screen, feed chickpeas, parsley, spring onion into the juicer. Thoroughly mix all other ingredients together and serve.

Pesto
1 ½ cups of basil
finger thick bunch of parsley
1 clove garlic
1 cup pine nuts (or pistachio)
juice of ½ lemon
2 tsp olive oil
Braggs Amino Acids
Feed the basil, parsley, garlic and pine nuts through the juicer using the mincing / crush screen. Mix the oil and lemon juice into the paste until smooth. Spice with Braggs.

Nut Butters
Fresh nut butters in any combination are an ideal spread for sandwiches, base for sate or a delicious dip. Almost any variety of nuts can produce nut butter. Some varieties of nuts don’t have a high oil content so if you want a creamy butter, add nut or cooking oil until you reach the desired consistency. Another hint for a creamy butter is to pour in the nuts slowly and alternatively, for crunchy nut paste pour in the nuts faster. When nuts are soaked, the enzyme inhibitors are rinsed away and are easier to digest.

Peanut Balls
2 cups peanuts
1 cup sesame seeds
4 apricots
2 tbls honey
Juice of half orange

Mix peanuts, apricots, honey, juice and ½ cup sesame seeds in bowl and feed through the juicer using the mincing / crush screen. Roll paste into balls and into remaining sesame seeds.

Sweet Treats
What a wonderful way to use excess fruit by freezing and making delicious ice creams and sorbet style desserts. Freeze fruit without skins, stones or seeds and cut into pieces that fit into the feeding chute. Remove frozen fruit from the freezer ten minutes before you plan to use them so the hard ice crystals have melted. Mixing frozen banana with other fruits will give a creamy consistency. For sorbets use any frozen fruit without bananas. Let your imagination flow free.

Coco Mango Icecream
2 frozen mangos
2 frozen bananas
½ cup fresh coconut cut into pieces
½ cup frozen & pitted dates

Using the mincing / crush screen, put all ingredients into the feeding chute alternatively and mix well. You may refreeze this delicious dessert.

Maca Fruit Icecream
2 cups frozen fruit such as strawberry, mango or pineapple
3 bananas
½ cup soaked and drained macadamias
1 teaspoon natural vanilla essence

Using the mincing / crush screen, mince fruit, bananas and macadamias alternatively. Quickly stir in the vanilla and serve immediately.

Blueberry Spider
3 oranges
¾ cup frozen blueberries
½ frozen banana

First put the juicing screen in place. When you change over to the mincing function you don’t have to clean the machine in between.
Juice the oranges and fill 2 glasses, then make a blueberry-banana ice cream by letting the frozen fruit run through the mincing function twice. Take 2 ice cream scoops with a spoon and place them gently into the orange juice and serve immediately.

Bliss Balls
2 cups almonds soaked, rinsed and drained
1 cup unsulphured dried fruits such as dates, raisins and apricots
½ cup desiccated coconut

Mince the almonds alternating with the dried fruit using the mincing screen / crush screen. Form into balls and roll in coconut. For variation, use different nuts, carob powder, natural vanilla essence or peppermint oil.

Recipes from our Customers…

We are working on a new recipe book to help raise money for a library for a Balinese community. If you have a living food recipe you would like to contribute, please let us know.

Oscar Recipes

Peanut Butter – by Marlene Blackwell

Fit the nut grinding attachment to the Oscar.
Slowly add approximately 2 cups (or more) of roasted no salt peanuts while machine is running.
Stop machine and add enough olive oil to peanut butter to make a nice soft spreading consistency.
I like to also add a level teaspoon of Vitamin C powder (Sodium Ascorbate) Other types of nuts, eg: almonds are very nice ground in this manner.

Smart juice - Bronwyn
½ lemon (peeled)
1 apple
1 handful wheatgrass
1 sprig mint
1 spoon honey (optional)

EasyGreen Sprouter Recipes

Nut cheese recipe – By Les O’Neill

2 cups of macadamia nuts
2 tablespoons of lemon juice      
2-3 cups of filtered water to liberally cover nuts
1 teaspoon of Celtic or vegetable seasoning to taste

Soak nuts and seeds overnight in water. Wash thoroughly next day and place in sprouter for 2 days.
Wash again thoroughly and place in blender with the juice of 1 lemon,salt, water.
Blend at high speed to make nut cream.
Remove from blender and place in cheese cloth bag.

Hang from clothesline or somewhere inside for 6-8hrs, with a bowl or bucket underneath to catch the drain off. Bring inside remove from bag and store in a container or glass jar in the fridge.
Keeps for up to a week and tastes like ricotta cheese. Beautiful in avocado boats topped with fresh sprouts or in celery boats.
Hope you enjoy the recipe
From Les

Soymilk Maker Recipes

Soymilk - by Shirley Hill
3 tsp honey
3 tsp Saunders malt extract (this brand has no preservatives)
3 tsp natural vanilla
1 small tsp salt