With our schedules, it is not realistic for us to juice DAILY. So, we make large batches of juice on the weekend and freeze it. Each morning, I thaw out an 8oz container for Jeff and the boys for their breakfast, and I take a 12-16 oz container with ginger in my juice to work each day.
Since there are 5 of us, we have to make at least 2 gallons + of juice each weekend to get us through the week. One weekend we made almost 4 gallons and didn't juice again for 2 weeks!
It is definitely a "family affair"! Every person in the family pitches in to help. We have a huge, Gatorade drink cooler (note the irony) that has a spout to distribute into the individual plastic containers.
We soak the veggies first... it takes 2 sinks full.
Our recipe is often the following:
- 4 or 5 bags of apples
- 3 or 4 heads of celery
- 2 bunches of kale
- 6 -8 cucumbers
- half a bag of lemons
- 5lb bag of carrots
- 2 or 3 beets
Jeff found these plastic containers online. The large bottles with the green lids designate "ginger" is in the juice... therefore, they are Mom's... because no one else likes my ginger juice!
Many people ask what type of juice I have and what they should buy. We have had a variety of juicers. The Champion is long lasting, but it is more expensive and has a narrow opening for the fruits/veggies. We used it for years and loved it. But, Jeff found this inexpensive juicer on sale for less than $50 and we really like it. It has a large opening for fruits/veggies and is super easy cleanup. Probably won't get the longevity of the Champion, but it was a third the price.
My advice is to find a juicer that has very easy cleanup... otherwise that becomes a barrier to using it.
