juicing cucumbers

[JustMe]

Do you put them in skin and all or do you peel them first? :rolleyes: Thanks!

[Sweet lips]

Only organic and unwaxed ones. The waxed on the outside is not good for us. It is put there to keep them green longer.

[JustMe]

eww! lol I guess I will be peeling them unti organic can be a part of my budget!! lol

[tglasco4]

I dont peel them at al. I wash them thoroughly and soak them for awhile. I juice the whole thing, skin and all. I have found the cucumber to be one of the best juices for me. In fact, I have learned it can be combined with fruit juices for those who are diabetic with good results to health.

Peace.

Todd

[Monica]

Oh man, if you juice one cucumber (skin and all) with one apple, and one pear, it is the best juice ever!

[Punky]

I juice the whole thing! There are a lot of nutrients in the skin.
I wash it 1st though and I buy organic.
If you cannot buy organic you might consider peeling; or try
a Veggie Wash spray (Whole Foods carries some) that might
get a lot of the wax and undesirables off.

My fave juicer combination for cucumber is:
1 cucumber
1 golden delicous apple
1/2'' piece of ginger
celery (2 stalks or so according to taste)

[JustMe]

I was going to look into veggie wash. I figured that the skin of the cucumber more vital nutrients-the peel is greener than the inside!! lol and i LOVE cucumbers. they are so light and refreshing! Punky, I will add your juice combo to my recipe list! Thank you so much for responding!

[Sweet lips]

I thought I posted this earlier - you can use perxiode to wash off the wax - my hubby reminded me.

[kiwikid78]

Interesting to know about the fruit wash. Thanks, Punky. The wax is awful.

[Punky]

F.Y.I.
My bottle of "Veggie Wash" says it safely removes Pesticides, Waxes,
Chemicals and Soil. 100% Natural fruit and Vegetable Wash.
(Looks like it has coconut, corn, and different citrus', and grapefruit seed extract as the cleaners). I get it at Whole Foods, but have seen
it elsewhere too. It was 5 bucks for a 16oz. bottle.
When I'm out and too broke to buy more I just use dishsoap (Seventh Generation non-scented). Don't know if these get all the yuckies off,
but it helps.

[kiwikid78]

Awesome. Try cleaning wax off cucumbers with water alone. Good Luck :rolleyes:

Thanks alot. I'm gonna have to pick some up this week!

[FEELIN'GOOD]

I just wanted to say that I had cuc juice twice this week-plain, and my pores are almost non exsistant!!!!! I had the largest pores in the world- they are literally like pot holes in my face- after 2 8oz glasses of cuc juice, my skin is so balanced in tone and the pores are bye, bye... gone :D Cuc juice for me at least 2x's a week for the rest of my life!!!!!

I am going to love that apple pear combo! Thanks for sharing it Monica!

Oh, and I did one cuc w/ skin and one without. I liked the taste of the skinless one better, but if Todd says juice it skin and all- I'm doing it his way :D He's the man on this sort of thing... thanks Todd for your wisdom and great advice that you always share with all of us no matter what the issue :D I appreciate you very much!

Melissa

[JustMe]

I will definitely be adding that to my skin regimen!! I have huge pores on the apples of my cheeks :mad: They piss me off so much, lol. I'll try it and see how it does for my skin. I heard that cucs have an ingredient in them that is great for skin.

[Sweet lips]

Drinking cucumber and kiwi juice - for blood pressure, but having more pores shrink will be a wonderful second benefit! Wahooo

[tglasco4]

Melissa, thanks so much for that wonderful compliment! :o
But if you like the taste without the skin, go for it! The important thing is that you keep drinking it. Since I have begun this journey I have learned that both cucumber and celery juice are much more powerful than I ever imagined. I am going to include at least one of these in every juice I do during the 30 day fast. Congrats on the the skin improvement Melissa! Hey at this rate, you will be totally dangerous by the summer!! ;)

Peace.

[FEELIN'GOOD]

I'm praying on that one Todd- I'll settle for 'slightly potent' for now :D

I never did celery- I'll try it :)

Justme- it realy works! And the best pasrt about it, I saw the results within a few days! Can't be better than that!

Sweet Lips- hey, hit two birds with one stone :) Beauty and a healthy heart!

Sweet Dreams all...
Melissa

[AutumnBreezColordLeavz]

Perhaps I am getting too excited but I made up some juice and it was green and it was really good.

In my Vita-Mix
1 Cucumber
green/white seedless grapes, (equal portion of cucumber)
Spinach (4 large leaves) or about equal to cucumber bunched up.
Variable speed slowly to high till smooth.
Does this qualify? should not mix grapes with the veggies?

[tglasco4]

I am not sure one way or the other about that one Autumn. I have not done it as a precaution but I have read of others who have with good success. If you had no negative side effects in your body from it, I would assume its fine for you. I know the cucumber will go with both fruit and veggies, it was the spinach I am not sure about.

Peace.

Todd

[rawjojo]

Todd,
Do you do celery and cuke juice together? Beside yours skin what other benefits do you get from the juice?

[Sweet lips]

I can tell you from my experience that those two together - has lower my blood presure and stablized my blood sugar - just those two alone, drinking them on and off all day. They act as a diruretic - that's the reason for the lowered bllod pressure; also great for hair growth, and flusing out acid in the system

Autum - the spinach will blend well those other item , as does grapes and cukes - it is soothing to the stomach, the spinach added to a juice is excellent for women - iron, folate, beta-caratene esp great for women, particulary vegeans as it is a useful tool for protection agains osteroporosis. -from "Miracle Juices - in this book all of the drinks mixed with spinach, are mixed with fruit for the juice. Yours appears to be good for iron and hypoglecima

[AutumnBreezColordLeavz]

What is cuke?

[Rawkinlocs]

What is cuke?

A cuke is the shortened term for cucumber :D

[tglasco4]

Todd,
Do you do celery and cuke juice together? Beside yours skin what other benefits do you get from the juice?

Hi Rawjojo,

Actually I rarely do them together. If I do its in a veggie juice. As far as benefits, there are very many. More energy, loss of excess bodyfat, clearer mind, improved vision (for me anyways) and then there are the benefits of more intimate and personal variety ;) .

Peace.

[Sweet lips]

Todd - :) :) :) :) !!!!!!!!


Hi Rawjojo,

and then there are the benefits of more intimate and personal variety ;) .

Peace.

[tglasco4]

:D :D :p

[AutumnBreezColordLeavz]

cuke....cucumber...well, hello?!
thanks for updating me..silly I did not see it before.

[SedonaSun]

Well, y'all convinced me to go dust off my juicer and give this a try. I only had about a third of a huge hothouse cuke left, but added the apple and pear. Wow, took a couple sips to get used to, but it is actually quite refreshing.

I've not yet considered a juice fast, but if I make a few more concoctions, I might get the urge to try it.

Oh, slightly humorous... yesterday our pastor was talking a bit about fasting. He said you could do a water fast, or a bread and water fast (like 2 slices of bread per meal) or a juice fast. Immediately when he said juice fast, I thought, "You'd better add some cucumber into that!" I'm sure he wasn't talking about juicing your own stuff, but funny that my mind is more raw than SAD now :)

[aromaticwings]

I am a newbie at eating raw and juicing but already feel a differnce... these past few days I have been juicing... cucmbers,kale,carrots,celery, and one apple. adding a touch of garlic powder and cayenne to taste... great pick me up in the afternoon... i might be starting a job soon... now to figure out this life and working.. heavy sigh... :o

[JustMe]

I thought I posted this earlier - you can use perxiode to wash off the wax - my hubby reminded me.

Do you mean regular hydrogen peroxide that you use for cuts? :confused:

[Sweet lips]

Yup! sure do

[vegangelist]

A cuke is the shortened term for cucumber :D


and, for me- Zuke is zucchini! :D :p ;) :) :D hee hee

kristi

[vegangelist]

1/2 pineapple (you can keep the skin on)

plus

2-3 cukes (avec skin)


YUMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

kristi

[Shininjatti]

i wanna try a juice fast....is there anything i should read first, or just juice whatever fruits and veggies I want?

[VeganVixen]

really depends on you ,A great cleanser is lemon added to equal parts cuke/beet/and some parsley

[banananana]

I need a good juice recipe that has tomatoes in it... not too good at juicing yet, and i'm in my second day of juice fasting. anyone have any good recepies.. email me! or post on here. :)