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Marin Mom
08-25-2009, 10:46 AM
I am saving a ton of waste and money by juicing stems of brocolli, spines of kale, celery tops, etc., but am wondering, is it as nutritious as the leaves and main parts of the greens/ veggies?
Aleesha Sattva
08-25-2009, 10:57 AM
more more more... carrot tops are waaaaaaaaaaaaay better for ya than the sweet fruit of the carrot (the orange part)...

juice em baby... your body loves it!
Veganforlife
08-25-2009, 11:45 AM
Oh I agree. Beet tops - MORE nutritional than the beet itself!
Marin Mom
08-25-2009, 12:54 PM
Thanks ladies. BTW mercy me Veganforlife you have posted nearly 10,000 times!!!!!!!!!! Aren't your fingers tired? Aleesha you are not far behind, will you be holding the baby with one arm and typing with the other?
Veganforlife
08-25-2009, 02:20 PM
Nope, not at all! LOL!

Revvell's posted more than I even!
Aleesha Sattva
08-25-2009, 02:38 PM
giggling... we are just chatty :P
T-Bird
09-14-2009, 11:07 AM
What to do with the carrot tops?

I composted mine, I nibbled them didn't want for a salad.....what ideas do you have for an aspiring carrot top consumer?
steveoregon
09-14-2009, 11:18 PM
What to do with the carrot tops?

Green smoothies. That's what Victoria Boutenko does with them, and she gave me the idea to do the same.


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rawrawks
09-15-2009, 06:54 AM
I purchase stuff FOR the tops. I love it when I see a good deal on beets and the tops are huge...I get soooo excited.
T-Bird
09-15-2009, 10:00 AM
Green smoothies. That's what Victoria Boutenko does with them, and she gave me the idea to do the same.

I'm feeling so bad about the organic carrot tops I've disposed of now! But I just couldn't think of what I thought they would go with....

Could you give me a recipe that uses them that you've really enjoyed?

Crazy, huh, how you get all nervous to eat something you've never eaten before.....
Rachiel
09-15-2009, 02:06 PM
I just juiced a ton of celery tops... cause I felt I had to. Makes them take less space in the compost(I can't dehydrate mu juicer pulp as no dehydrator) and I know they are really healthy. They are very bitter though. I added carrots and apples and a squeeze of lemon juice and they are much more tolerable... Any other suggestions as to things to do/juice with bitter celery tops?

Cheers guys *raises glass of celery juice!*
T-Bird
09-15-2009, 03:12 PM
Use celery tops just like parsley...

Flax crackers, pates, etc

And salad! Chop very fine and don't use too much if it's bitter....
Rachiel
09-15-2009, 03:44 PM
Use celery tops just like parsley...

Cheers T-Bird :)