A juicing and blending course, remarks are welcome!

[LightLover]

Well, I did offer to volunteer-assist a woman who gives juicing classes
and she agreed that I will put something on paper.

* The following is what I have till now; if you have important points/remarks
to add, do not hesitate: you will influence the quality of the lessons
and will help to spread juicing/blending in the Netherlands :)
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Many thanks, LL
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Thoughts for a juicing and blending class.

Juicing

* showing the difference between a juice fountain and for example a single gear mastification juicer
(on the subject of the better health aspects of the juice of the latter one)
* Do you need a juice fountain at all?
* showing that you can juice even beets and carrots with a single gear mastification juicer
(omegajuicer, greenstar)

Juicing fresh herbs with a mastification juicer

For example sage

Juicing leafvegetables

spinach, kale etc

Special ingredients

lemon juiced (with peel!)

Juicing and blending together: mixing veggies and fruitjuices

- First juicing, then blending, finally adding juice to the blended product.

(goes well with for example with avocado, kale etc...)

Blending

*What can be done with the Vitamix and what not (so it has to be done by a foodprocessor);
* showing the power of the vitamix, for example blending pumpkin;
*green smoothies: what is better: high speed blending for a short time (damaging of chlorophyll and anti-oxidants?)
or longer period low speed blending, or a mix of these 2 procedures?
* adding a little ice to make the smoothie a little cold and to influence the heat factor during blending
* The importance of a speed dial (which is on the vitamix 5000s)
* Smoothies: adding water or orange/applejuice?

showing that the following products added for health don't influence taste

("hiding" of dominant tastes)
- Sprouts
- Spirulina etc...
- Adding leafvegetables to a smoothie, for example kale, showing that the "kale-taste" is not too much.
- Beepollen

Processing seeds
Like hempseed and flaxseed, when and how and combining with what?

Special ingredients
Raw cacao smoothies
coconut fresh, the meat & the juice
frozen smoothies; for example with frozen banana or frozen berries
soaked nuts
leafherbs blended, like parsley
blending leafvegetables
spices (cumin etc..., ginger, pepper)

[LightLover]

bumping up... :)

LL

[Elizabeth]

I saw this when you posted it initially and did not respond because I really do not think I had anything to add. I am sorry if you felt ignored. That can feel bad, I know.

It looks like a pretty thorough outline that provides good basic info. for people starting out. hmmm...Maybe you could put in some info. on juice/smoothie fasting and the health benefits??

Good luck with the class!!

[LightLover]

Thanks Elizabeth, if I told that girl that I put my "lessons" on this forum and did get no reaction, she maybe thinks my article is full of crap...

Good point, the benefits of fasting, I will take that with me.

LL

[Elizabeth]

Let us know how it goes!!!

[LightLover]

Will do, it's on 12/04/2007, so a few more nights...:)

LL

[misslinda]

12-4-2007? that's like 10 months from now!

I'll have to think of I can add anything. So you will be an assistant?

[LightLover]

Hi Dear Miss! Everytime I see you, your avatar has a new face
and offers no perspectives.

(reminds me of a story of Oliver Sacks, neuropsycho...: there is a man
with a shorttime memory which has been devistated, and everytime he sees his wife he doesn't recognize and he falls in love again...Way out of topic
, but isn't it a great story?)

This was "Dutch spelling" in fact it is the 12th of april!
So less nights to sleep

But all your remarks are always most welcome.

Well, in fact I am paying for this lessons & I offered to write a programm
& to bring extra foods which are not in the programm/lesson which will finely be offered.
I am just enjoying "lifting up" this rawfoodworld .


I guess I am the ideal student..?

LL

LL

[LightLover]

Uhhh, I mean "new perspectives", typing error....