Showing posts with label green juice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green juice. Show all posts

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Beware of Swiss Chard!

So it's time to make some juices and we picked up some Swiss Chard at the farm this weekend.  I mixed it with some carrots, red cabbage, green apples, ginger and lemon.  I used the whole bag of Swiss Chard.  Big Mistake!  I proceeded to drink a cup of my newly concocted juice!  AAAAHHHHHH!  Burn!!!!!  It was just horrible.  I couldn't figure out what I did wrong at first.  Maybe I put too much ginger?????  I had a piece of a leaf of Swiss chard on the counter so I take a bite and yup that's it!  Mustard, hot saucy, peppery taste. Oh my!  It was my first time juicing Swiss chard.  I look it up online juicingbook.com and learn that you should only use 1 ounce in an 8 ounce glass of juice.  It is very concentrated. It is also loaded with lots of nutrients and great for anemia, bones, eyes, and also a great antioxidant.  So back to the kitchen I go to make more juice and fix it.  Note to self.  Let's look up new vegetables before we juice them.