I apologise if this is mind-numbingly boring for my crafty readers, I have 3 WIPs almost finished and I promise my next post will be an update on them plus it's mighty time I had a give away.
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After an all too brief break (with a quick trip down to Melbourne) I'm now back studying for another semester. Each subject passed brings me closer to the end goal but along the way I've picked up some nasty habits in order to cope with the stress of balancing a family and uni life, mainly a tendency for crap foods mainly sugar based. It had become a ritual to eat a packet of lollies or chocolate while writing an essay or getting ready for an exam, a ritual that needed breaking.
So a couple of weeks ago I decided I'd had enough and went about starting on a detox. I've mainly been having vegetables juices with a few nuts and dried fruits and feel fantastic. The first couple of days were rough and I ended up with a constant headache but I think that was partly due to not drinking enough water.
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Mr Monsterknits has now joined me and as we are using the juicer everyday have been reading up more about the types of juicers out there.
We currently have the common centrifugal type which grinds the fruit and vegetables then pushes the extracted juice through a strainer by spinning at a very high rpm.
We wanted to see the difference between the Breville we have and a masticating type juicer which chews the fibre and are meant to give a higher quality juice due to the slower juicing process. The Champion juicer we borrowed runs on a higher rpm than other masticating juicers but it was interesting to see the difference.
Into both juicers we added 2 carrots, 1 celery stick, 1 large spinach leaf, 1 medium apple, 1/4 fresh beetroot and a knob of ginger.
The results:
On the left is the Champion and the right is the Breville. The Champion juice is darker as it looks like it juiced more of the spinach than the Breville although the both had similar amounts of froth.
The Champion juice taste was fuller, richer and just nicer.
I'm not sure the Champion is the best juicer for us though, there are others out there that have a lower RPM so keep the juice keeps longer and retains more nutrients.
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So tell me, have you ever done a detox? Were you left feeling better in the long term or was it too easy to go back to your old eating habits?
2 lovely people had this to say:
Thanks for the review of the 2 juicers. I have a glass of veg & fruit juice everyday but I use a blender (magic bullet) as I want to have all the fibers. Sometimes I add my own home made yoghurt & chai seeds.
I've done countless juice detoxes in the past. I did my first in my first year of college (naturopathy qualification) and from then I did them at the change of each season until I got pregnant with my first child. I'm going to embark on another very soon.
I recommend the hippocrates juicer. It's fabulous. The Champion isn't really wonderful in my experience.
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