All Fruits Are Not Made Equal (For Juicing)

So, as part of my road to a healthier eating habit, I've been eating more fruits, juicing, and turning them into smoothies.

Well, for the novice juicer or blender, you might want to know which fruits are ideal for juicing or smoothing and the proper equipment...

I've been mixing a variety of fruits and just waiting to be surprised with the results. Watery fruits like honey dew, melons, water melons, grapes are great for juicing. Make sure you are equipped with the right tools!

I have an orange squeezer for oranges, grape fruits, and lemons. I was acually pleasantly surprised how good freshly squeezed grapefruit juice tastes. Not to mention how rewarding it feels to extract a glass of juice from one grapefruit and 2-3 oranges.

I also have one of those electric juicers, which does the job, but a bit messier come time to clean. Fruit pulp and other stuff get lodged in the inner compartments. Anyhow, it has squeezing power that the orange squeezer doesn't have. Have you tried squeezing a honey dew?

And now to the blender, which I like a little better than the juicer. I recently tried to blend apples with not so good results. My tip would be to not blend so many apples... I tried with a few apple quarters and it didn't quite turn out as I had in mind. Not to mention that it looked like somebody threw up inside the glass jar... Other than that, I've had some delicious fruit smoothies. Crush some ice. Add fruits. And some soy milk. Bananas really thicken the smoothies.

Or if it's a bit much work, pick up some organic juice in your next trip to the supermarket.