wheatgrass?

luigisqeegy said:

I have recently read about wheatgrass and I am intrigued by its purported benefits.

Any juiced green -- be it vegetable or sprouted grain like wheatgrass -- will have some healthful
benefits. You can get the same benefits by adding more greens to your diet. Juicing is also good,
but remember that juicing concentrates bitterness as well as vitamins and minerals. It's easier to
eat a big pile of steamed greens than it is to drink juice from the same batch.

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I do not have a supply of wheatgrass and so I have bought some freeze-dried and added it to my
fresh juice. It did not taste great!

Another thing about juiced greens is that they tend to be quite bitter. Wheatgrass juice is very
bitter. Concentrated chlorophyll can cause some people to become ill.

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Should I believe the hype?

Not all of it, no.

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Should I go ahead and produce my own supply?

If you like it. Sounds like you don't.

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If so which is the best way to go about it?

You'll need a juicer that can handle wheatgrass. Not all juicers can juice grasses. Special
handcranked wheatgrass juicers are inexpensive. Personally, I think you're better off with a
standard juicer and adding milder greens like spinach to other palatable veggies -- like carrot,
celery, and tomato (mixed). Darker greens like collards and mustard greens can also be juiced, but
you'll probably find them quite bitter.

usual suspect said:

Another thing about juiced greens is that they tend to be quite bitter.

I have not found this at all.

the greens I juice regularly as a mixture are: Spinach Kale Cucumber Celery Broccoli

Every now and again I add a squeeze of lemon juice.

with or without the lemon juice, my green juice tastes quite sweet. :-)

That said, if one wishes to lower the concentration, half juice half water suffices.

-DB

DB said:

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Another thing about juiced greens is that they tend to be quite bitter.

I have not found this at all.

the greens I juice regularly as a mixture are: Spinach

I believe I mentioned that spinach is milder than other greens.

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Kale

Ahh, yes, kale. Other leafy greens, like mustard and turnip and collard, are even more bitter
than kale.

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Cucumber

Cucumber is not a leafy green. It's mostly water, which dilutes the bitterness of your kale.

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Celery

Celery, too, is not a leafy green.

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Broccoli

Broccoli isn't a leafy green.

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Every now and again I add a squeeze of lemon juice.

Not a leafy green, either.

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with or without the lemon juice, my green juice tastes quite sweet. :-)

It's the celery and cucumber.

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That said, if one wishes to lower the concentration, half juice half water suffices.

Or add other veggies like carrots, cucumbers, celery, etc.

usual suspect said:

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the greens I juice regularly as a mixture are: Spinach

I believe I mentioned that spinach is milder than other greens.

Hmmm, I meant to add that. Guess I didn't. Sorry.