JUICES THAT PACK A POWERFUL PUNCH OF NUTRITION
by Lois Breneman, © 2006, Heart to Heart
APPLE-BERRY BOOST PUNCH
Recipe created by our son, Jeff, and served at his wedding reception, on the day of his marriage to Rachael.
1 gallon apple cider
1 liter bottle of Bolthouse Berry Boost
Mix together and pour some into ice cube trays.
Serve icy cold with frozen cubes to keep it chilled.
Serve icy cold with frozen cubes to keep it chilled.
BOLTHOUSE SMOOTHIES
Bolthouse all natural smoothies with no sugar or preservatives are available in several varieties of flavors and colors - 100% carrot juice, Berry Boost, C-Boost, and Green Goodness (all delicious)! They can be found in the health food department of many grocery stores. Each 1 liter drink (about 4 cups) cost about $3.50 when not on sale. Although that is quite high, if your children won't eat vegetables and you aren't sure they are getting enough good nutrition, this may be a solution.
APPLE-CARROT JUICE
For delicious juice in an orange color for autumn or everyday, mix apple cider with freshly juiced carrot juice, Bolthouse carrot juice or pureed cooked carrots. If you have children who refuse to eat vegetables, try mixing 3 parts of apple cider with 1 part of carrot juice or puree. This worked for me with my grandson today! He said, "This is good!" Shake it up. If your children like pineapple juice, add some of that, because pineapple juice helps to disguise the carrot flavor even more. Later you may be able to add more carrot juice or puree.
PINEAPPLE-CARROT JUICE
Mix 3 parts pineapple juice with 1 part carrot juice. Or try the same thing with orange juice. Another idea if your child tends to want too much juice, is to water it down slightly.
GREEN PINEAPPLE JUICE
Bolthouse has several delicious healthy smoothies, including a green drink called Green Goodness, which is absolutely delicious - a very sweet and fruity flavor. It doesn't taste at all like vegetables, though some vegetables do pack a powerful punch of nutrition in this drink. If kids like juice, they will love this, regardless of the green color. You might play a guessing game with them, using a blindfold to see if they can guess what kind of juice they are drinking. If they think they don't like vegetables, tell them the names of the fruits in their drink. Maybe they will be more open to knowing the vegetables later, after they realize they love this green drink!
PINEAPPLE BARLEY JUICE
Green barley juice, a powerful super antioxidant, tastes like green vegetables, but you can disguise the taste for finicky eaters by adding the powder to pineapple juice. If you are interested, you can ask me more about barley juice, which research has found juice from the green leaves of barley to be the winner in having the widest spectrum of nutrients when tested along side of four hundred green juices! I've been using green barley juice since 1991 and rarely ever gotten a cold, sinus infection or the flu since that time. It's even better than spinach, as far as nutrients, and adds greatly in reaching the healthy quota of 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables.
My grandson drank this pineapple barley juice with no problem when he was two years old, but when I gave him some last week at age three, he said he didn't like it and added emphatically, "This tastes like brussel sprouts!" He's so silly! Now he has never tasted a brussel sprout in his entire 3 1/2 years, but this is a child who won't normally eat vegetables. I'm certain he would have loved the green pineapple juice with the Bolthouse Green Goodness or the Green Goodness alone with it's delicious fruit flavor! But read on! I did get my grandson to eat carrots and love them! Just don't tell him!
JUICE YOUR OWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Using a Champion Juicer (or other juicer) you can juice all kinds of fruits and vegetables yourself.
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