Adventures in Juice Making!

I decided to dust off my juicer and start making juice again and am really glad I did! For breakfast this morning I had apple, carrot and ginger juice, yesterday morning I had my absolute favourite which is apple, kiwifruit, lime, ginger and banana! I wish I could make juice for breakfast every morning but it's a bit of a hassle since it takes quite some time to cut up the fruit, juice it and then clean the juicer. Maybe if I had a fancier juicer it would be a lot easier? I might make smoothies for breakfast on the days I have work since that seems like it would take less time.

Apple, carrot and ginger juice
Cut up two apples, four medium to large sized carrots and a chunk of ginger -- use as much or as little ginger as you like, but I like the taste and use quite a bit. Then run it all through the juicer!

Apple, kiwifruit, lime, ginger and banana juice
Cut up two apples, three or four kiwifruit, peel and cut half to one lime, a chunk of ginger (again, up to you how much you use) and run it through the juicer. Then transfer the juice to a blender and blend with the banana. This juice is so tasty and refreshing! I'd have this every day if I could!

When making juice there aren't any rules, just use what you feel like! I do find that I usually start with a base of a couple of apples as they provide quite a bit of juice, whether I'm making a fruit juice or a vegie juice. I also like adding lime or ginger or both to most juices I make, it just adds a little bit of zing to the juice, but that may just be my personal taste!

When I was buying the fruit and vegies for juicing, I also discovered Taro chips! They were so good! They also make banana chips which I'm not really a fan of, and kumera chips which I will definitely get next time! Track them down if you're in New Zealand -- they are made by Pika's Own:

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