The Carrotato
Carrots and sweet potatoes are full of vitamins and anti-oxidants which can boost your health to the next level. They help prevent cancer and other diseases. Limes and ginger work as anti-inflammatory agents in this recipe which works wonders for an upset stomach.
The Juice
Ingredients
| For 16 oz / 450 ml | ||
| 1 | green apple | |
| 1 | lime | |
| 2 | carrots | |
| 1 | medium sized | sweet potato |
Directions
Wash the carrots and cut off the top. It tends to be bitter and is not easily digested. If your carrots are thick you may need to cut them depending on your juicer.
Wash the sweet potato thoroughly, if you buy them organic they may have some soil residue which might damage your juicer. Do not remove the peel you can juice them as is. With the Omega I need to do a lot of cutting in order to fit the sweet potato. I find that cutting them in thick slices and then to little sticks is the easiest way. But let me know if you find a better alternative.
Wash the apple thoroughly. I highly recommend buying organic apples because conventional apples rank very highly in the dirty dozen foods with high amounts of pesticide residue. Cut the apple and add it to your juice. That where centrifugal juicers have all the advantage because most have a 3" feeding tube that fits an apple easily.
Next, cut the lime in half and remove the skin. If you bought organic you can juice it with the skin but you should try if you like the taste or if it's too strong. If I make a workout juice I always juice the peel because I love the extra zing.
Finally, add a knob of ginger to taste. You can take more or less depending on how strong you'd like to make it.
