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> On Sat, 13 Jul 2019 08:21:30 -0400, Gary > wrote:
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>>Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> I love celery and I do eat it and use it in cooking
>>> but juicing allows me to consume more of it. I don't have a juicer. I
>>> chop
>>> three ribs, put it in a cup of water, then strain and drink over ice. I
>>> do
>>> not use cheesecloth as recommended to strain. I pour it through a scoop
>>> with
>>> holes in it so I am getting some of the pulp.
>>
>>Sounds like you're NOT getting much celery nutrition that
>>way...just water plus a bare essence.
>>
>>Just me but, in this situation, I would put those 3 ribs and the
>>cup of water into a blender and puree it all. Naturally, do
>>several batches all at once, then just drink a cup full at a
>>time.
>>You would need some layers of cheesecloth for this but that's
>>inexpensive.
>>
>>What won't work about that?
>>
>>Alt method: Put lots of cut celery and water in a crock pot and
>>let it simmer to extract most of the celery nutrition. Cool, then
>>drink. Or even drink it hot.
>>
>>I make broccoli tea occasionally. It's delicious and nutritious.
>>I've tried that with other vegetables but only broccoli tea
>>shines.
>
> Wouldn't it be easier to simply eat celery raw? I eat celery raw all
> the time, I cut off the bottom white parts to eat raqw and the dark
> green and leaves is used cooked or chopped into salads. This week
> broccoli crowns are 99¢/lb. Nuked half to have with dinner last
> night, the remaider will be left raw for a tossed salad. I will never
> be convinced to juice produce, doesn't eating raw or cooked in soups
> supply 100% of the nutrition? I know people who buy carrot juice and
> have never thought of eating a raw carrot... carrot cake is more
> nutritious and tastes better than carrot juice... a juicer removes the
> fiber... then the imbeciles put it in the trash... at leat compost it
> for the garden... oh, they are too unhealthy to maintain a garden.

I do eat it raw but the juice is supposed to help fatty liver, which I have.
Have been juicing now for a month or two and my liver profile is in range
and that area is less bloated than it once was.