Juicing: Day 3- Beets are messy

Beets are messy.

Somehow I got beet juice on the wall.   I’m not sure how that happened.

I think I did a good enough with the clean up that my roommate won’t notice.  We’ll see if I get any texts later today about food Roshach images that I’ve left behind…

Beet Day:

• 1 beet (med)
• 2 carrots
• 2 celery stalks
• 2 plum tomatoes
• 3 leafs of kale

The flavor of this juice is beet, beet, beet.  And carrot.   It’s good and fresh, but I miss the zing of yesterday’s lemon.  Hannah suggested I add ginger, which I may try to do tomorrow.

Tip: When I cleaned out the juicer,  all the kale leaves were stuck to the inside of the filter.  Next time I’ll add the kale first and hope that the other veggies push it through the masticator with a little bit more thoroughness.

Nutritional Info:

• 100 g of beet (about 1 medium)
  • 27% RDA folate (109 mcg)
  • 17% manganese (.33 mg)
  • 8% vitamin C (4.9 mg)
  • 9% potassium (325 mg)
  • calories: 45
• 200 g carrot (about 2):
  • a whopping 660% RDA Vitamin A  (33,000 IU)
  • 20% RDA Vitamin C (12 mg)
  • 18% Potassium (640 mg)
  • 32% Vitamin K (16.4 mcg)
  • also some B6, Folate, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Manganese
  • calories 80
• 100 g of celery (roughly 2 stalks, though this can vary)
  • 9% RDA folate (36 mg)
  • 37% RDA Vitamin K (30 mcg)
  • 7% RDA Potassium (260 mg)
  • calories = 15
• 150 g tomatoes (about 2 plums)
  • 25% RDA Vitamin A (850 IU)
  • 34% RDA Vitamin C (21 mcg)
  • 10% RDA Potassium (350 mg)
  • calories = 30
• 1.5 cups (100 g) Kale
  • 308% Vitamin A (15476 IU)
  • 14% B6 (.27 mg)
  • 200% Vitamin C (120 mg)
  • 1021 % Vitamin K (!!817 mg)
  • 14% Calcium (13g mg)
  • 9% Iron (1.7  mg)
  • 13% Potassium (447 mg)
  • 14% Copper (.29 mg)
  • 39% Manganese (.77 mg )
  • calories: 50
  • more info
• Total Calories: About 220 –  not bad, the kale is particularly potent.