Juicing with the Omega Juicer: Nourish and Detox Your Body for Vitality and Energy

I recently purchased an Omega juicer and I was looking for a book of juicing recipes. What better book I thought than one entitled “Juicing With The Omega Juicer”? Wrong!This is more of an interesting story of how and why the author’s family turned to juicing. There was only a couple paging explaining why they selected the Omega masticating juicer compared to other centrifugal ones. The bulk of the book read like a nutrition or vitamin/mineral text book: the benefits of each to our bodies and in what fruit or green you find them.As for recipes, the author recommends experimenting with different combinations of fruits and veggies and not get locked into a recipe. In fact she states she never read a recipe until after she had been juicing for years! Her point is rather than follow recipes that call for a 1/2 a beet or something, buy organic and buy what is plentiful and just do it. There are no right or wrong concoctions.So if you want a book of juicing recipes, look elsewhere. But if you want to read an easy story of why juicing is important and tips to do it right, then get this book.

I wish the author much success with this book, I hope she sells thousands of copies! The book starts by telling the story of a family that got into healthy food, growing their own fruit and vegetables, buying seasonal organics when they didn't have garden produce. It is written by a real person who lives with a real budget - just like the rest of us. She encourages sensible buying so we are not wasting money buy throwing out food. This part was a really enjoyable read and I was nodding my head in agreement because I follow these buying and budget rules myself.The 2nd part of the book is so detailed and the research so thorough that I was completely caught off guard. I was on a happy little trip with her family one minute and the next I'm reading the 'dirty dozen' list on the most toxic fruits and vegetables - those that have the highest toxic pesticide residue. This is offset by the clean list.The author has gone into great detail on how to prepare your produce for juicing and then goes into detail on nutritional value of most fruit, vegetable and herbs. There are lists of ingredients for Detox and Cleansing, best weight loss juices, and then sections on which to put together for best results. There is a COMPREHENSIVE section on vitamins and minerals and which F & V contain high levels and what each vitamin and mineral does for you.I could write a review as long as the book because it really should be on the 'Must Have' list for juicing. This book is about health and nutrition not just juicing.If you only buy one book on juicing - this is the book.

I'll start with the positives- This book is easy to read and well written, even the more "scientific" stuff in the second half of the book. It's full of good ideas for beginners and contains a lot of anecdotes about the author's first experiences with her juicer in hopes that the reader will avoid the same mistakes. There are no recipes in this book because the author's philosophy is experiment with different fruits and vegetables until you find what tastes good. She then gives a pretty comprehensive list of all the most common fruits and vegetables one would juicer and describes in detail how to prepare them for juicing and ideas for what to pair with them which I really liked- but I'm a big fan of experimenting rather than following recipes.What I didn't like about this book was the second half where she describes the nutritional value and health benefits of different fruits and vegetables. While this information may be totally accurate, I have no way of knowing because she doesn't cite any specific references- all of her scientific claims just vaguely refer to "studies" and "research". At the end of the book she provides a bibligraphy of her book and web sources of information- all pretty dubious, and it would take a lot of further research to verify her claims.Bottom line- I don't regret purchasing this book- If you're an absolute beginner just looking for some basic info on the do's and don'ts of juicing and a comprehensive guide to preparing fruits and veggies for juicing this book is totally worth the $4.99 kindle price. Just take the "scientific" info in the second part of the book with a hearty portion of salt!

I really appreciated how in-depth the author went in this book about juicing. I had always heard that juicing was different than smoothies, but this author actually breaks down the reasons why and explains the benefits of both. She is very realistic as well in explaining how to get started in juicing, as well as common mistakes many people make when they start out juicing. In addition to tips on how to use the Omega Juicer and get the most out of it, this book just had so much great information about juicing and how it can improve your health! She also talked about strategies to incorporate juicing, without having to break the bank in your grocery bill, which were some great ideas. I also never knew that there were specific methods for storing homemade juices, and she explains the best ways to do that as well, especially if you want to make a big batch of juice.If you're wondering what to juice- this book shares that as well! Different recipes are included to create different health benefits. Also, the author delves into various fruits and vegetables and shares exactly what health benefits they offer. Overall, a great resource for juicing, whether for a novice, or an old-timer, this book will teach you all you need to know about juicing, and the Omega Juicer.

Interesting on nutrition but less good as a recipe book.

This is an excellent book. Lots of juicing info and easy to understand. The price was hard to beat. I am very pleased with this purchase and highly recommend it to anyone interested in juicing.

Very helpful for beginners who wants to know the wright way to juicing.

retourné qualité médiocre beaucoup trop d'écriture, recette difficile a lire

Great most enjoyable informative