Adventures in Juicing

So, as most of my friends know, I don't let Anna Marie have juice.

As listed on nutriondata.self.com, Apple Juices have about 24g of sugar per serving. That's only a 3g difference from a 16 oz. bottle of Coca-Cola. Orange juice is a little better at an average of 14g of sugar per serving.

Raw, fresh squeezed juices have about half the amount of sugar. Now factor in the amount of antioxidents and natural vitamins that are processed out by preservatives and added chemicals, and there's no point in even consuming juice. Which is why Anna Marie is a water and milk only girl. (We'll talk about milk later!)

So, what's a frugal mama to do? I can't afford to buy expensive organic juice. Well, that's where Frugal Grandmama came in! After mentioning it to her, I was informed there was a juicer under the sink! Whoohoo!

This is the result of about 6-8 oranges. :]

2 oranges, 2 apples. Yum!

Here we have a half-quart of orange/apple, a pint of apple, a small container of carrot, and carrot/tomato.

Look! Scrapes for compost...for the garden!

Within 30 minutes I made a half-gallon of orange juice, a quart of orange-apple, a pint of apple, and about a cup of carrot, tomato, and carrot-tomato.

Anna Marie loves it! She's almost finished the quart of orange-apple already!

Now off to nurse my little one into blessed slumberland.

Good night, and God Bless!

Frugal Mama.