33 Juicing Recipes for Weight Loss - Part XII - Other Fun Tools and Gadgets

If you’ve got a few extra dollars and you want a bit of fun out of them, there are some cool stuff that a lot of juicers would appreciate. One of the things that most juicers have is a tablet kitchen stand so that you can read recipes on the internet or on your kindle (like this book for example) right on your kitchen counter. It makes for easier and hands-free juicing thanks to easy access to your juicing books and recipes!

Another truly useful and fun tool is a scrap trap – a small, plastic bin that you can hang from your kitchen counter or one of your kitchen drawers so that you can just toss those peels and rinds right away and keep your work area clean. I’m a big fan of clean and spacious kitchen areas which is why I’m also a big fan of the scrap trap.

Color coded chopping boards also make for a fun and useful addition to your kitchen and your juicing program. In professional kitchens, color coded boards are a must because it helps prevent bacterial contamination. A green board is strictly for fruits and vegetables; a brown board is for ready-to-eat food, while a white board is for breads and cheeses. Other colors are yellow for poultry, red for raw meat, and blue for seafood. They’ll add a splash of color in your kitchen while also keeping things clean and healthy; and they make you look like a pro!

The next gadget is a juicer favourite – a Shake ‘n’ Go blender! Between a Shake ‘n’ Go and a real, table top blender, I will always encourage juicers to go for the regular blender. It’s because you can do so much with it while a Shake ‘n’ Go is really only good for small amounts and I don’t think they’re as sturdy. That being said, I can certainly appreciate the handiness of just grabbing the same container you blended juice in and tossing it in your bag. If you have extra money to spend and just can’t walk away from a Shake ‘n’ Go then by all means indulge.

But above all else, my favourite kitchen toy for juicers is the Aero Garden! It’s this neat little gadget that’s pretty much a miniature, indoor garden that can grow small amounts of vegetables, herbs, and salad plants (and flowers too but you can’t juice that). The plants get artificial sunlight via CFL or LED lights and liquid fertilizer that’s mixed into the water reservoir. Think hydroponics but on a miniature scale. Can you substitute the Aero Garden with small potted plants of herbs right on your kitchen counter? Absolutely; but it won’t be as fun or as techie!

This is a sample from the book 33 Juicing Recipes for Weight Loss--to get the complete recipes you can get the book here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NB0RD8I