Green Star^®
Juicing Tips

From
Doug & Marilyn Polk
Health Ministers

"The Green Star Juicer is the world-wide leader in quality and quantity of juice. We are experienced Green Star users and recommend this great juicer to anyone for health insurance. Here are some things we learned while using the Green Star Juicer. May God bless you with health and peace."

• Buy Organic vegetables whenever possible.
• If using commercially grown vegetables, peel them with a potato peeler to remove pesticide residue.
• Purchase a good chopping knife and block.
• Chop off heads and ends of carrots. Chop off any green at the top of carrot.
• Peel off any deep disease spots on carrots.
• Use the sharp end of potato peeler to dig out cracks in carrots.
• Split large carrots or any carrots that already have splits that run the length of the carrot.
• If using organic carrots that have no splits or diseased areas just rinse in running water.
• Have a juicing partner if possible; one cutting and splitting, the other juicing.
• For organic spinach or other leafy vegetables, just push down into chute in small bunches.
• For commercial leafy vegetables, spray with vegetable wash, rinse, sling dry and deposit in chute.
• If adding beets, peel commercial ones, then quarter and insert in chute at intervals.
• Our favorite blend is 20 lbs of carrots, one medium large beet, one bunch of organic spinach. Occasionally we also use celery, cucumber, and kale.
• Use your hand-held sieve to remove foam and any pulp that passed through the fine screen.
• Pour filtered juice into bowl, or pour directly into 8-ounce canning jars, filling to the brim.
• Tightly cap the jars and insert into the refrigerator; they will keep for 3-5 days, depending on how fresh your produce was.
• If freezing the juice in canning jars, allow a small amount of space at the top for expansion.
• Frozen juice can last for several weeks but must be drank shortly after thawing.
• Do Not put carrot pulp into the sink disposal; it may clog your drain.
• Carrot pulp makes great garden compost, but is not good for much else unless you add to it.
• Clean the juicer with cold running water and the nylon and stainless steel brushes. The new GS5000 has dishwasher safe parts.
• Clean the fine screen by putting it under running water and using the SS brush on the under side of the screen. By brushing the underside of the screen, the top of the screen is also cleaned. Each part of the screen can be cleaned this way, then finish with brushing the outside of the screen. Use the sharp point of the nylon brush to clean the fine screen corners.
• Clean the twin gears with the stainless steel brush while running water over it.
• Clean the rest of the juicer with the nylon brush and cold, running water or sprayer.
• Using your sprayer, clean the face of the juicer without getting water into the motor.
• Every three months or so you may want to soak your stained juicer parts in vinegar or baking soda then rinse and brush with soapy water.
• You can mix your carrot juice with BarleyMax^® for a great tasting combination drink. Just take about three swallows of the carrot juice then put one heaping teaspoon of BarleyMax in it and put the cap on and shake it for about a minute. It tastes great; sort of like chocolate milk!
• Some like to pump the air out of their juice jars with a "Pump-N-Seal" device or "Food Saver" tool. This will make the juice last even longer.
• The great advantage to the Green Star Juicer is that you don't have to juice but twice a week, instead of every day with cheap, spinning basket juicers. And GS juice is at least twice as nutritious as any other juicer's juice.
• Email us any other suggestions you may have to make juicing better and healthier.
• Email us any questions you may have at <ddpolk@alphaomegafood.com>.