I thought this was an excellent set of recipes to share. I don’t have a juicer or a dehydrator yet, but I have wanted one of each for awhile to prepare those healthy things I want my children (and myself) to enjoy more easily. I have looked at reviews and could not decide which ones I wanted.
With Earth Day right around the corner it’s time to start thinking about ways that we can be a little greener. There’s more to saving the earth than putting newspapers in a recycling container once a week. One way to help the environment is to stop wasting food. Many Americans today give very little thought to the amount of food they throw away, naively assuming that there will always be “more where that came from.” In 2010, more than 34 million tons of food waste was generated, more than any other material category but paper. Food waste has significant economic as well as environmental consequences. Often, simple changes in food purchasing, storage and preservation practices can yield significant reductions in food waste generation.
Stop throwing your food –and your money – in the garbage every week. Think about it, how many times have you thrown away rotten fruits and vegetables because you did not eat them in time? What about all of those tomatoes that you grow (or buy) in the summer? No need to “hurry up and eat the tomatoes before the go bad!” With products like an Excalibur Dehydrator and an Omega Juicer you can preserve food and make sure that no part of your food is wasted.
Below are a few recipes from Omega Juicers and Excalibur Dehydrators that make the most out of food- allowing you to throw away less food, save more money, and do your part in helping the environment:
Carrot Apple Juice
Juicing fruits and vegetables is a great way to help waste less food. If you have a bunch of spinach that is on its last day, or apples that are just starting to get soft you can juice them instead of throwing them out. Don’t waste perfectly good fruits and veggies because they no longer look “perfect.” Throw them in a juicer and create delicious good-for-you beverages that the whole family will love.
Ingredients:
5 medium sized carrots
2 medium apples
Press through a juicer, stir to mix the flavors, serve, and enjoy!
Don’t toss that “leftover” carrot and apple pulp; bake some yummy muffins instead!
Carrot Apple Muffins
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
**5 medium shredded carrots
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup raisins
3 large eggs
1 cup vegetable or canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
**2 Granny Smith apples peeled and shredded
**For “shredded” ingredients, use the pulp from the juicer!
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350°F and oil eighteen 1/2-cup muffin cups (or you can use paper muffin liners).
Into a large bowl sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and whisk in sugar. Coarsely chop the pecans. Add carrots pulp and pecans to flour mixture with raisins and toss well.
In a bowl whisk together eggs, oil, and vanilla. Stir apple pulp into egg mixture and add to flour mixture, stirring until batter is just combined well. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling them three fourths full, and bake in middle of oven until puffed and a tester comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.
Cool muffins in cups on racks 5 minutes before turning out onto racks to cool completely. Muffins keep in an airtight container at room temperature 5 days.
Dehydrated Tomatoes
Dehydrating is a great way to preserve food before it goes bad to be eaten at a later date. It is also a great way to preserve fruits and veggies that are going out of season (like tomatoes from your garden at the end of the summer) to enjoy year-round.
Slice tomatoes into ¼ inch thick rounds.
Place the slices on the trays of the dehydrator evenly spaced. In a 5 tray Excalibur Dehydrator you can fit approximately 30-35 tomatoes at one time.
Set the dehydrator to 110′F and dry for 15 hours.
When done let them sit on a cookie sheet for a few hours.
Use in all sorts of receives of your choice.
Put in a glass jar and store in a dark dry place.
And when it’s time to eat these delicious dehydrated tomatoes, preparation is simple. Try this recipe for quick and easy tomato and basil sauce:
Excalibur Dried Tomato and Basil Sauce
¼ Cup Dried Tomatoes, Crumbled
2-3 Cloves Minced Garlic
1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Dried Basil
½ Cup Water
Sauté garlic in olive oil – do not brown! Turn heat to low, add dried tomatoes and basil and stir to coat. Immediately add water and stir. Cover and steam 2-3 minutes.
About Omega Juicers:
Since 1985, Omega has developed the most efficient and reliable juicers available, proudly offering all styles of juicing equipment from its “One Stop Shop for All Your Juicing Needs.” Founded by industry expert Robert Leo, who spent over twenty years developing his vision and experience by listening to consumer needs, Omega remains the only company to offer centrifuge, masticating, and pulp ejection style juicers, in addition to the more traditional citrus models.
Omega offers units that are “Household & Commercially Approved” by Underwriters Laboratories. Omega products are stylish enough for the home and powerful enough for the workplace, and Omega’s track record of durability, coupled with its product confidence, allows the brand to offer up to 15-year warranties on its range of products, which includes juicers, blenders, food prep machines, drink dispensers and more. www.OmegaJuicers.com
About Excalibur Dehdrators
Since 1974, Excalibur Food Dehydrators have changed the way people all over the world prepare and preserve food. Compact enough to fit on your kitchen counter, the Excalibur Dehydrator replaced sun drying, solar drying, and oven drying. The electrical dehydrator created a more predictable dehydration method that allowed people to dry 24 hours a day, come rain or shine. Excalibur Dehydrators are the only home appliance that incorporate the Parallexx™ Horizontal-Airflow Drying System for best performance, thermostat adjustability, speed, durability, clean-ability and versatility. Dehydrate fruits, vegetables, meats and fish for jerky, herbs and nuts in the comfort of your home.
Excalibur Dehydrators are up to 10-times faster than common round dehydrators, and are available in a variety of sizes, including commercial and non-commercial grade units. www.ExcaliburDehydrator.com
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