I seem to be forever in search of the perfect way to have my daily wheatgrass juice. FRESH is best but busy lives don't always allow for that. I grow my own wheatgrass and at any one time I have 3 trays in different stages of growth on the go.
It's easy to grow, but I'll be the first to admit that the grinding of it is a giant pain. I have a stainless steel wheatgrass juicer that you turn by hand. The juicer itself and the turning of it are not an issue. The cleanup, however, is where that giant pain comes in! It needs to be totally disassembled to clean it right after you use it. This involves multiple screws being undone and removing the screen and handle assemblies.On busy mornings I find myself skipping the wheatgrass as it just takes too much time. Not good :-(
I noticed that a lot of the organic markets and health food stores have frozen "pucks" of wheatgrass juice that looked promising but when I saw the price I stepped back... FAST! They are not much cheaper than just buying a shot of wheatgrass at your local juice bar. In my area a shot sells for between $2 and $6 depending on the store.
My solution? I grow several trays of wheatgrass at the same time and when it's time to cut , I grind it up in my Vitamix with either coconut water or alkaline water, empty it into a strainer over a bowl and then freeze in ice cube trays. I try to use the cubes up within a week and it's a HUGE time saver on busy mornings when I would normally just take a pass on the grass. Throw these frozen cubes in the Vitamix or blender with your other smoothie ingredients and you're good to go!
Happy Juicing
Debbie
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