I tried this fresh juice today for breakfast; it made a LARGE glass of juice.

1/2 cantaloupe (scoop out seeds and scoop friut from rind)
1 gala apple - take off stem and cut up to fit into juicer
1 large carrot - washed, cut off stem and tips

The instructions noted to process soft friuts first, then hardest fruits last.

So I juiced them, skimmed the foamy froth from the top, and poured it over a tall glass of chipped ice. It was really delicious, and satisfying in terms of filling me up - I didn't eat anything with it for breakfast. Although likely high in natural sugars, it had a ton of nutritional value, as well.

Tomorrow I am going to try a combo of watermelon and strawberries, maybe with some white grapes thrown it for extra sweetness; I have to look up the correct proportions.

Due to gi tract issues (oh oh, here I go again with the intestinal talk...) I haven't been able to eat berries or any seeded items as they cause problems for me. I don't care much for the texture of berries anyway, but I adore the flavor. The bottom line is: I am really looking forward to a new juice recipe tomrrow.

I bought some bartlett pears but haven't used them yet. I have to go get a bag of organic frozen blueberries; I am thinking a blueberry-pear combo might be quite enjoyable on a fall afternoon.

And before anyone chimes in with, "Why don't you just eat the pears," I'll offer that I currently have a temporary crown on a back molar and I'm trying to avoid all crunchy and/or chewy foods (on the advice of my dentist) for a few weeks.

Post Script: My morning juice turned out AWESOME: here was the recipe I made up:

2 navel oranges, peeled
12 strawberries, stems removed
3 baby carrots

Juice all; add to blender with 1C. crushed ice, 2 packets sweetener (splenda, etc.) blend, pour into glass and enjoy the slushie.

I'm thinking the pre-iced version, with a touch of sweetener, would make great popsicles; however the slushie version would have made a most excellent margarita base!