Juice Anyone?

I finally caved and bought the Jack Lalane Juicer I have been drooling over. I am determined to extend my juicing past fruit and into the realm of serious vegetables. Looking through the recipes that were included I selected some that looked reasonably sane.

I made one one of the recipes for Shawn and I as he was getting over the flu. He was unsure about what was safe to eat and I figured a healthy vegetable drink with ginger instead of traditional gingerale was just the thing. We both hated it. I took our glasses and juiced in an apple which I thought made it much better but Shawn could only finish half and asked me not to juice for him again. The kids wouldn't even try a sip!

Cleanse Drink

1/4 head cabbage

2 carrots

1" ginger root

Taking another try at it, this time with a safer recipe, I made another juice. This one was fruit-based but different than the standard apple I feel safe with. I liked it very much. Shawn consented to try again but still doesn't like the ginger.

Morning Tonic

1 grapefruit, peeled

1 carrot

1/2" ginger root

5 prunes

I have picked out yet another vegetable juice recipe to try, but am having to work up my courage to actually make and drink it. I want to try different combinations again and again until I develop a taste for something that could greatly enrich my nutrition. If drinking healthy juices was immediately pleasurable, everyone would be drinking them instead of other beverages!