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Juice Pulp Crackers: The Healthiest Crackers Around. Do you hate to see food or nutrients go to waste? If you are an avid juicer, then you know all about the beautifully-colored arrangement of pulp that the machine spits out as the juice is squeezed out of each fruit and vegetable. Most people discard this pulp and get right to chugging their fruit & vegetable cocktail. Unfortunately, no juicer can extract 100% of the nutrients out of the fruits and vegetables. Plus, what many people don’t consider is the fact that when you juice, you are essentially leaving behind all of the great fiber that the fruits’ and veggies’ skins and peels are so naturally high in.

Fiber serves a very important role in the diet… when consumed in whole fruits and vegetables it helps to slow the body’s breakdown and release of sugar from the produce, preventing blood sugar spikes and crashes; fiber can help you feel full longer; and fiber keeps your digestive system running smoothly and efficiently. Bottom line, there is value in this often-neglected pulp!

1. 2. 3. 101 Ways to Use Juicer Pulp (Okay, Actually Just Ten) - Plan to Eat - Plan to Eat. I so enjoy the fresh juice that my juicer turns out day after day. But there is this other thing that it churns out that has perplexed me from day one. Juicer pulp. I mean really, what am I supposed to do with this? My first thought was to compost it, or feed it to the chickens. For the non-juicing crowd, let me define some terms. Here, my top uses for the daily bowl of veggie pulp. Mix it into the kiddos’ mac and cheese. Mac and cheese is on our lunch menu fairly frequently, either the (organic) boxed stuff, or just some pasta mixed with butter and shredded cheese. Mix it into the kiddos’ fruit salad. Also on our lunch menu? Mix it into some cream cheese 1 block of cream cheese + 1 bowl of veggie pulp = delicious sandwich spread Spread it onto a tortilla and roll it up. Cook it with your chicken broth. On GAPS I make 2-3 batches of chicken broth every week. Add it to soups and stews.

GAPS also requires me to make a lot of soup and stew. Juicer Pulp Quick Bread Raw Juicer Pulp Crackers. Home | Yummly. Low-Calorie, Lower-Fat Alternative Foods. 100 Ways to Cook...

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