Wheatgrass Juicing - want to try, limited options

I decided to try some wheatgrass for the first time at a local keva juice.  There was a partial flat of nice green wheatgrass right there on the counter.  Then the juicer wouldn't work.  It was a kind of juicer I hadn't ever seen before.  I watched as the girl disassembled it when it clogged, and there's an auger inside. 

I have a champion juicer at home, which does great for carrot juice.  I keep reading about the important of being more alkaline, and green veggies are vital in getting there.  I like some parsley juiced with my carrots, but the juicer doesn't seem to like it much.  Celery and cucumbers go through pretty well.  Fresh squeezed juice daily is a wonderful thing to do for your health, and there's lots of options available that will taste better than wheatgrass.  You could probably grow wheatgrass indoors easily enough, but getting it juiced might require a dedicated juicer.   

I love wheat grass!  But I don't have the time and space to do it at home, so I buy it from Jamba Juice, or other places that sell it.  It is about $3 for a 2oz drink, but I don't drink coffee, have given up alcohol, most sugars etc, so I don't mind paying for it.  I drink 2oz a day about 5 times a week.  I always feel better when I drink it, and notice a difference if I am out of town and cannot find any. 

Anne

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Fresh wheat grass juice seems like a good idea but I don't think I'd be able to grow it at home.

Are wheat grass juice powders that are sold in vitamminshoppe any good? Can I start having it while I'm on chemo?

I did the wheatgrass thing for about a year. It was fun &  is easy to grow if you have losts of free time, but takes a lot of space & TLC to keep it from getting moldy. And it takes a lot of fresh wheat grass to produce just a few ounces! My neighbor was an expert and taught me a few tricks. I usually had 3 trays growing and had a small stacking indoor greenhouse type of thing. Plus you need a special type of juicer, which I did buy.There are also places where you can order a weeks worth of fresh cut wheat grass online. They deliver via mail in special packaging. Some grocery departments also sell wheat grass in growing containers in the produce section.A days supply runs about $3 or so give or take. The book that came with my juicer said it is best to use wheat grass that has been harvested and allowed to age a little in a cool, dark environment before juicing to get the most nutrients out of it. Something to do with the sugar. But, it sould be consumed within a few hours of the juicing process. I juiced consistantly for a year, but developed an aversion/allergy to the taste. Now,I can detect it in any product and it still makes me get nausiated. I did not notice an improvement in how I felt while was drinking fresh wheat grass juice daily and I really did give it a long honest try! My neighbor had been juicing for years and swears by it. He still juices every morning. Unfortunately it just wasn't my cup of "tea" Took me 30 to 40 minutes a day to do the juicing and then clean everything up as the juicer had intricate parts to dismantle and keep clean. A nice hobby,  and fun for a while...but I burned out on it. Sold the juicer and now just take wheat grass in supplement form. Still makes me gag though! I would suggest you try the frozen or powdered versions 1st to see if you can tolerate it before investing in all the growing & juicing parafenailia. For me, it was just too sickenly sweet. I know it is a dense nutrient food for anyone who can stick with it, and wheat grass sprouts are good in salads and on sandwiches.GOOD LUCK!

Would it be ok to puree the wheat grass in a blender rather than using a juicer.  I put spinach, carrots, etc in a they come out great.