It’s only natural to add unnecessary junk—salt, butter, sugar, and a variety of sauces—to already perfect foods. I’m guessing we’re all guilty of it at one time or another. It might be an American thing to do, but whatever it is, I’m willing to bet if we took those items away, we’d be pretty pleased with the outcome. That’s why l love juicing. Nobody (or at least nobody I know) adds junk to their juice. Basically, it all comes down to combinations and not being afraid to try new things…like pumpkin!
Believe it or not, you can juice a gourd. Most of us have only cut the tops off, dug out the seeds, carved a scary face, and stuck a candle in it. And maybe a few of us have even baked some seeds. But there is so much more that can be done with this superfood—pumpkin puree, pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, and pumpkin bread, just to name a few. But if you love the taste of pumpkin, then you’ll absolutely go pumpkin-crazy for it in your juice. Just make sure to buy the right kind, the small “sweet pumpkin” used for baking, not carving.