Sweet potato juice

Sweet potato and carrot juice

I always wondered what it was like to juice sweet potato. This potato is full of goodness inside, sometimes just want to eat them raw. I grate them, make coleslaw, shove them on my salad and eat. But till recently, I'd never juiced the potato. Strictly speaking, they are not potato, they are yam family. In Japan, we eat Edos and yams raw. Simply grate them, and put soy sauce(again!), shove it on hot sticky rice or make posh dish. And very popular. So, why not? Why not juice sweet potato???

I did look it up on Internet if there were people who juice it, and here there was, raw people were doing so. They are still alive and well, more like really well, so, secret to be well is....be a raw vegan???
Well, I think it suits to some people to be well this way. This world is catered for everyone with various diets to fit in.

I have been abstinence from cake for....two months now. This is the longest I've ever done without cakes/pastries. Instead? What have I been eating? I've been eating my home made raw nik-naks and Sweet potato juice!

Sweet potato has full of nutrients (I did my home work!), excellent source of vitamin A (beta-carotene, more than carrots!), Quercetin, Chlorogenic Acid, also good source of  Vitamin C, Clacium, Iron, Potassium, Fibre, Copper, Folate Acid, and rare low fat source of Vitamin E. Moreover, they are fab & effective source of immune-boosting carotenoids for fighting cancer. Sounds perfect doesn't it?

That was why I'd love to consume the vegetable raw, take the whole nutrients to full power!. Having say that, I must say, same as kabocha squash, I love to roast vegetables, fantastic flavor, always enjoy the texture and make such a lovely dish. These days I eat about 80%-20% raw and cooked, for me it works. Sometimes 70%-30%, as long as more than 50% of my food contains raw each day, I feel my body's a happy bunny. 

Norie's sweet potato juice:
1x med sized sweet potato
2-3 med sized carrots
small ginger
this is my basic, and depends on what I have in my fridge, I add:
1/4 fennel
1x celery
handful of parsley
spinach to make into green juice....

This particular one, I made with fennel, and celery. 
Oh, one more thing, I always peel the skin first before juice the sweet potato.

Enjoy!