What better way to use fruit and vegetable juice pulp than to eat it?

Juice pulp is a daily reminder of my morning rise-and-grind rituals. After a run around the block, I pull out the juicer and make myself a green juice. Until now, I’ve only half-heartedly intended to one day teach myself how to compost. But, until I get to that place, I realized that I should at least find an easier solution to finding use of the vestiges of my detox elixir. With the right add-ins, juice pulp can be the basis to a delicious dish or, even more likely, as a sneaky, undetectable ingredient that offers texture, fiber, and moisture to an otherwise irrelevant dish. The following three recipes involve juice pulp in one way or another and lead to less food waste in the kitchen.

While preparing your juice, start by juicing the fruits, collecting their pulp, and setting it aside. Then juice the vegetables, collect their pulp, and set it aside. Store the pulps separately in Ziploc bags in the refrigerator.

3 Juice Pulp Recipes

1. Vegan Juice Pulp Muffins

Makes 24

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole-wheat flour
• 1 cup oat flour
• ¼ cup flax meal
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups fruit and vegetable juice pulp
• ½ cup coconut oil
• 1 banana, mashed
• ½ cup almond milk
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients until evenly combined. Scoop the batter evenly into 24 lightly-greased muffin tins. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

2. Juice Pulp Crackers

Makes 20-25 crackers

Ingredients

• 3 cups fruit and vegetable juice pulp
• ½ cup flax meal
• ½ cup sunflower seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a large bowl, stir together all of the ingredients until well combined. Transfer the mixture to a parchment paper-line baking sheet and spread it until it forms a ¼-inch thick rectangle. Use a butter knife to score the dough numerous times horizontally and vertically, forming cracker shapes.

Place the baking sheet into the oven and let bake for two hours. After two hours, flip the crackers and cook them for another two hours, or until the are crispy. If they are not yet crispy after four hours, flip them and continue to cook in 15 to 20 minutes intervals before flipping them again. Continue this process until they are crispy.

Once crispy, let the crackers cool at room temperature before snapping them apart and eating.

3. Fruit Juice Pulp Tea

Servings vary

Ingredients

• 1 cup fruit juice pulp
• 4 cups water
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of one or a mixture of spices: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, etc.

Directions

Boil juice pulp in water along with your favorite spices. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and let cook for another two to three minutes. Strain before serving.

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Think LA couldn’t get any more…well…LA? Then you probably haven’t seen the juice ATM in Beverly Hills yet.

Believe it or not, living in Los Angeles can actually be stressful, despite the gorgeous sunshine and all-too-frequent celebrity sightings in Whole Foods (recently spotted: Dana Carvey and Alec Baldwin).

The traffic and smog can make you feel like you need a pick-me-up and detox at all hours of the day, and that’s not even considering what a night of clubbing in Hollywood will do to your liver. (Don’t hate the players, people, hate the game.)

Fresh fruits and vegetable juices (skip the bottled OJs from concentrate in 7-Eleven) have loads of rejuvenating power and immune-boosting support that can do wonders for your energy levels, healthy and vitality. But come on, how many juice bars do you know of that are open 24-hours a day? Unless you consider the grease oozing off a 3am slice of pepperoni pizza “juice,” the answer is probably zero.

That is, until now.

Meet Kreation Juicery, home of the world’s (presumably) first fresh juice ATM–as in an always-accessible vending machine situated outside of the chain’s Beverly Hills location. According to the company’s website, the healthy and delicious fresh-pressed juices are “designed to invigorate the body and mind for all of Los Angeles.” And, get this, all of Kreation’s juices are “made from Farmer’s Market 100% organic fruits and vegetables purchased right here in Santa Monica,” says the website. “They flood the body’s cells with vitamins, minerals, and enzymes that cleanse, heal, and nourish.”

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Image: kreation

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