I used to use a juiced but it waste so much.. Not only th fiber but some nutrition.. The best juiced on the market is the Norwalk.. But it cost thousands of dollars.. I was thinking about making one.. I bought a vitamix and that puppy blends up anything in juice! Can't live without it! If you are going for health beets in particular will kick your but good! Also try ad forage for dandelion,plantain, and stinging nettle.. Try will donsone amazing things to clean you out.. If your interested in juice "vegetable juices by norman walker" is a great one.. If you are really interested in health get the book "detox miracle sourcebook by Robert morse".. The latter is my health bible.. Dr robert morse cured hundreds if thousands if people from everything from leukemia to MS to spinal cord injuries.. He has a free YouTube channel "robertmorsend".. Check him out.. Oh and i agree, just buy seeds they are cheap.. You could always let your plants go to seed and save the seeds.. Good luck, Joe

Squeezo is a very old name for the newer model Villaware or Roma food strainer. These use a very good design that incorpoates a spiral auger that pushes the juices through a fine holed screens and removes all traces of seeds and skins. No prepping needed, unless the tomatoes are really big, where you simply cut them in quarters. Its similar to a meat grinder, but its for most any food that has skins and/or seeds. I use it for red raspberry jam without seeds. The use of a finer hold berry screen is what gives me just the juices and soft pulp, and any seeds are pushed out the end of the conical sieves. They also make a shorter spiral for large grape seeds and a pumpkin screen or even a 3/16 inch hole salsa screen. These are extra attachments. If you were dong a LOT of tomatoes or othr things, also suggest the motor unit. I have one here and 'crank' out a bushel in about 10 minutes. The newer ones have a twist on strainer screen, while teholder models have two big wingnuts on each side of the screens. Of allthe models and improvements, the nerwer ones work better, leak less and are very easy to work. Here is a link that might be useful: Food strainer

Thanks lindac! The short ribs are cooked with carrots which will be served with the meat. I like noodles and our friends like potatoes, so that's why I thought I'd do both. Maybe I'll rethink that one. I also thought of omitting the cheddar cheese from the salad this time around to make it lighter. Do you think that will change the flavor/texture dynamics too much?

I have never canned juice from any of my garden produce. I've thought about making a copy of V8, but always had so many other uses for my tomatoes. Is your Shirley's Veggie Juice Cocktail just equal parts of plain tomato juice and apple juice? Sounds interesting. Its odd, but V8 is the only thing my husband can drink (or eat for that matter) now that doesn't taste very bitter and overly salty. I even made a broccoli cheese soup for him today that tasted extremely bitter to him, but not to me. I told him it has to be the meds he's on.