Grape Juice Offers Same Benefits as Red Wine

Many people like to relax in the evening with a glass of red wine, content in the knowledge that it’s quite good for them too, in moderation at least. But what if you don’t like wine, but still want the health benefits? A new study claims to have demonstrated that dark red grape juice contains many of the same benefits, such as resveratrol and flavonoids, which can lessen the risk of blood clots and help you cut down on “bad cholestrol”.

Find out more in the New York Times

Grapes, Raspberries, Nectarine and Tomato

So one of the things I love about my juicer is that I don’t tend to follow set recipies as such, although they are very useful and can be really informative, but I like to just see what’s in the kitchen and bung it in and see what I come up with. I just took a peek in the fridge and found half a bag of white grapes, which I don’t think I would have got round to eating, a nectarine and a tomato. I had some raspberries which I was keeping, so I just nicked a handful.

The resulting drink was gorgeous. Pink and creamy, it was jam packed with taste and flavour. The only problem with it was that I got a generous sized glass out of it, but I wanted another one after!

Can anyone suggest a name for this delicious combo? Suggestions in the comments please. Sorry the pictures aren’t up to much, I only had my camera phone to hand.