Happy new year

I know I haven't posted in a while, life and work has kept me busy. I still have been juicing but not as much as I should. I took the time to go to the food coop and but a bunch of fruits and veggies. Last night I prepared enough for two days of juice.

2 green apples
1 gala apple
2 celery stalk
2 inch of ginger
Half an avocado
Half a beet
A handful of parsley
2 carrots
Half a mango
3 stalks of kale
1 lemon squeezed
3tsp of spirulina

This was all blended in my 8 cup Vitamix blender. I add 4 cups of water, blend it, and then took some out and added another cup of water, because I wanted a smoother consistency.

This is 10 servings of fruits and veggies. More than I could eat in a day but I can drink it just fine.

Juicing every day

People have asked me if I juice every day. I'm not detoxing everyday but I do try to juice every morning just as I do when I'm detoxing. I think it's a great way to start your day. Instead of coffee I drink fruit and vegetable juice. My body is quickly infused with great micronutrients to give me energy for the day. I used to be a religious coffee drinker, didn't think I could give up my morning coffee. But now, I won't even think of it. I challenge every one to try it. The detox helps rid you of bad cravings. I don't even crave sugar like I used to. Last night I ate 4 oreo cookies, and that was it. Before thatwould open the flood gate of more sugar craving. But that was all I needed. I'm very impressed with how juicing has changed my life.

Todays juice recipe:
2 cups of kale
1 cup of spinach (for iron, still haven't gotten my supplement)
2 celery stalk
1 gala apple
1 cup of grapes
Ginger to taste
Lemon juice to taste
3.5 cups of coconut water
3tsp of spirulina
Blended in the Vitamix blender

Late great, and good for the body.
Stay healthy.

I'm back

Hello all, I haven't made a juice mix in 4 days. I have been having dizzy spells off and on for the past couple of days. Not sure if the two are related, but i havent had a dizzy/light headed spell since I started juicing. I  just haven't had time to go to the grocery.

This morning I used my missed vitamix and made some juice.

2.5 cups of kale
1/2 of a beet
A handful of grapes
A handful of cranberries
A piece of ginger
1 tbs of lemon juice

It's a little bitter, but I missed it.

Stay healthy and wise.

Day 1, again

OMG if I could tell you how surprised at how good todays juice taste. I think its the coconut water, it has to be. I may be hooked. Ok the ingredients:

4 cups of coconut water
2 handfuls of baby spinach
1 handful of kale
1 small beet
A piece of ginger
Half a grapefruit
Half an avocado
3 tbd of lemon juice
1 Tbs of cinnamon (helps balance the sugar level)

Yum, just yum.

Oh and I added a serving of Chia seeds to my breakfast cup, for fullness and endurance.

This is all I'll be consuming for the day and for the next 4 days, along with tea and water. Wish me luck.

Stay healthy and wise.

Loving the nutty flavor

So let me start by saying yesterdays juice was not tasty...at all. But it's not about that right, it's about getting healthy, so it was good for that reason.

So, the soup that I made the other day I got from a vegan cookbook but you know me, I had to add my variations. It was a Silky lentil soup with lentils, tomatoes, green squash, carrots, and I added butternut squash. Then blended it up so it's smooth. OMG, believe me when I tell you this soup was yummy.

On to this mornings juice recipe. This one turned out better than I thought.
One handful of chopped bok Choy, 3 carrots, one red apple, half a avocado, some ginger, 2 celery stalk, a handful of walnuts and a big spoonful of coconut oil. This has a nice nutty taste due to the walnuts and coconut oil. Its good. And again high alkaline juice.

I have been hearing great things about coconut oil, and have read about adding it to the juice, so I picked some up at the coop this weekend.

I started my morning with my breakfast for champs with a little extra kale, I got my soup and this juice to get me through my day at work.

A always, stay healthy and wise.

Tonights dinner juice

A green apple, a quarter red pepper (Huge in vitamin C) and half a small cucumber.

Day 2 of juice detox

Todays juice contains a handful of spinach, half a avocado, 1 green apple, 2 big carrots, and half a butternut squash. I've never eaten butternut squash or juiced it, but it was a good addition to the juice, it had a nutty taste. This drink was not sweet but tasty. If you suffer with sugar craving  as I do, I would suggest not adding many sweet fruits. They say the detox stops cravings and I could attest to that.

Another addition to my juice this morning was Chia seeds. It's high in fiber and a great pure source of Omega3. It's said to keep you full longer, slow the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream and binds to toxins in the digestive system and increases endurance.

I hope this was helpful. Have a great and healthy day.