Juice Day 3: Lunch

A really late lunch today.  I was just getting to that point where you start to shake, and you are just beyond hungry and about to go crazy.   Almost!  I felt it coming on but was able to just get my juice made and I was good to go.

For our late lunch we had a wonderful mixture of:

• Spinach - probably 3 handfuls
• Green cabbage - about 1/5 to 1/6th of a head of cabbage
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 large carrots
• 2 apples - 1 fuji, 1 red delicious

 I will post about our latest purchase, but it made quite the difference and I loved lunch!
Also, I am finding that it's best to keep it simple with the flavors!  Too many and it tastes a little crazy!

Have a wonderful day!
~Keizie

Juice Day 2: Hit and Miss

Breakfast was a mixture of juices, and unfortunately I didn't write down what went into it.  I made 2 last night, we were going to split them.  One was quite good [watermelon and peach were the fruits, with veggies and lots of spinach], the other was terrible, lots of kale which I think  may turn bitter over time, and just 2 small apples.  I made them last night because we were heading out at 7 this morning and I didn't want to get up at 5 to make juice.

For late lunch I just put together the following:

• Water
• 2 chunks of cauliflower
• Approx 1 cup of carrots [baby or diced]
• 1/4 of a personal size watermelon [hate to pay for those but that's all they had at 2 stores]
• 2 [rather small] green apples
• 2 stalks of celery
• Lots of spinach [approx 4 handfuls]
• Juice of half a lime

I enjoyed it but either it had too much lime or I should have left the lime out altogether.  I made the juice and squeezed the half lime directly into it after.  I think I like it better blended in.  I really enjoyed it, Eugene not so much.  He can't seem to say what he didn't like about it, but I think it was a bit on the bland side.

A green juice to try... from Food Babe

Foodbabe.com is a great source for all natural research, and for juice recipes.  I came across this Cabbage Patch Kids juice while researching some recipes.  It's on our list to try. 

Cleansing Juice to try

I found this recipe on Dr Oz's site for his 48 hour weekend cleanse.  Although I disagree that a juicer is required, it looks worth a shot!  We will report back once we try it.  Have you tried it?

Kale, Pineapple and Ginger Detox Drink (Juicer required)This purifying beverage contains kale to cleanse the kidneys; pineapple, which has bromelain to aid digestion; and ginger to help stimulate bile flow in your gall bladder.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup pineapple
2 large cucumbers
1 bunch kale without stems (4 cups chopped)
1/2 lemon, squeezed
1/4 inch of ginger
1 bunch of mint (1/2 cup)

Try this Revved Up Red Juice

Came across this Revved Up Red Juice, from Dr. Oz.  It's on our Juice Recipes to Try list, so I will report back when we try it.  Have you tried it?

Ingredients
(Makes 3 1/2 servings)

1/2 cup chopped peeled red beets
1/2 red pepper, seed & stem removed, chopped
2 cups watermelon cubes
1 cup hulled strawberries
1 cup peeled cucumber cubes
1 tsp grated ginger
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 cup ice

Combine all in blender, serve and enjoy

Breakfast Juices to try...

Here are some juices I have collected from other sources and ideas from others.  As I try them I will move them to a standalone post with feedback, labelled as a recipe.  

1. Juice for Breakfast and snack was, 2 apples, 2 big handfuls of kale, 1 cucumber, 3 carrots, 7 strawberries [from the Reboot with Joe community boards]