Juicing

So, I’ve really got to start updating/blogging more frequently.  I feel like I have this jumble of ideas/thoughts constantly – until I finally put them down somewhere.  I’ve been meaning to get my blog updated & more organized for some time now.  So, bear with me while I get it together!

Okay, I did a 21 day Standard Process cleanse  through most of January this year.  It was fabulous.  Everyone’s preferences, goals, and will-power is different…but I highly recommend it.  The person that first introduced me to it was Dr. Marlene Merritt of Merritt Wellness Center in Austin, TX.  If you are looking for help getting started- that’s where I’d send you.   I have done this program in past years, but I was a bit more stringent and successful this time.  In preparation of this go round, I purchased a Breville BJE200XL Compact Juice Fountain.  I wanted to experiment with juicing, and I knew it would help me get more veggies during the veggie only portion of the purification program.

Over a month later, my husband and I are STILL juicing pretty much every morning.  Hubby got hooked on the juicing while I was on the cleanse, and he has actually taken on making the morning green juice!

Here’s a little video I made with how we make our daily green juice:

The recipe is pretty flexible, and you just have to add more/less of certain things until you get to a place you like.

Here’s a list of our ingredients, and we try to do organic as much as possible.  This makes enough juice for 2.

Green Juice:

  • 2 small green apples
  • 1/2 cucumber
  • 4-6 leaves of “dino” kale (the regular green kale works fine, but we seem to prefer this variety)
  • 3 leaves of red kale
  • 2 big handfuls of baby spinach leaves
  • 2 stalks of celery
  • about a square inch of ginger (peeled)
  • 1/2 lemon (peeled)
  • 2 carrots

It’s kind of amazing, but we’ve maybe had coffee a total of 4-5 times since the beginning of the year…juice seems to have replaced that morning ritual.  I feel much better for it, and it seems the day doesn’t feel right with out it.  I feel like I have less headaches/fatigue and more balance.

Our juicing success inspired me to finally make the purchase of very own VitaMix Blender.  I had wanted one for some time, but had put off the purchase due to the costly investment.  I’m so happy I finally splurged…it’s nothing short of amazing.  I have been perfecting some smoothie recipes, and I’ll have to share my new favorite in another post (to come)!

 

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