Sunday, April 22, 2012

Juicing!



Have you ever juiced????

If, not it is a must try and soon!   

About six months ago my sister bought a juicer and completed a detox program.  They raved about how awesome they felt, but for some reason we never tried.  About a month ago it was brought up again, so we bought and entry level juicer.  Nothing fancy to start, but one that worked and would allow us to try.  Once we perfected the general recipe we wonder what took us so long to jump on the band wagon!



One secret my husband knew about from some fellow chiropracTORs was how to effectively juice spinach.  The key is to stuff a bell pepper, so all of the spinach is packed in together.  



Another quick tip we have learned is a lemon will make any juice taste awesome. 

Today's Juice Recipe:

Bell Pepper
Spinach
Lemon 
Cucumber
Strawberries
Apple
Celery 
Carrots

Be careful!  Once you start your body will crave it ;)

Random:

A picture of my and my baby girls; it has been awhile since we had a picture together!  One of the sleeping lad, worn out from a weekend of playing with his cousins! ( I think it is time for a hair cut)






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2 comments:

  1. What kind of juicer did you get. I want to try but have no idea where to start. You just throw the vegetables and fruit in.

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    1. Hello Kim! We just got a Jack LaLane Juicer from Costco for $80-$90 and I think it works great. I know they are not the best because they use higher RPMs and can breakdown some of the nutrients, but I wanted an entry level juicer to try it out. The best juicers have lower RPMs (check out the Omega Vert), but these can come with a bigger price tag. We will upgrade one day because we use our all of the time! Then you just throw veggies and a few fruits in. Obviously the more fruit the better it tastes, but since they have so much more natural sugars you don't want to just use those. I think a lemon is also key and make sure to add Spinach or Kale. I will try to write an in-depth post about our juicing experience so far :) Hope that helps as a start!

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