As a gift from my parents they got me a juicer to help support this new vegan lifestyle I am challenging myself with. I was really excited and appreciative of their support!
I did a bit of reading on the proper way to juice fruits and vegetables.
things I learned were to juice the leafy greens first, and its best to drink the juice right away for best quality of nutrients, and what fruits were or were not so good to juice such as bananas and avocado don't juice well or at all really.
I did my very first juice with only carrots. Mainly because that was something I had lots of in my fridge, and I have this ongoing obsession with carrots.. what's not to love?!
Anyway, I drank the juice right away for best nutrient quality. It was so fresh and wonderful. I used the pulp from the carrots in a salad in the same day and it was very filling, and sweet tasting.
A few days later I went grocery shopping with a friend, and we got a bunch of alkaline fruits and vegetables to have a juice party! haha -clearly I don't get out much.
In my cocktail I juiced green kale, celery, green apple, ginger root, lime, and a beet. The beet and apple gave it a sweet taste and the lime made it a tad tangy which was perfect with a little spice from the ginger root.
I sipped the fresh tangy juice and within 10 minutes my body felt so energized!
Since juicing can get a little pricey I do not plan to juice everyday or even every week. I think I'll take advantage of a nice quiet weekend where I have time to plan my juices and do a 2-3 day juice fast just to cleanse my body of the build up of toxins, and give my body a break from digesting full food.
This is strictly an experiment and I just want to have fun with it. I'm definitely not a serious strict juicer now, but every once and a little while it can be fun and a nice change to mix things up a bit.
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