Day 52: A Refreshing A.M. Delight

This morning, I decided to juice about 3/4 of an apple and 1/2 of a celery stalk. My goal is to allow the juice to assist in making the blended veggies/fruit more liquid. I added the 1/4 of an apple and the remaining celery stalk to the blender with a handful of blueberries, 3 strawberries, about 15 spinach leaves, an 1/8 of a tsp of ginger and 1/8 c. of almond milk. I blended it for about 30-45 seconds and consumed all of it.

After about an hour, I completed breakfast with two breakfast burritos that included: an egg, one slice of cheddar cheese, turkey sausage (2)...shared between the two tortilla shells. A delicious juice and burritos are wonderful ways to begin a morning.

Day 51: Mid-Afternoon GREEN Juicing

As soon as I made it home, I juiced everything GREEN: 2 celery stalks, 1 large cucumber, and an apple with 1/4 cup of almond milk...shaken, not blended. It was easy to make and easy to clean up.

Day 44: Back to Purple...again

Tonight's purple juice was created by juicing an apple and romaine lettuce, then blending the juice with 4 strawberries, about 5 blackberries, about 8 blueberries and 1/4 c. of almond milk. It was delicious; however, I realized that blackberry seeds can get really annoying when they get caught in your teeth.

Day 34: Grape-Spinach Fantasy

Today's juice included a juiced apple with about 4 celery stalks blended with about 15 small spinach leaves, about 15 small grapes, a hint of ginger root and about 1/2c. of almond milk. The concoction turned a brownish-green color in the blender with the kick of ginger, it was delicious.

I only drank about 1/2 of the 16 oz. Mason Jar filled with juice. The remainder will be consumed in the morning as a pre-breakfast/post workout drink.

Day 28: A Simple Juice with NO Apples

I decided to take apples out of the juice equation today, so my mixture included three celery stalks (small), 2 1/2 small cucumbers (equivalent to 1 reg. cuc.), two small carrots and 1/2 c. of almond milk. this juice was not nearly as sweet, but just as tasty. I think that I could get used to the decreased sugar in my juice.

Instead of blending, I shook the contents in my old Mason jar. Boy, do I love drinking from those jars. Being that I was raised in the "country", it helps me to reminisce about "down home" days.