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 36: Purple Passion Juice

Tonight's juice consisted of one apple, three celery stalks...juiced, then blended with 10 spinach leaves, two strawberries and three blackberries. I drank 1/2 of the 16 oz. beverage and save the remainder for the a.m.

It was delicious and all of the ingredients were grown in the United States. I am determined to find local farmers for my fresh produce. However, it is going to take a little time and effort to find them.

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 33: Three Veggies & a Fruit Juice

Tonight's juice included juicing an apple and romaine lettuce, then blending that juice with collard greens, sprouts, ginger and soy/rice milk. Believe it or not...it tasted good. Surprise, surprise, surprise.

Day 20: Home Sweet Home & Juice for Dinner

I spent yesterday afternoon between the grocery store, the airport and my Mom's house. I stayed the night with my Grandmom and Mom. My reward was a breakfast with an old-fashion, southern ho down of grits, cheese/eggs, biscuits and salmon croquettes...and I enjoyed every minute of it.

I attempted to repent with a late lunch that included lemon-pepper chicken wings and a romaine, spinach and tomato salad. I drank sweet tea.

Finally, for dinner, I had a simple juice that included grated ginger root, 1/4 of a cabbage, three strawberries, kale and an apple.

With the exception of breakfast, today was a good day. (My breakfast was GREAT!)