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 49: A Breakfast Juice

After a small bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, I made a fresh and delicious morning juice. It consisted of two organic celery stalks, two oranges, 1/2 of a tomato and 1/2 of an organic cucumber...all juiced and blended with about 15 spinach leaves, 10 small red grapes and a pinch of fresh ginger root. It was simply delicious.

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 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.

Day 26: Oops: Forgot to Blog...

Entry for SATURDAY, January 15, 2010

Out of 25 days, this is the second time that I have forgotten to record my daily juice selection in my blog. (Excuse...I am working on a diversity paper that is due TODAY.) However, no excuse is really good enough.

Breakfast: Honey Bunches of Oats and Almond milk

Lunch@ Golden Corral: I ate a Caesar salad, broccoli without sauce, mashed potatoes with a small amount of chicken gravy, cauliflower/without sauce, Lima beans, two yeast rolls, sweet tea and water. Other than the chicken gravy, yesterday was a MEATLESS day.

My pre-dinner juice included: two celery stalks, two half-slices of cantaloupe and collard greens juiced and blended with three strawberries. Then, I ate a cucumber, onion and tomato half-sandwich. All in all, that meal has lasted until this morning without any signs of hunger pains.

Day 25: A Delightful Green Juice

Today's juice was a pre-dinner drink that included: two pineapple 1/2 slices, more than a cup of kale, and 3 celery stalks blended with 1/4 soy milk and about 12 small grapes. This juice was a delightful green color and tasty to drink.

Breakfast: four small hotcakes with 3 Jimmy Dean turkey link sausages and 1/4 c. syrup with added water.

Lunch: I went to Chick-Fil-A and ordered 3 chix. tenders, a small salad and steamed veggies (no bread)...Yeah for me!

Dinner was left over jerk chicken slices (from last night), sauteed onion, peppers with sundried tomatoes and cheddar cheese...heat between two flour tortilla halves.
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Exercise: Zumba (20 min.)
Pedometer: 1,524 steps