Green Carrot Ginger Juice

Joe Cross's documentary has inspired me. When you are inspired, you share your excitement with others and you never know who you might convert.. Such was this case.. 

I had casually mentioned to my room mate about juicing and four days ago a new Big Boss juicer sat on the kitchen counter. The receipt for $60.00 waiting to be reimbursed. I had to laugh at the silly name and was curious to see if it could do the job that a Breville Juicer could. The Breville, priced at over $200 was something that I would aspire to at this point. 

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Boss-700-Watt-Juicer-Black/dp/B004FLK0IW

The machine sat in its box and I wasn't well enough to get the fresh produce I needed so the next night I went onto www.rebootwithjoe.com that I found the perfect recipe for the flu virus I was battling. I made a shopping list and once again, with encouragement.. the room mate went off to pick up the ingredients. Kale, Cucumber, Carrots, Fresh Ginger, Apples as well as Oranges, Spinach, Beets and Celery. 

My juice of choice, Green Carrot Ginger Juice promised to pack a punch by building my immunity. Essential minerals; Magnesium, Calcium, and Manganese. Vitamin B6. Beneficial in balancing blood sugars, soothing an upset stomach, and preventing muscle soreness. 

I was ready to begin! 

Juicing Tips

• Thoroughly wash all vegetables to remove any dirt or pesticides. Buying Organic will prevent issues such as pesticides and encourage maximum micro nutrients. 
• Remove any blemishes or dark spots. Fresh is always best and will provide you with the most nutritious juice! 
• Cut fruit in halves. Break other vegetables in sizes large enough to fit into juicer feed tube.   
•  Turn on juicer for 10 seconds before feeding vegetables into the chute. This will prevent the juicer from stalling. 
• Make sure to have container under spout to collect juice and monitor levels of juice to prevent spillage. 
• Roll leafy vegetables such as Kale into a ball and alternate with other vegetables to ease juice extraction and blend juice. 
• Serve and enjoy immediately. If you must, juice can be stored in a sealed glass Mason type jar in the fridge and be kept up to 2 days. 

Served with Ice. 

Cleanup Tips

•  Remove pulp from machine. Can be used for the compost or baked goods. I haven't gone that far, I toss mine into the garbage. 
• Disassemble all parts, rinse and clean immediately. Trust me, its much easier to do as soon as you are finished. Once produce fibers start to harden, you're not going to enjoy cleanup! 
• Tiny parts in the mesh can grow bacteria so for healthy juicing and for the life of your machine, take the time to clean and maintain your juicer with all its parts.  

Fresh fruits and vegetables taste nothing like the over processed, frozen or canned ones. I could taste each flavor and a bit more ginger was to my liking. I drank my juice, rested and tomorrow, I had a scheduled doctor's appointment because I saw no improvement with my worsening cough, sinuses and fatigue. I was curious to hear her thoughts on what was happening and I wanted to hear her opinion on juicing....

Day After Cleanse Two.

Hungry when I went to bed last night. My stomach feels weird. I've had a lot of stress lately and deadlines to meet so not sure if its that or what. Just took my Ionix and will drink some water for accelerator. Then, going into the shake.

Snack was bottle of water and one chocolate.

Lunch was Tuna Steak grilled, 1/2 cup of wild rice and assorted veggies. Filling!

Dinner was before movie. I thought I made a great choice and now I realize after looking on nutritional value that the food I chose last time was 250 calories less then what I ate last night! Folks, these were small appetizers called Lettuce Wraps with chicken disguised as low calorie but carried more then an entre! Mind you, I did not drink the quantities of alcohol (3 drinks) like last time. Last night, one small drink with Diet Coke. Ok, Diet Coke isn't good for you. The movies came with popcorn that I didn't eat and the pop was HUGE. I drank some of it. Not much. Mostly went into the trash. Not successful. Now that I know they like this place before the movies, I will check out the nutritional value before I order to make the best choice.

Afterwards, went for coffee which I didn't drink. Drank bottle of water. One Tim Horton's chocolate donut. Ugh.

Yesterday, was not a successful day on the plan. I am staying away from Taste of Edmonton and did not go to Capital X's "Sip". I am working all weekend so it's totally possible! :-)

On a side note, went to Mama Mia the movie with friends and loved it! Its very girly, go see it! The part that was crap was Pierce Brosnan's singing. He sounds as though he should be songs about the sea. I should have known that after watching his interviews that singing in a musical is a very humbling experience after being James Bond!

C.

Visiting People and Being on Isagenix.

Yesterday we traveled to Drayton Valley which is 1.5 hours from the city to see family. I had my accelerator, shake, ionix and then went to the gym.

The gym was tough. I hadn't been there for three weeks! I could tell, that's for sure. I felt like my muscles had turned to mush and was worried I'd undone all the work I had done in the month of June. I have vowed not to let that happen again. I had worked too hard to let that happen and feel those feelings. I did the circuit, bike and worked on the abs. We were there for 80 mins. I'm planning to go on Thursday when I'm off but since that is a cleanse day I won't go at it so hard.

Before we left, I had my shake for lunch and on the way had one snack. I ate a handful of trail mix while at the house and drank three litres of water throughout the morning and into the afternoon.

Dinner was one hamburger patty with a bun, green salad and four small baby potatoes. Very tasty. I drank lots of water and ate more salad. In the past, I would have eaten three hamburgers fully loaded! Not anymore....


On the way home, I ate one Isadelight. I ate popcorn at night. Not the best of days. PMS big time right now.