Juicing is ON!!
mandemonious
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My juicer broke on what was supposed to be the first day of my juice fast...3 months ago. We ordered the part that broke. Turns out it was on back order forever. Finally we cancelled the order and got a new one. So, we've been juicing all week! :bigsmile:
Last night we had some super green juice (fennel, dandelion, spinach and cilantro) cut with some sweet carrot and cucumber juice. Oh. My. Goodness. I never thought something so healthy could be so delicious. I'm pretty sure the only thing missing was some ginger root.
Anyone have good juice recipes to share?
Last night we had some super green juice (fennel, dandelion, spinach and cilantro) cut with some sweet carrot and cucumber juice. Oh. My. Goodness. I never thought something so healthy could be so delicious. I'm pretty sure the only thing missing was some ginger root.
Anyone have good juice recipes to share?
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I love having a breakfast juice with 3 celery stalks, a whole peeled cucumber, 2 bananas and 2 peeled oranges. It looks like liquid jade and tastes AMAZING.0
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Ooh I have never tried to juice a banana!!!
My breakfast recipe for 2 adults and 3 kids under 6 is: 2 cucs, 2 carrots, half a beet, half a head of both chard and kale, 2-3 broccoli stems, 3 stalks of celery, an Apple, Orange and a pear, a 1/4 of a lemon and a hunk of ginger its delish!!!0 -
Today I did for breakfast 2 apple, 3 carrots, and 2 celery stalks. Delicius!!!!0
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I love having a breakfast juice with 3 celery stalks, a whole peeled cucumber, 2 bananas and 2 peeled oranges. It looks like liquid jade and tastes AMAZING.
Do you juice bananas or blend them? I didn't think there was enough water content in them to juice them. I know the instruction manual for my juicer said no to soft fruits like bananas and avocados.
Aside from the cuke, that sounds amazing (I've never like cucumber, no matter what I've tried).0 -
i get super complicated throwing everything into my juicer..its usually pretty fantastic.. but today and yesterday i have been trying more simple things..
1.5 apples, 2 stalks of celery and 5 or so carrots was surprisingly less carrot-y than i thought it would be!
last night i wanted something light so i did apples, cucumber and ginger...0 -
I made a drink with celery in it and found the flavor way to overpowering. does anyone else find this true too?0
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I put lemon drops and that helps with the strong taste of celery or kale.
What is your favor juice?0 -
its all about ratio's.. for me, i don't put more than 2 stalks in.. my favorite lately
3 small apples, 3 stalks of celery, 1 pear, 1/2 inch or so of ginger, and 2 cucs.. its nice and light! for a little more weight to it i added 3-4 carrots
my husband and i split it all 0 -
Just watched Fat, sick and nearly dead with my hubby last night. Ordered my Breville juicer and its on the way! Totally excited to reboot my system, especially after all the holiday goodies. What excites me most, is that my husband is willing to do this since he needs to lose 50 pounds and hopefully get off all his medications!!!!!
Thank you all for the great juice recipe ideas. I cant wait to try them all!
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welcome to the group wendy!0
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I want to try a juice fast but I have been afraid of how it might initially affect my energy. I work 10 hour daubs counseling and need to be alert. How has everyone's experience been with energy and focus?0
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when starting a juice fast, depending on your previous diet and lifestyle choices, its best to be able to carve out some time... from my understanding, the first 2 days you feel decent, maybe a little cloudy in the head, maybe tired , and the 3-4 day you detox, this can feel like you have the flu, after that though, you feel amazing.. on top of this world and high with energy... i just watched my husband do a 7 day juice fast to detox and this is what happened to him, and it concurs with everything i have read about fasting. i would say you need to carve out 5 days or so to begin, but after that you would be fine..0
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Thanks for the input. I think I will look for a long weekend that would allow me to get started.0
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I am on day 23 and my nose cleared up about 5 days ago. It was stuffed for the rest of the fast. I am glad to see more people on here. I couldn't get enough support in November and gave up when my juicer broke a gear. I had another juicer but just used it as an excuse to eat. (no one in the house was fasting except me.) It is easier for me at least if people would just eat thier meals at regular times and at the table instead of being "polite" and try to hide thier eating from me. I would come around the corner and they would jump and I would get unexpectedly hit in the face with the smells of thier food. If I know it is coming it is better for me. Don't know why. Infact, My fiance was eating a tuna sandwich the other day and I took three big huffs off it and was just as satisfied as if I had eaten it. WITH NO GUILT!0
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Today's breakfast juice is carrots, celery, spinach, peach, blackberries! It's yummy!!!
Lunch will prob be about the same except an apple instead of peach and blackberries, and add cucumber!
This is my 3rd reboot, I do them every so often for 5-7 days. Love how I feel afterwards!0 -
I want to try a juice fast but I have been afraid of how it might initially affect my energy. I work 10 hour daubs counseling and need to be alert. How has everyone's experience been with energy and focus?
1st 3 days are the hardest, you feel really tired, lethargic and cloudy. This was the case for me, my husband and best friend....by the 4th or 5th day max, you will feel so much better with tons of energy and clarity. If you're starting the fast, start on days where you don't work so you can sleep and you don't have to do too much. By the 3rd day, you should be able to work with minor difficulty. Good luck!!!0 -
I want to try a juice fast but I have been afraid of how it might initially affect my energy. I work 10 hour daubs counseling and need to be alert. How has everyone's experience been with energy and focus?
1st 3 days are the hardest, you feel really tired, lethargic and cloudy. This was the case for me, my husband and best friend....by the 4th or 5th day max, you will feel so much better with tons of energy and clarity. If you're starting the fast, start on days where you don't work so you can sleep and you don't have to do too much. By the 3rd day, you should be able to work with minor difficulty. Good luck!!!
Thanks for this info as I'm just about to start..I have 3 days of each week...I'm a taxi driver and really can't afford to be feeling like death warmed on when working...0 -
I just finished mine...still drinking juice everyday, but eating again. Good luck, it's really a great thing to do!0
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I have now been juicing for 2 weeks! I feel fantastic! It seems like I taste things more, smell things better and overall, I have so much more energy!!! I have lost 6.5 pounds. I juice my breakfast and my lunch and then have a healthy dinner. I was concerned about feeling weak the first week I was doing this, so I was sort of afraid to exercise, but implemented that on the second week, and the juice fast and the exercise seemed to go great together!
i dont know if I will ever go back to eating 3 normal meals a day! I love my juice and when I miss a meal due to being busy, my body just craves the stuff!!!!0 -
Hello everyone! I bought my first juicer last year, and juiced every morning. I primarily juiced greens - along with beets and ginger. I never did a complete juice fast, though. I wasn't about to haul my juicer to work. Also, when winter came around it was difficult to keep doing it because of the limited availability of greens. We finally have a market that sells organic greens year-round, so I think I'm going to try a juice fast. I also bought a second juicer that I can leave at work. I don't know exactly when I'm going to start it because I have some weekend plans coming up that involve traveling, and I won't be able to juice. I hope to start within the next few weeks. Thanks for sharing your delicious juice recipes!0
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Lots of great suggestions on this topic -- thanks everyone! I am only on day 2 and I have had a little food on both days (steamed broccoli and a graham cracker yesterday, celery and dehydrated peanut butter today) mostly for social reasons, not because I needed it. I am not experiencing any cravings which is great but I didn't think about how far below on calories I would be. I hope not to go into starvation mode, but I feel I am really being nourished . . .0
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I made a drink with celery in it and found the flavor way to overpowering. does anyone else find this true too?
I made a juice last night that was 4 SMALL stalks of kale, 2 stalks of celery, 1 cucumber, and ~1/4 honeydew. The honeydew sweetens and tempers the celery. It was nice and smooth, and almost buttery feeling on the tongue. I really enjoyed it. Could have been brightened up with some lemon, but I was ready to "eat" dinner!0
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