DRINK YOUR VEGETABLES!!

Dearest Readers,

 

A year ago I went ahead and bought my first juicer, the Breville JE95XL. The Breville is dishwasher safe and easy to clean, and after one year of almost daily usage, I cannot recommend a juicer more.

 

Each morning, I make fresh organic vegetable juice for me and my man. When I drink fresh juice first thing in the morning, I have more energy and often lose the desire to drink caffeine. Juice takes all the amazing vitamins, minerals, and enzymes in fruits and vegetables and injects them directly into your bloodstream. When I am juicing, my skin becomes clearer, I work out longer, and I eat better foods throughout the day.

 

The next time you feel tired in the morning or in the afternoon and want to drink coffee, make juice instead! See how much more awake you are after your body is filled with yummy veggie and fruit juices.

 

THE HEALTHY FOX’S FAVORITE VEGETABLE JUICE RECIPES

 

CARROT- KALE JUICE AKA MY MAN’S FAVORITE JUICE

Juice 3 washed organic kale leaves and 6-9 organic carrots (use more carrots for sweeter juice).

Kale is high in calcium, iron, folic acid, vitamin C, and vitamin A, which makes it a good supplemental juice if you are no longer drinking cow milk.

 

APPLE-CARROT-CELERY JUICE AKA THE FIRST TIMER’S FAVORITE

Whenever I pass by a fresh juice bar walking around in New York City, I stop and order an Apple-Carrot-Celery Juice and always feel energized to walk for another hour or more.

Recipe: Juice 1 apple, 2-3 carrots, and 2 stalks celery, bases removed.

 

APPLE-BEET-CELERY-KALE-LEMON-GINGER AKA POWER FOR THE POWERFUL

Nalalia Rose’s cookbook, Raw Food: Life Force Energy, recommends this vegetable juice to cleanse the intestines each morning and fill your body with energy and strength for the rest of the day.

Recipe: 6 to 8 kale leaves, 2 apples (or stevia), 1 whole lemon, 1 whole medium sized beet, 1 head celery and 1-2 T fresh ginger (optional)

Based on her detox plan, I made this juice every other morning for a month and my energy levels really went up!

 

GREEN JUICE AKA SALAD IN A GLASS

Raw food enthusiasts claim that one glass of green juice a day will help fight cancer and even cure depression. It is an acquired taste, but the more I drink it, the more my body craves it. Now, when I drink Green Juice it tastes a lot like a yummy low-salt version of V-8.

Recipe: 6-8 Kale leaves (or Swiss Chard or a combination of both), handful of parsley, one lemon, and one apple (or stevia).

Parsley is high in chlorophyll (what raw foodists say fights depression), vitamin C, and vitamin K (which keeps your skin tight and firm!).

 

BEET-APPLE-LEMON AKA WHEN YOU’RE CRAVING A SUGARY DRINK

My friend from New York sips the Beet Lemonade I just juiced for her. She savors the taste for a moment and looks up at me with a big smile. “Oh my God! It’s delicious. I would never ever think I would like the taste of beet juice but this is amazing!”

Juice 1 medium sized beet, 1-2 apples (more for sweeter “lemonade”), one lemon.

Beets are an excellent source of potassium, iron, calcium, and vitamin A.