Juice Day 8!

Today's juice contained half a peeled cucumber, 6-8 large pieces of watermelon, and 2 kiwis. It was very refreshing but needed a little sweetness so I added some from my coworker's juice (red grapes, watermelon, blueberries) to make it taste better. In the future, I would just add more watermelon to this juice, or maybe even honey, since it is such a great natural sweetener.

Juice Day 7 & Macarons!

Inspired by my work ladies who make far more superior juices/smoothies then I, I packed my grocery cart with feel-good fruits and veggies after work today. I made an easy one to sip on before dinner, using 1/2 pint of blueberries, 2 bananas, and 1/3 cup of vanilla almond milk.

My dad came back from a business trip to Manhattan today and brought me back macarons from my favorite NYC bakery, Maison Laduree! There are two coffee, two chocolate, and one pistachio. The coffee is my favorite.

Juice Day Six!

My favorite way to drink water since going to a fancy spa in DC last fall is with cucumber. It doesn't bring any huge flavor, more of a vague crispness and is generally refreshing, especially when South Florida temperatures are in the high 80's!

Next up I made juice with the following: red grapes, kiwis, yellow apple, red apple, lemon, baby carrots, strawberries, and cucumber!

Juice Day Five!

I went back to juice-making last night and whipped up a wholly citrusy-acidy yellow-orange concoction that would knock back any cold, for sure! It contains oranges, clementines, limes, lemons, and carrots.

Juice Day Four!

One of my lovely co-workers made awesome juice for today using kiwis, granny smith apples (nice tartness), green grapes, and pineapple. Yummy!

Juice Day Three!

Okay, technically it's not my juice day three, but my co-worker made juice using kale, swiss chard, honeydew, cataloupe, and green apples, and even though it is a most robust shade of green, it tasted great, mostly like melon!

Juice Day Two!

I am getting more adventurous in the juice-making-department (and by that I mean I added a vegetable) and today's juice was lovely both in its deep orange color and varied ingredient list. Included:

• watermelon
• pineapple
• baby carrots
• lemons
• red apples
• bosc pears
• oranges

Juice Day One!

My girls at work are interested in Join the Reboot, a nutrition plan by an Australian named Joe Cross, who also directed the documentary "Fat Sick and Nearly Dead", which is about making dramatic changes in diet for a healthier way of living. I am the latest one to jump on the bandwagon, nonetheless the ladies and I have started with plenty of fruits and veggies and our fancy juicers. My first attempt last night included: 1 pint strawberries + 1 pint blueberries + 1 pint raspberries...

Made on 03/28/2012.

+ 4 red apples + 2 pears...

Together with my (daddy's) lovely juicer...

Yay!

And voilà!

Here is what I learned .... berries make beautiful colors for juice ... berries do not make much juice themselves ... berry juice is not very sweet ... adding apples to any juice will make it very sweet and delicious and thus making it unnecessary to add anything other than fruit! I am very much looking forward to adding different types of fruit and slowly incorporating veggies, starting with a citrus-carrot blend.