Juicing

It's a good idea to use a plastic bag 

to make clean-up easier

Feeling like I needed a little pick-me-up with plenty of vitamins, I decided to whip up some fresh juice yesterday. The health benefits of a juice fast appeal to me, but not the side effects, so I consumed it as a snack and still ate some soup for lunch. However, if you make a large enough glass, it can be quite filling.

Kale, lemon, carrot and ginger juice

I made two different juices, which amounted to a whole glass of juice. The first juice was comprised of kale, lemon, carrots, and ginger. As you can see, the green color is very vibrant, and the taste was also quite strong. I would recommend using sweeter vegetables or fruits to balance out the flavor of the kale.

I used:
1/2 cup kale
1 lemon
2 carrots
1 inch piece ginger

Spinach, apple, ginger and carrot juice

For the second juice, I combined spinach, apples, ginger, and carrots, which resulted in a sweet, drinkable juice.  I would make this again, and just double the amount of ingredients.
I used:
2 bunches spinach
2 McIntosh Apples
1 inch piece ginger
handful baby carrots

I bought some flax seeds and coconut flakes at Trader Joe's today, and I'm looking forward to whipping up some post-run smoothies with those new ingredients.  Smoothies are more satisfying and chock full of protein, and more importantly faster to make (I use my Magic Bullet) because I don't have to clean a million pieces like I do with the juicer. But I will continue to juice. Just not like Mr. Armstrong did.

This is the Breville juicer I have:

And this is the Magic Bullet: