Step Five: JUICE

Step Five: JUICE.

Welcome to my newest obsession: JUICING. A hobby so great, so awesome, I have been unable to take the caps lock off even when thinking about JUICE. I've been interested in the wonders and benefits of JUICING for quite some time, but it wasn't until my friend embarked on a JUICE cleanse that my interest reached it's maximum. Suddenly I thought this would be the answer to all my problems. If I was feeling sluggish, I could just drink a JUICE before my workout! If I wanted to run 15 miles, why only a JUICE could get me to that milestone! If I felt a cold coming on... All I would have to do is drink a JUICE! How great would that be?! My boyfriend Alex must have been getting tired of my ponderings and questions about JUICING because for our Year And A Half Anniversary (Yes, were that dorky) he gave me the greatest gift to date. Yep, you guessed it. A JUICER. How romantic <3

                            (I thought Alex deserved a place in this post for such an awesome gift)

Since receiving The Greatest Gift To Date, I have been replacing a meal a day with a medley of JUICED vegetables and fruits a couple of times a week, so I thought I would share two of my favorite recipes....

Green Machine

Kelp (which is the most difficult thing to JUICE. Ever.)

1/2 a Cucumber

1 green Apple

1 Kiwi

1 Celery stock (The taste, of JUICED celery might take a bit to get used to, but you'll grow to love it)

1/2 a lemon

Orange...You glad I didn't say Green?

1 Orange

1/2 Orange Bell Pepper

2 Carrots

1/2 a lemon

And just a touch of pineapple

A good piece of advice my JUICING comrade gave me is to juice by color. I've found this to be generally true, except for the couple of times I went over board and JUICED everything that was remotely green in my fridge once... Which was a lot of things. BLEH.