Spicy kale... and cilantro

Wow.  I just read the wonderful health benefits of cilantro.  The biggest one is that it actually binds to heavy metals and helps escort them out of your body.

Cilantro benefits


So I made a Spicy Kale juice today.  Matt and I are back on the juice diet - juice during the day and then a healthy dinner.  This made 4 servings (2 each) to act as our mid-morning and our mid-afternoon juice.

Spicy Kale
bunch kale
5 celery stalks
2 large cucumbers
2 oranges
1 lemon
4 granny smith apples

Back from Vacation

I spent 10 days up in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area.  I did manage to juice on the road and in the hotel.  Have Nutribullet, can travel.

Traveling overnight to our destination, we packed a cooler with fresh ingredients - spinach, berries, protein, almonds.  One at our destination hotel, we made sure we got a fridge and freezer and bought frozen berries and a bigger bag of greens.  I kept everything in one bag so I wasn't rummaging all over the place for the ingredients.

We juiced every morning.  The rest of the day was a bust.  I gained 3 pounds.  

Today, I am juice fasting all day long.  I will NutriBlast my breakfast and lunch and I made my favorite juicer juice for snacks.

Favorite Juice

8 carrots

4 pears

4 stalks celery

small lemon

Through the Breville

A new week

Bacon cheeseburger and peanut butter pie.   That's all I am saying.

It's Monday.  It's a new beginning.  Hitting it hard after a delicious Sunday off the juice.

Needed some vitamin C since I am feeling under the weather

C Power juice
6 carrots
3 peeled oranges
1 peeled grapefruit


I also made a green juice for the afternoon

Bunch of kale
3 celery stalks
2 apples
ginger
turmeric
cucumber

Both of these juices were very tasty.

Week end pre-made juices

Going away this week end, so I decided to make my juice ahead and pack it in a cooler.  This way will leave little chance of me cheating.  I plan to take the Nutribullet with me, but I juiced some other recipes and packed them in mason jars and a pitcher with a sealed top.  I will be home most of the day today, so these juices are for today and tomorrow.

I had some fennel I needed to either toss or juice.  Into the juicer.

10 carrots
6 celery stalks
1 pear
1 apple
1/2 fennel bulb and fronds
turmeric
ginger

Second juice I decided to go green

Bunch of kale
1 pear
1 apple
ginger
1/3 fennel bulb and fronds
bunch of red seedless grapes

Have a great week end.

Juicing when you are on the go.

Some of the problems that may arise when you are juicing, is finding a juice place when you are on the go and traveling.    I do not recommend pre-packaged juices that claim to be "green" or "healthy"  All of these either have preservatives or have been pasteurized and you are not getting the full benefits of cold pressed juices.

Whole Foods and The Fresh Market do have cold pressed juices that are either made daily or shipped in daily.  Check the labels to make sure there are no additives and preservatives.  A good brand is Suja and BluePrint juices.  On Juice is also another brand.  They even ship overnight.  You can even order a cleanse program from them.

Cold pressed juice directory for Florida

Check out their link to find locations.

Yelp! is another great option when looking for juice bars when on the go.  They have an app for iPhone and Android.

Unfortunately, Planet Smoothie, Tropical Smoothie Cafe and other chain smoothie places do not offer the healthiest choices.  If this is your option look for something with greens in it (you may have to ask them to add spinach) and go with something non-dairy and something without sugar or chocolate.  Most chains are providing the fruit added juices.  If this is your only option, then go for it.

In Orlando are

The Smoothie Room

Raw Juicing and detox