Saturday, February 2, 2008

Juice Fast/Detox

Jared and I are getting into better shape and wanted to give our bodies a day off from having to break down food. So, for the past week we have been prepping our fridge/kitchen to do a one day juice fast today. It doesn't sound very ambitious but juice fasts are tough if you are use to eating whenever and whatever you like.
I've posted about juicing before, so today I'm just sharing what I call my Juice Feast Buffet. The easiest way to be a juicer is to be prepared by washing and cutting the fruits and veggies (that won't turn brown) a head of time. To make juicing a breeze, I prepared two over flowing plates of prepared or nearly prepared fruits and veggies to have ready all day. You should really drink homemade juices at room temperature since you get the full flavor and usage of nutrients at this stage, so I am keeping everything out on the counter top.
Plate #1 is my Greener On the Other Side plate. It has parsley, green onions, cabbage, cucumber, broccoli stems, romaine lettuce, celery, garlic, ginger and green bell pepper.
Photobucket
Plate #2 is my Sweeter Than Pie plate. It has beets, beet greens, carrots, granny smith apple, red apple (not sure the kind), tomatoes and lemon.
Photobucket
Since you should never eat OR drink something too sweet on an empty stomach (screws up your blood sugar/insulin levels), Jared and I made up our own versions of V8s for breakfast. Mine had tomato, celery, cabbage, carrots, beets and their greens, cucumber, green bell pepper and parsley. Jared's had broccoli stems, parsley, carrots, beets with their greens, celery, ginger, cabbage and cucumber.

21 comments:

ChocolateCoveredVegan said...

Wow, such a colorful array of food! Good luck on your juice fast!

Anonymous said...

oh man...i would never be able to go on a juice fast or any other type of fast...i am a wimp when it comes to those! lol. good luck on yours though-it sounds like a great idea.

Leigh said...

Best of luck on the fast. It looks like you have some great food to juice up, just try to drink some at least once an hour to keep your blood sugar from dropping to much.
God Speed! :)

TB said...

Your plates look so beautiful! I've been thinking about trying a juice fast, and I read that you should drink equal amounts of water and juice while you do it. Let us know how it goes for you!

Jacqueline Meldrum said...

That is good going, guys! I am impresses and don't think I will be doing it anytime soon! Lovely colours though, it does look appetising! And so it leads me into my new soup challenge No Croutons Required. This months challenge is for a vegetarian soup, so I think you might enjoy it! Still using all that veg, but in something hot, although cold soups are good too! Oh, look, I am just havering now!

Monika K said...

What a great idea - maybe I'll join you this week (although, since I don't have a juicer, I tend to make veggie "smoothies" in my vita mix blender). (-:

Anonymous said...

You make a really good point about preparing an assortment of veggies ahead of time - cutting, cleaning, etc. I try to do this just for eating more veggies in general...spending a Saturday or a Sunday getting lots of good stuff ready for the following week.

Vegan_Noodle said...

How cool. Did you get all the info about juicing from a book or on the web. I think I could handle a day... probably not longer!
Hope it goes well!

czar said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Anonymous said...

Did the cabbage overpower the taste of the green juice? I really like "green smoothies" (I don't have a juicer), but I have never used cabbage in one before because I always worry it will be a bit to strong...

I hope you enjoyed your juice!

Courtney

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

wishing you a 100% enjoyable and refreshing juice fast!!

Penis Enlargement Pills said...

You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.

Anonymous said...

Excellent blog here! Also your web site loads up fast!

What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate
link to your host? I wish my website loaded up as quickly as yours lol

Review my webpage: Www.teichvital.de

Anonymous said...

Her third album, entitled" juice extractor drinks" in a really short time.
Parents do have a safer, better alternative for income
investors? There were no 'sugar highs' and no downfall on
the other hand, are on a Juice Extractor Drinks
detoxification program, there are already 2 confirmed cases in Massachusetts.

They then cycled home, with Evan leading the way on her white bike while Jamie was immediately behind her on his black one.



My web page ... Breville BJE510XL

Anonymous said...

Thanks for a marvelous posting! I genuinely enjoyed reading it, you can be
a great author. I will be sure to bookmark your blog and
will come back from now on. I want to encourage you to definitely continue your great
job, have a nice evening!

Feel free to surf to my web blog ... power juicer

Anonymous said...

Howdy! Do you use Twitter? I'd like to follow you if that would be ok. I'm undoubtedly
enjoying your blog and look forward to new posts.

Also visit my web page :: www.bostoncichlids.com

Anonymous said...

It's going to be finish of mine day, except before end I am reading this enormous post to improve my knowledge.

Look at my page - http://www.sahbook.com

Anonymous said...

What's up to all, the contents present at this site are really awesome for people experience, well, keep up the nice work fellows.

Stop by my blog post; commercial juicers

Anonymous said...

Hello, I want to subscribe for this webpage to obtain newest updates, thus where can
i do it please help.

Here is my website; holiday gift ideas

Anonymous said...

I think that is among the such a lot vital info for me.
And i'm glad studying your article. However want to commentary on some general things, The website style is great, the articles is in reality excellent : D. Good task, cheers

Stop by my web page :: “eat your fruits and vegetables”. now

Anonymous said...

Just wish to say your article is as astounding. The clearness
in your post is just great and i could assume you are an
expert on this subject. Fine with your permission let me to grab your RSS feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post.

Thanks a million and please carry on the enjoyable work.


My web site; enciclopedia.acuarios.es