Tuesday, March 24, 2009

I'm a Juice-aholic!

I'm a juiceaholic and I love it! My Mr. Juice Man Jr. Rocks! For quite some time I have been determined to change my eating habits! Success has not always been the case. I don't want to necessarily cut down on eating but watch what types of foods I'm eating daily. For one I've noticed my daily intake of fruits and vegetables is not where it should be! It's recommended we eat 5-9 servings daily to help keep our bodies healthy. Is there really enough time in the day to do that...Yes but I just get so busy and when life becomes overwhelming I simply pop anything into my mouth to satisfy hunger pains and keep me going! And obviously my bad habits affect my family! Well, I've found a quick and easy way for me to get all the goodness fruits and vegetables have to offer. Every time I juice I know I'm getting a large amount of vitamins, minerals, nutrients and enzymes without having to digest and breakdown the food first. You might think it can get pretty pricy but Reams often(weekly) has great sales on fruits and veggies. This week I bought apples for 69 cents lb, oranges for 29 cent lb, 2lb bag of carrots for 99 cents, grapefruits for 29 cents each, Kiwi's for 19 cents, and more! As I have been experimenting with juicing and combining different fruits and vegetables I know I can get a full glass of juice from usually only half of the fruits or veggies I use! Caitlyn loves to help me and she even drinks a shot a day to get the nutrients she needs despite my sometimes lazy and neglected cooking ways! I have been juicing for about 2 weeks and I can definitly see a difference in my energy level, my motivation. I don't get as hungry throughout the day, no munchy cravings...my pants are not as snug...YEAH!!!!!! I've only begun...until my next post...START JUICING!!!!!!

My jucing helper!

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2 comments:

Christopher Maloy said...

Well, I don't juice, but I do use my blender and make fresh smoothies all the time.

In the Summer and Fall we stock up on peaches and apples from the local growers and can them (so we can have fruit to make smoothies out of all year).

I know the feeling though... I LOVE my blender. It is hard to get all the fiber and nutrients from snack foods.

JUICE ON JUICE WOMAN!

Nicole Shelby said...

inspiring and tasty...