Recently I saw a documentary entitled Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. This documentary follows Joe Cross as he embarks on a 60 day juice fast in America. It shows how he is able to reboot his body and create a healthier life for himself while inspiring others. After watching this I was inspired. I try to eat as healthy as possible, buying organic and rarely eating sweets (even though I have a serious sweet tooth). I drink as much water as I can and have primarily quit drinking any soda.
So where does this leave me in all of this? Well I figured I wouldn’t be able to just do a straight on juice fast for 60 days like Joe did. First off it’s really expensive to buy that much fruits and vegetables for just one day, let alone 60 days. So my next best effort is that I have decided to replace at least one meal a day with a juice meal. I’ve been getting recipes off of Joe Cross’ Website and other sites off of Pinterst.
Yesterday I made a carrot, ginger and apple juice. There were about 8 carrots, 2 green apples and 1 piece of 1” ginger. Cleaning each item and slicing the tops off of the carrots and coring the apple. My juicer is a little bit older then most so I did take the skins off of the apples since they were jamming up the juicer.
The second juice I made was for dinner. I really like beets and lemons so I figured I would try a beet, lemon and apple juice. I used 1 large red beet, 2 small lemons (removed the rind), and 2 red apples with the skins removed. The beet I took the skin off and cut into small pieces so the juicer would process it faster.
Throughout the day I also drank about 64+ ounces of water. It’s always important to stay hydrated. I did have a few snacks including sliced cucumber, almonds, and a small bit of chicken. Hopefully I am able to continue drinking at least one juice a day.
Nicole Michelle 