How many of you eat much raw fruits and veggies on a daily basis?
The average American does NOT consume the daily recommended amount of fruits and veggies (including myself).
Until now!
Sean and I have been juicing every day now for 6 weeks, and I feel great!!! I start out my day with a big class of juice, then a few hours later I have my Isagenix meal replacement shake. A few hours later I’ll have a snack, then it’s dinner time. This is the best way to keep your calories down, seriously, it has been so nice.
Here are a few benefits of juicing.
- The juice requires hardly any digestion, so all its nutritional goodness gets rapidly into your system.
- When you juice, you use more fruits and vegetables than you could actually eat. As a result, you are drinking a densely packed amount of vitamins, minerals and other plant-based nutrients.
- Juicing allows you to consume an optimal amount of vegetables in an efficient manner, and you can add a wider variety to your diet.
We found a wide variety of juicers on Amazon, but this is the one that we bought.
But you can get a lower Watt one for cheaper.
I’m not going to lie, it does require a little time, probably about 25 min. from
start to finish (clean up and all). Not really that bad, but if you’re in a hurry then it might not be that convenient.
One thing I’ve liked most about juicing is the fact that I can feel good about
getting all my fruits and veggies in each day. Antioxydants are so important,
especially for Cancer prevention.
Next Week on Wanna Be Balanced Mom:
* Eyelash Extensions. I’m getting eyelash extensions for the first time. Can’t
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I love my juicer, it is so yummy and healthy too! I have to share with you a recipe I have, it is delicius and has many veggies on and my little 4 and 2 year ild love it! I will email you whatever I have a minute to write the e-mail! Thank you!
Analia
http://cutebabyboutique.blogspot.com/
Can you believe we've never even owned a blender in the 7 years we've been married?
I love juicing! My hubs got me a great book for Christmas one year and I LOVE it! So easy and nummers.
Sounds awesome! Can you share some recipes? I know I don't get enough fruits and veggies and this would be a great way for me to do that and shed a few pounds too!
Oooh i am adding to my "to do" list to take a pic of my what is inside of my purse. Not sure how interesting it will be… 🙂 I want a juicer!!!
Love juicing too. As an added benefit or sidenote, if you don't have time to juice, Isagenix has wonderful Greens and Fruits to add to shakes. Yum!
I would love some good recipes. I tried juicing a loooong time ago, and it was nasty tasting.
I'm willing to give it another try!
I've been wanting to try this for a while….Odwalla is an expensive habbit! I would need some good recipes though!!!
We have a juicer & used it a lot when we got it, but I think the clean-up time really made me quit. I would love to get a vita-mix. I think you've re-inspired me 🙂
I tried "juicing" once. It didnt end well. So, I just buy it at the store.
mmmm, looks and sounds yummy to me!
can't wait to see how the extensions come out!! I'm really bad about getting enough raw veggies 🙁
I LOVE juicing! I just wish I had a private chef to do it for me. I feel like it takes up sooo much time! I guess with everything else we do from scratch, juice sometimes gets pushed to the curb. I think the juicer is going to come out next week for a little Holly cleanse action!
I want a juicer – SO BADLY!!! How do you like yours? I'm looking for one (Ithink I'll check Craigs list for a used one to save money…) but need to figure out which one I want. Please email me if you have a minute. 🙂 corine.miles@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Corine 😀
ok we have the same juicer, but every time we make something it never turns out tasty…if you have some hints on what tastes good together please let me know! lindseytooolson@gmail.com