Squash, Apple and Cinnamon Juice

This is what's for breakfast today. You can't get any simpler than this. 

Only three ingredients, squash, an apple and a dash of cinnamon. Absolutely DELISH. Definitely will be on repeat many times over. 

Anti Inflammatory

Feeling out of sorts today. I ate some really bad food yesterday, like plenty of carbs and sugar. I knew better but, I had no self control.

Now, my tonsils are swollen. Darn!

I hope this anti-inflammatory concoction would set my body straight. Turned out REALLY REALLY good though. 

1/2 of whole pineapple (or maybe 1 1/2 cups)

1/2 lemon, peeled

1 inch ginger (I may have put more)

Juice everything together.

Will rest today, drink more juice with ginger, gargle several times. I hope I will feel better soon. 

My Happy Juice

This so far my favorite home-made fresh juice so far. Taste is sweet, refreshing and has an overall good vibe feel. I call it my Happy Juice :-)

Happy Juice

1 red dragon fruit, peeled
1 orange
1 carrot
2 small apples or 1 regular fuji apple

Prep your fruits to fit your juicer. Juice everything together.

It's pink! What else could be happier? :-)

Hubby's "Green" Juice

This is the "green" juice that I made for Hubby. He wasn't too pleased when he saw it colored green. It's actually sweet once I tasted it. Hubby wasn't a fan because it was a bit tart. 

1/3 of whole pineapple

2 small gala apples

1/2 cucumbers

Saw this combination in a juice bar in Makati. It's supposed to be good for the skin. 

Well, I liked it. Hubby is so picky sometimes. Hmph!

What's In My Green Juice Today

I found some sayote (chayote) tops in the supermarket yesterday, as well as tomyao, which kinda looks like a sprout of some sort. I bought some before, a few years ago, and I wanted to try and juice it as well. Turned out though, the tomyao didn't give a lot, if any, juice at all. Maybe it's best used in salads. I also added malunggay (moringga) leaves, since it's free from my neighbor's tree. The flavor of all three when juiced with other ingredients, is quite grassy, but not wholly unpleasant. I would have added more oranges or pineapple next time but, Hubby really likes those and I only have a few left in the fridge. Hubby comes first, because he can't tolerate the green juice.... yet.

I juiced a huge amount of produce today. Really astounding when you look at it collectively. I wouldn't normally consume that much, when I eat. With juicing though, it yielded just under three liters of juice.

Anyway, I'm not surviving on juice alone. I still eat, quite more sensibly than I used to. I still have cravings and it's really so hard not to give in to that. I was going half crazy last night looking for junk food in our junk drawer but, there wasn't any left! The kids have cleaned us out!

Just wanted to share. Have a great day ahead! :-)

Using Malunggay

I used Malunggay leaves (moringga) on my green juice today. It gives a really intense green color and I was extremely surprised that it gave a lot of juice.

Malunggay Green Juice

2-3 cups Malunggay leaves

6 apples

2-3 stalks celery

1 pear

2 cucumbers

2 carrots

1 bell pepper

4 tomatoes

1 lemon, peeled

Ginger

The flavor was really intense but, I let it sit a bit in the fridge and the flavors have mellowed considerably. I am currently drinking it now and it's delicious.

Tart Yellow Juice

1/2 of whole pineapple

2 oranges, peeled

2 grapefruit, peeled

Delish!

It's been a challenging last two days, I'm having a bit of PMS and my headache seems to be coming back. I had a green juice last night with loads of ginger and turmeric. That helped immediately and I was sleep in less than 30 minutes. I will definitely be loading up on that again tonight.

My cycle is a major buzz killer. 

What I Juiced Today

I juiced quite a lot this morning. It took me 45 minutes to prep and decide which ones go where and make a few adjustments by adding more pineapple or apple.

If you are juicing, apples and pineapples are great neutralizers and sweeteners depending on what combination of produce you are using. 

My juices for today:

Green Juice:

2 kiwis

1 zucchini

2 cucumbers

1 1/2 heads romaine lettuce

4 tomatoes

1 lemon, peeled

4 carrots 

4 stalks celery, with leaves

3 apples

1/2 cup fresh pineapple

Yellow Juice:

1 pear

1/2 (of whole) golden pineapple

Lime (I would omit this next time)

2 apples

Orange Juice

1 grapefruit

2 oranges

2 apples

Everything yielded around 3 liters of juice. All packed to be consumed throughout the day at work. 

People always ask me if it's expensive to juice. My answer is always: 

"It's cheaper to juice than to be on maintenance meds all your life."

Have a great day ahead! :-)

What I Juiced This Morning

There is no way I could eat all of these fruits and vegetables if I wasn't juicing them. Literally, it was more than a few kilos. 

I feel great. I should have done this juicing thing a long time ago. 

Juice 1: 

4 carrots 

2 oranges

Ginger

Turmeric

Juice 2: Green Juice

1 head Romaine lettuce

1 cucumber

3 apples

1 zucchini

1 lime

3 stalks celery, with leaves

1 bell pepper

Ginger

Turmeric

Juice 3

1 pear

1/2 golden pineapple

2 apples

Yay, for nutrition! Packed these babies to work today. 

Organizing

This is how I organize what I will juice for the day. I group together which produce goes where. I start juicing the lightest colored group and proceed to the darkest (green) juice last. There is an extra bowl of sliced fresh pineapple in case I need to make something extra sweet.

The green juice is totally hopeless. The celery is really really over powering but, it helps control my migraine, big time. I just deal with it and brace myself. I like to drink the green juice early in the morning, just to get it out of the way, so to speak. I've mastered controlling my gag reflex. LOL!

Honestly though, despite the taste of the green juice, I cannot dispute the health benefits. I try to get organic as much as possible. Landmark sells affordable organic greens, that's a plus since it's near where I work. A supermarket near our house also sells basic organic greens, so it's not too hard to source. I can always get organic lettuce, carrots and cucumber. 

My Sunshine

I created this juice based on their yellow color. I also named it Sunshine Juice because it reminds me of my niece Ashley. She's always happy and smiling. People are naturally drawn to her because of her happy disposition. She also has great comedic timing and people just feel easy around her.

The Sunshine Juice is made with yellow water melon, one lemon, one or two gala apples, depending on how sweet you want it,  two oranges and one pear.

So refreshing!