Tip of the Day:
Today I must preach out cleaning your veggies! Because who really wants bacteria in their awesome juice? That would be just unnecessary.There are many opinion out there on how to do it the best way. Some say buy veggie wash, others say make veggie wash and others say just use distilled water. I'll give you the instructions both ways.. Making your own vinegar wash and just using distilled water.A study done by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Maine with blueberries found that using distilled water or commercial veggie washes had the same effect on taking away the bacteria. They suggest that you use distilled or bottled water because they are purified and will no longer contaminate your vegetables.However there was another study done by "Journal of Food Protection" which said that vinegar really helped reduce the salmonella on vegetables more than just washing with water and another by Jack Bishop “Cook’s Illustrated” found that a vinegar water solution reduces 98% of the bacteria on the surface of fresh produce. (Believe who you'd like, but here is how to wash your produce in water and also by vinegar, for your convenience. )
Washing with Water
Wash your hands with hot soapy water and other surfaces that might touch your lovely produce. Don't use detergents because they can leave residues Scrub the vegetables that have a thick skin - cucumbers, apples, carrots Put the vegetables with large surface area in cold water for 2 minutes - lettuce, broccoli, spinach Put the delicate fruits in a colander and run cold water over them and refrigerate them - strawberries, blueberries, raspberries.
Vinegar Wash
Instructions from NPR1. Use a 3:1 solution of water and vinegar2. Then put the solution in a spray bottle.3. Spray your veggies/fruits with enough solution to cover the vegetable4. Then rinse with cold water to remove any vinegar residue5. To wash leafy greens, fill up a bucket or your sink with the vinegar and water solution, soak the vegetables in the solution then drain and rinse. Juan's Thought of Day 7 : "Can I eat yet?"Inge's Thought of Day 7 : "Why aren't things happening faster?" Story of the Day 7:Today wasn't bad for me it was pretty uneventful really on the juicing front. Nothing crazy to report on the detox front. Which perhaps is good, but I felt a little bit down because I got to thinking that what if after 7 days why hadn't I saw big detox symptoms or huge improvements, and what if of this 15 days of doing just juicing that it doesn't work? I don't see any big detox symptoms a few - like fever and low-energy - but nothing crazy. So I started to worry that now on day 7, what if nothing really changes by the time I get to day 15 wouldn't that be terrible?, wouldn't that be just awful..? My inner-self moaned??But actually when I stepped back and looked at it with the less dramatic, more logical Inge then, I see that 15 to try something out isn't that bad. It's quite short. I'm not losing much and regardless of the results, I'm learning a lot in the process about health, food, how to organize life, etc. And to top it off, I'm getting to do my own investigative project and not just depend on testimonials.So I shall try to be more logical and patient with myself and keep the juice coming. :-)Other than my impatience with myself, Juan made another super delicious juice today! I think he definitely has more talent in the juice making area between the two of us. He should have open a juice bar.
Morning Medley Juice
1/4 Red CabbageBunch of KaleBunch of Spinach1 Asian Pear4 Cucumbers2 Kiwi2 Green Peppers
Stats of the Day:
Inge Stats --- Juice: 2.5 Liters / Water: 2.5 liters ^^ Weight: 3 kg less than the start Energy: Medium. It was a busy day, and I like a lot of walking and I noticed that I tired easily. Mood: Ok Hunger: Not too bad. Up and down. In the morning, I waited too long to drink juice so I felt weak. Detox Symptoms: I think I was a little feverish, but better than yesterday. Cheats: I was good Cravings: Not so much. Except when I went out shopping, everything I saw looked good. The Chinese food, the coffee with whip cream that the girl was drinking on the street, and then I saw the blessed Basket Robbins sign and I thought to myself, Wow! you know maybe ice cream is allowed because it isn't solid, right?. But thank goodness my conscious caught up with me before I did anything too rash.Juan's Stats --- Juice: 4 Liters Water: 1 liter Weight: 3.5 kg less than start Energy: Up and Down Mood: Bad Hunger: Hungry Detox Symptoms: Sneezy, Mucus, Flu-Like Symptoms Cravings: He doesn't remember Cheats: Nothing.
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Comment below to share any tips for juicing, recipes or health in general. I'm curious to learn more about how to maintain a health and try new things. :-)
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Read The Juice Fast Series
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Tip of the Day: Drink Green, Why? They are so good for you! Green Leafy plants, like spinach, kale, parsley are really powerful. They have Vitamins C, K, E, and A, micronutrients, minerals like calcium and magnesium, and even protein. Crazy right? They are know to give you amazing energy, fight cancer, help your heart, your blood, your bones, almost anything and everything. Also I heard that if juice enough of them, then you may fly like Superman! It's true. I think it will take me about 2 more weeks of juicing greens to fly. :-)Even professionals say so..."Greens are the No. 1 food you can eat regularly to help improve your health," says Jill Nussinow, MS, RD, a culinary educator in Northern California and the author of The Veggie Queen.See, I told you that they are amazing.So throw a couple of handfuls of this into your juice or smoothies every day.Types of Greens to Juice:- Spinach (preferably baby spinach)- Kale- Swiss chard- Collard greens- Dandelion greens- Turnip greens- Beat greens- Parsley- Arugula- Romaine lettuce- Green and red leaf lettuceResource: