the weekly juice

I dusted off my juicer! I didn't juice very much this summer--we ate fruit and veggies with almost every meal (and snack) all summer.....and I never really felt the desire to juice.

Have you noticed lately that there is all this

"Juicing VS Blending" 

stuff floating around the internet?

People taking sides and battling out which is better.....it gets heated, let me tell you. 

What a dumb thing to argue about!

Juice sometimes. Blend sometimes. 

Do both. Don't do either. 

Who cares.
Don't waste your time choosing sides and stressing about which you should do.

We make smoothies--which we always enjoy--but I still love a tall glass of strong juice. 

I was so excited to see cranberries in the store. 

Cranberries are LOADED with antioxidants, which our bodies need....but they are so tart there aren't a lot of ways to incorporate cranberries into your diet without adding a ton of sugar. 

By adding them to juice with naturally sweet fruits and veggies, you can get the benefits of the cranberries without adding table sugar
(or high fructose corn syrup like many store bought cranberry juices).

 

Loaded Cranberry Juice

2 cups of cranberries

1 apple

1 carrot

1 piece of beet (I love beet juice, so for me--the bigger the beet, the better)

1" piece of ginger. When I first started juicing, I added tiny bits of ginger--it's makes your juice pretty strong and "spicy" as my kids call it. I am now adding quite a bit more than I used to--I love the kick it gives to the juice, and ginger is so good for your body during this cold season.

bonus: I stirred in a spoonful of chia seeds before I drank my juice (benefits of chia HERE)

bonus: I saved the cranberry, carrot, and apple pulp to add to muffins or oatmeal. 

bonus: I have yet to find a good use for beet pulp.......so my chickens got that.

What are you juicing these days?

more juice!

morning glory juice

not your mama's ruby red

spring green

lower the beet

spinach shots

super C

sweet beet

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