We just finished juicing kale, spinach, celery, parsley, romaine, apples, limes, ginger, carrots, and broccoli. I add carrots cause they’re sweet. Kyami has a serving right after and says, “Mmmmmm scrumptious!” She makes me so proud. :)
Train those taste buds early!
That is beyond amazing!! Great mixture, too <3 My “morning coffee” consists of kale, spinach, celery, parsley, romaine, green apples, ginger and a lemon. It’s the best morning high. Nothing compares.
Here’s a post of my fav recharge juice!
Interested in healthy juicing but don’t know how to get started? Watch this Juicing 101 video courtesy of my girls, Wendy & Jess, of Food Heaven Made Easy. So informative and on point! Here’s a post from a few months back with my favorite juice, in case you need more ideas!
Juice Recipes to Relieve Cold Symptoms
Focus on green vegetables and herbs, use carrots and small pieces of fruit to sweeten :)
2 cups spinach
1 large kale leaf
1 medium carrot
1 medium celery stalk
1/2 cucumber
1/2 apple
1 small piece ginger
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1 cucumber
1/2 lemon, peeled
1 small piece of ginger
2 stalks celery
handful parsley
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
6. Want to avoid a terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding a headache!!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don’t have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
9. Out of WD 40 (I hope you are ALWAYS out of WD 40 and that you use just oil -Unprocessed Mama) and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
10. Stressed out and don’t have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don’t have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a ‘green’ way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the
surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won’t leave streaks and won’t harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the
cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!
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Spotted this Jack Lalanne Juicer at Target for $109.99! It’s an awesome and reliable brand so look out for it if this is within your budget. When I posted it on FB, people said they also spotted it at Walmart for $99.99, JC Penney for $100.00 and at Kmart for $89.99. Just an FYI in case you were thinking of buying a juicer!
Stay healthy <3
Green Juice - My Rendition of Fran’s Morning Coffee : Kale, Celery, Cucumber, Green Apple, Mint, Lemon and Ginger! My first homemade juiced drink! It was delicious and Fran was the inspiration behind it all!
Juicing like a pro. This baby contains one apple, orange, carrot, cucumber, broccoli and a handful of fresh spinach. Yum!
Yum <3 Cute juicer!
Make Your Own Alkaline Vitamin Water
Find yourself needing a vitamin boost?
Click here, for complete recipe and directions of my five signature colour-free, sugar-free and bpa plastic free alkaline vitamin waters or get inspired to make your own combinations.
- Recovery - This vitamin water is ideal for recovery post-workout or after a large bout of physical activity. Blackberries and Cherries aid in replenishing oxygen in the blood while pomegranate and glutamine help to restore and repair muscle tissue damage
- C*Power - This vitamin water gives you a boost of anti-viral and anti-inflammatory vitamin C. With natural citrus fruits and camu camu powder, c*power is ideal for boosting your immunity after an illness or just keeping your body empowered. This is an excellent combination for weight loss
- Stressless - This is my favourite combination, the blend of watermelon and rosemary is divine. This vitamin water is ideal for helping you balance stress on a mental and physiological level. With the addition of B vitamins, hydrating watermelon and calming rosemary this combination is best used during times of stress or intensity
- Digest It - Excellent for aiding in digestion and stimulating the colon and digestive tract. With the combination of pineapple’s digestive enzymes, soothing, cooling mint and warming ginger, stimulating lemongrass, immunizing lychee and probiotics this water will aid in internal balance
- Detox - Purify your blood and body with this awesome vitamin water! Detox is ideal for the morning after a night out or when you are cleansing. Created with hydrating coconut water, and fresh cucumber, nutrient rich coconut meat, detoxifying milk thistle and anti-oxidant loaded raspberries and blueberries, this combination will cleanse your body from the inside out
It simple, cheap and easy way to get your vitamins in a delicious and hydrating way.
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Q:hey fran! u used to talk about a green smoothie that u called your morning coffee and u put one green apple among other amazing things in it. I can't find it anywhere on your blog. can u send me a link or the recipe please?
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Hey :) For my green smoothie I use 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk, 2 leaves of kale, a handful of spinach, 1 tablespoon each of flaxseed oil, wheat germ, and chia seeds (or the raw powder), a pear, a banana and ice! Blend it up!
The apple you mention was used in my green juice! That’s not in the blender, though. I put kale, spinach, celery sticks, romaine, parsley, a green apple, ginger and a lemon into my Breville juicer to make my “morning coffee”!
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