For Christmas my sister and brother-in-law gave us a really nice juicer and a couple of videos to encourage the journey. We watched the videos, which are inspiring us to give juicing a shot. My favorite one is Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, which shared the journey of Joe Cross and a couple of people he met on his path. the video is very inspiring and informative, you can get more info on his web site Jointhereboot.com. The second video, is Fork Over Knives, which was more of a clinical view of the source of degenerative diseases, again very informative and thought provoking.
The week after Christmas, the juicer stayed in the box. We were expecting company for a taco bar & margarita night and I didn’t need another appliance on the counter. The plan was to put the margarita machine on the shelf and have the juicer occupy that space on the counter. Company came and went, and I then decided having a messy juicer all the way on the other side of the kitchen was not a good idea. So I found a spot and took it out of the box. Where I stared at it other over the course of this week.
I went shopping, I bought pineapple, kale, beets, oranges, apples, pears, with the full intent on casting them into the juicer. So I woke up this morning and decided today’s the day I shred the veggies and toss in the fruit, then drink it. I scrambled down to my home office to find a recipe, decided on one that contained an orange, pineapple, carrots and lemon. I took an extra produce plastic bag and lined the ‘discard’ bucket to help with easy clean up. I cut up my pieces and prepared to shove them down the chute. I quickly learned that you need to use the chute block to make sure nothing escapes and hits you in the head. No injuries here, just a close call.
My first concoction wasn’t horrible, it was actually pretty good. The juice tasted strongly of orange rind, but it was okay. The second batch (I split the first portion with Greg) I moved from Florida navel orange to California bred, thinking it would be sweeter. Uh no, thicker the rind, the more rind flavor you get. Clean up was pretty easy, the discard bag was an awesome idea (thanks Heather), and the remains were like damp saw dust. Part of me wanted to keep it and find a bread recipe that called for rind, then I convinced myself that the bread I consumed is one of the reasons I’m now trying juicing to try and lose weight. I’m full, I’ve only had juice today so far, I’m excited to throw in some green stuff and see what that taste like. I’m a wanna be juice maniac.
I’ve decided that I’ll be reading up on the reboot program, and sampling some recipes here and there. My plan is to at least try the 10 day juice fast (no chewing food), that’s when it’s going to get really interesting around here. I told my sister I would blog about it, and I want to start January 17, prepping the journey up until then. Say a prayer, I think I’m going to really need it.
When we gonna juice a porterhouse?
As soon as I find the perfect block of cheese to go with it. Seriously don’t put anything other than fruit or veggies in my juicer, use the blender if you feel inclined to make meat the texture of baby food. Beef thru a straw is gross.