Fasting-Day 9

Today was a good day... spend a lot of time with a good friend making lots of juice :) I think the hardest part of this fast is still having to cook for my girls. My sense of smell is super heightened and going from the water to the juice has made hunger come back. Last night about did me in....we rewarded Lela for getting student of the month by getting her a pizza. Driving home from Domino's with a hot, 1/2 pepperoni 1/2 extra cheese, garlicky pizza on my lap was crazy.....then when we got home and opened the box and SAW it.....whoa. Handling the pizza and getting my fingers are garlic buttery....it took all of me to not lick them, lol! I think if I were a single person with my own place, then this would be a lot easier....I could remove all temptation. But that isn't how a fast for God is supposed to go, right? Jesus was tempted when He fasted.

Juicing does have its great points though...having a fridge full of just produce is pretty awesome, not to mention beautiful! And all the prep work and the actual juicing makes me feel like a chef :) Using the juicer is so fun...the girls even like to stand and watch me put the items in and grind them down. Also, I can feel that my energy level is up a lot already!! I feel really, really good...it truly is better than any energy drink or coffee!! The girls wanted to try some juice, so for snack I made them apple-pear-carrot juice. WARNING: THIS WILL CAUSE VERY HYPER KIDS!! :) They absolutely loved the juice and then proceeded to bounce off the walls until dinner time. And the best part?? They EACH got all the nutrients of 1 whole pear, 1 whole apple, and 1 whole BIG carrot! Can't beat that....

I had a thought today, about what was said about how much juice you can make to store with your juicer.....they recommend making no more than 24hrs worth, because at that point most of the nutrients have completely diminished. We all know that heating fruits and veggies also destroys nutrients......so what about store bought juice??? It has been heated so that it can keep for longer, and then it sits at the store, not to mention your fridge, for how long?! How many nutrients do you think can survive all of that?? Don't get me wrong, it TASTES delicious, but I don't think it has anything to offer for your health more than a glass of kool-aid. (Any) Juice is full of sugar...but if all the nutrients are gone??? Hmmm......

It amazed me today how much produce actually passed through my juicer.....there is no way I could possibly eat all of that, even if I ate nothing else at all, in a day. I know you all have seen my recipes, but here is a list of everything that Cj and I are EACH consuming every single day......

2 pears

2 golden delicious apples

1/4 (lg) bag of purple grapes

4 carrots

1/2 of a beet

1 bunch of kale

1 (lg) cucumber

5 celery stalks

2 green (granny smith) apples

1/2 lemon

1" of ginger

3 large tomatoes

1/2 red bell pepper

1/2 green bell pepper

2 garlic cloves

1/2 jalapeno

1/4 of a white onion

1/4 of a lime

 

p.s. We altered the "dinner recipe" to be pretty darn good. Just a little spice now and lots of healthy yum-ness!!

Dinner
3 large tomatoes
1/4 red bell pepper
1/4 green bell pepper
2 garlic cloves
1/4 jalapeno
1/8 white onion
1 celery stalk
1/4 of a lime