The great “Holiday Weight” Juice Escape

Dear Readers,

With a successful Thanksgiving potluck behind us, the Holiday Weight season was upon us. To combat this members of the IronAmma household banded together to do a pre-emptive juice fast for 10 days. We have successfully fasted for a total of 9 days with Kale, Spinach, Tomatoes, Celery, and other vegetables. However, since this is our 10th day and most important day we thought we would go jungle wild with fruits.

For today’s juicing adventure we are going to tackle Grapefruit with 3 juicing recipes including a homemade sparkling cocktail. All the juicing has been done with the OMEGA 8006 Nutrition Juicer.

Our ingredient list is as follows:

          FRUIT                       JUICE YIELD                          TASTE

• 4 lbs of kiwi                        27oz.               Prickly & Med Sour
• 10 lbs oranges                     85 oz.             Bland & Little Sour
• 10 lbs ruby grapefruit       80 oz.    Tangy: Low Sweet/Low Sour/Slight Bitter
• 1 pineapple                         25 oz.         Mellow &  Medium Sweet
• 12 limes                               13 oz.              Sour & no sweetness
• 1 large ginger root              5 oz.        Fiery, Intense, no sweetness
• ¼ large watermelon         32 oz.           Refreshing Med. Sweet
• Organic apple juice for sweetness (bought fresh squeezed from Costco)

Combo 1: SUNRISE  

• 1/3 cup Orange
• 1/3 cup Pineapple
• 1/3 cup apple
• 1 spoon ginger

TASTE: Mellow & Sweet with orange front and a pineapple back down the palette, slight ginger kick throughout

 Combo 2: ORANGUTAN

• 1/3 carrot
• 1/3 watermelon
• 1/3 grapefruit
• ½ spoon ginger

 TASTE: Flavors compete; tastes healthy but not tasty (not recommended)

Combo 3: SWEET N’ SOUR

• 1/3 apple
• 1/3 watermelon
• 1/3 grapefruit

TASTE: Flavors go nicely; watermelon mellows the apple sweetness and mellows grapefruits sour tang

Combo 4: SPARKLING VIRGIN ISLAND

• 1/3 kiwi
• 1/3 Apple
• 1/3 pineapple
• 1 spoon lime
• 1/4 cup sparkling water (Pellegrino or other)

TASTE: Sparkling water dilutes kiwi, apple and pineapple sweetness while lime balances flavors. On the rocks tastes the best *** substitute vodka (Grey Goose) and serve on fruits to ease boredom of 2 hours juice squeezing.

Ironamma’s favorite:

The Sweet N’ Sour was my favorite combination. Grapefruit juice is one of my favorite flavors and the sweet warmth of the apple/watermelon really complimented that sour tang. It was an excellent way to finish my last day of juicing.

All in all juicing was a big success everyone in the household lost 4-5 pounds. Most importantly we had to think about our food based on nutrition and health. The juicing only allowed for fresh produce, so the act of buying fresh produce and getting used to preparing meals at least for an hour a day was a practice that we developed along the way. Juicing is the start to building healthy practices and giving the body the nutrients it needs. We hope to stick with a healthier kitchen, supporting more vegetable and fruits than usual. Stay focused and fit.

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