One of the hardest parts of being a new vegan (or even an old seasoned vegan) is trying to keep up with all the new products out there. I must have spent over $50 looking for the "right" vegan cheese my first year being a vegan and I have over 50 vegan/vegetarian cookbooks in my arsenal but not all the recipes are the greatest. I’m the first born so I’m used to being a Guinea Pig and now I’m your Vegan Guinea Pig. So here are my recommendations and critiques. Let me know what you think!

Monday, April 22, 2013

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Juice Fasting

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Juice Fasting lives up to it's name. The book holds your hand through the juicing process, starting you out with sweet fruit juice combinations and then taking you to the major league of juicing with savory combinations that include everything from tomatoes to wheatgrass - it really doesn't get more major league than wheatgrass. Here are three recipes from the book that take you on the journey from sweet to savory.

Tropical Pineapple Juice
Tropical Paradise Juice 


This scrumptious juice will transport you to a stress-free tropical paradise. This juice explodes with bright, sunny flavors, leaving you in total bliss.

Yield: 4 cups Serving size: about 4 cups Prep Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 medium ripe papaya, peeled, seeded, and sliced
1 small pineapple, peeled, cored, and sliced
1 (1-in.) piece peeled fresh ginger
1 medium kiwi, peeled
1.2 cup fresh young coconut water

Directions

1. In a juicer, alternate pressing papaya slices, pineapple slices, ginger, and kiwi.
2. Gently stir coconut water into juice.
3. Serve immediately.

Hollywood Celebrity Juice
Hollywood Celebrity Juice Blend


This brilliantly colored pink juice blend is famous for its tasty pineapple flavor that perfectly complements earthy beets and bright spearmint.

Yield: 4 cups Prep time: 15 minutes Serving size: about 4 cups

Ingredients:

1/2 medium-small red beet, sliced
2 large Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced
1/2 large pineapple, peeled, cored, and sliced
3 medium sprigs spearmint

Directions:

1. In a juicer, alternate pressing red beet slices, Granny Smith apple slices, pineapple slices, and spearmint.
2. Stir and serve immediately.

Muscle builder juice

Muscle-Builder Juice Blend
This savory, power-building juice is bursting with flavor. A medley of some of the most nutritious and tasty flavors out there, we recommend you drink it before or after a workout and during your juice fast.

Yield: about 4 cups Prep time: 15 minutes Serving size: 4 cups

Ingredients:

5 medium-small ripe tomatoes, sliced
3 medium celery stalks
3 medium carrots
1 medium lemon, outer rind removed, white pith intact, and sectioned
1 small lime, outer rind removed, white pith intact, and sectioned
Large handful small blueberries
1 TB. cold-pressed flaxseed oil
1/2 cup filtered water

Directions:

1. In a juicer, alternate pressing tomatoes, celery, carrots, lemon sections, lime sections, and blueberries.
2. Gently stir flaxseed oil and filtered water into juice.
3. Serve immediately.

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