Drinking Food

Upon my return from South America i went straight into a juice fast. no caffeine. no wine. no solids. motherf'in fruits and vegetables. i went out and bought myself a Breville juicer, a plethora of produce and went to town. albeit a short cleanse, as day 6 approaches mañana, its almost time to eat solids again. here's some food for thought:

1. making your own version of V8 RULES and its contains about 90% less sodium. i made more like V12...adding things like parsnip, kale, golden beets, scallion as well as the obligatory celery, carrot, spinach and the like. try adding a little garlic (helps immune system, anti-everything, and aids in allergy relief). adding a few brussel sprouts will not disappoint either.

2. by adding a little peeled and juiced lime to any green juice will cut the bitterness and give a slightly sweet flavor.

3. grapefruit, blackberry, pineapple & pear juice combo RULES!!!

4. watermelon, ginger & fresh orange juice RULES...thanks Stu.

5. place your glasses in the freezer to chill them before pouring in the juice.

6. reuse your produce bags in the pulp container to cut down on clean up.

it's probably a good idea to buy all "organic" produce, since it will be the only thing you'll be putting in your body for an extended period of time.

....i broke my fast with vegetable soup (use some of the scraps & peels from the juice cleanse to make your own veggie stock for the soup), an avocado smoothie (avo, banana, pineapple, honey, rice milk) and homemade spirulina bars (spirulina powder, honey, various nuts & seeds, coconut oil, vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger powder)