Upgraded Juicing!
Hello beautiful new juicer! After 4.5 years with our Jack Lalanne juicer, (even though we only used it for a few months), it’s time we upgraded to a new and improved Omega VRT350HD Low Speed Juicer! It’s definitely a lot more expensive but it’s well worth the purchase! Plus we got this on super sale on QVC with free shipping and it came with a free Juice Boost recipe book! Our old juicer worked ok, but cleanup was such a pain (for Khoa, since he did the cleaning). It was also very loud and would vibrate and it didn’t come with a container for the juice to fall into. So finally, we decided to upgrade and boy this makes juicing so much easier! Our new machine is whisper quiet, compact so it doesn’t take up much space, and has a convenient container with handle for the juice to pour into! The Omega VRT350 is a low speed juicer so it juicers the fruits and veggies slowly to preserve more of the nutrients! One of the best parts is you just plop the fruit/veggie into the juicer and you don’t have to push it down! It’s amazing!! We initially started juicing after we saw the documentary “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” featuring Joe Cross, and boy did he have an inspiring story! Here’s a LINK to Joe Cross’s 3 day weekend cleanse, with recipes of 5 juices you can do during this cleanse! Juicing is awesome because of how much vitamins and nutrients you’re gaining, and how easy it is to do so. Normally we can eat maybe 1 apple a day and a few veggies here and there, but with juicing, you can consume multiple apples along with several carrots, celery, kale, asparagus, etc., all in 1 drink! The idea of juicing is so inviting but when you actually do it, it takes a lot of work, but not if you have the right machine! It’s also a great bonding activity to do with your spouse/loved ones. Khoa and I have developed a pretty efficient way to juice to make it not so tedious, and it’s fun in my opinion! I’m glad we’re able to get back to our healthy juicing habits! Just after a few days of juicing again, we already feel like we have more energy, our body feels cleansed and lighter, and with all that, we are happier! Best part about this too is we can give Lily some of these healthy juices and have her consume way more fruits and veggies than she normally would, without even know it! If you haven’t tried juicing, you should definitely give it a shot, it’s worth the time and investment! Here’s some images of some juices that we like and tried this week!
Sweet & Spicy Carrot Juice
Mean Green
Blueberry Cucumber Juice
Strawberry Mango Juice
SunnyG (ginger) Juice
Asparagus Detox Juice
Resources – here’s a LINK to a website that has 5 juicing recipes that uses 5 ingredients or less for each juice! Also, HERE’s a very informative website that has lots of juicing recipes to help with weight loss and health, and it even has a 30 day juicing challenge! Also here’s a useful tip, if you use ginger in your recipes, you can easily and safely peel them but using a spoon and carve/scrape the skin off! My juicing book that came with our new juicer is also super awesome with lots of education on what you’re getting out of certain fruits and veggies, you can get the book Juice Boost by Chris Fung HERE on Amazon! Enjoy and happy juicing!
I’m sold! Sign me up for this juicing thing! haha.