So...due to health reasons...the juicing thing was a bust.  I go in for surgery to get my gallbladder removed on Monday (talk about April Fools! eh).  I will have to come back to that and try it a newer and healthier me.  One night last week I had a mango juice...not long after...got sick...and I just can't bring myself to juice anything now.  I've been eating unseasoned rice and some occasional fruit.  I sneak nutritional yeast and turmeric into rice for extra vitamin B's and health benefits cause some days its only rice I can get down.  Here is to hoping I can stay out of the hospital untill then...and for a healthier me on the other side! I've been reading some people can't do fried foods, greasy foods, or spicey foods! I'm ok with cutting out the first too...but spicey? Nuuuuu! Anyway I hope everyone is having a better Easter then I am...I'm seeing if I can atleast have something with no sauses like vegetarian sushi...you know...something that actually tastes like a meal. If you are reading this eat some black jellybeans for me! :)

I didn't get a chance to grab a picture of the breakfast juice I had. Nor the lunch one that I tried this evening but I found this one great tasting too.  The hubby was indulging in something amazing and I wasn't even tempted. I'd rather feel better, and keep all my organs intact in the process. I am however getting terrible headaches and I can only chock it up to I'm an avid coffee drinker. I'm not having any coffee now, I did make one cup of green tea to ease this as I'm finding it really hard to stay asleep with it.  And that is on pain meds for the gallstone.

Anyway onto the lunch juice.  This one was called Mean Green
and its ingredients were:
1 Granny Smith Apple
1 Cucumber
4 Stalks of Celery
4-6 Kale leaves
1/4 Lemon peeled
1 Ginger (again I think I used 1 to 2 tsp worth)

I like this one a lot, as I see that sweet juices are gonna get old after a while. I'm noticing right away you don't feel all that hungry. I thought for sure I was going to be sulky by the first day but I'm pretty satisfied.

Day one,
I woke up late and kind of expected to.  But I had a breakfast juice anyway.  Before my gallstone problem I had planned to make blueberry pancakes this weekend.  It just so happens the first one I want to try has blueberries in it.  So I feel alittle better :)

it was called Morning Glory
and it had
2 apples
1 cucumber
1 cup of blueberries
2 cups of grapes
1 ginger ( now I'm not sure if it meant a whole root or a small piece. I just went with about a tsp or two)
I was supposed to add Kale to this one...2 leaves but I forgot. I'll remember next time

This recipe I found on www.justonjuice.com

but can I just say...yum! I loved it. I don't mind the taste of Kale either so I'm sure I will like it how it was intended too. I divide the recipe into 2 portions and have the second one later. I'm not sure if its the pain or if its really filling. I'll take a picture later when I have my second portion.

Soo, with a few health issues...I decided - well that and I kind of have to - I'm juicing for a while.  I was curious about them.  In the old days of gall bladder issues my mom told me they would make you live off of broth and jello. Yuck...Jello.  I'm doing this with an online meal planner, I didn't purchase any expensive system...cause well...they are expensive.   I thought it would be interesting to blog my experience and maybe keep some of my favorite recipes for snacks and meals on the run.  If anyone reading this has some awesome recipes feel free to share.  I technically won't count today because I'm so tired I've had only one juice which was actually yummy and I could actually get that god aweful spirilina down. Horray to pinapple and peaches! The first 3 days I'm staying clear of most spices, if I feel better I can't wait to get creative with some.  Along with helping said problem, I was reading juicing can take away cravings for processed food, which would also be awesome.