Had you glanced at the contents of my shopping basket a couple of months ago, it would have been an uninspiring sight. At least one bar of chocolate, some biscuits, assorted snacks and just maybe a couple of apples; the latter destined to be ignored and later discarded. The only purpose of the contents was to amuse my mouth in between meals of processed food of dubious nutritional value.
In comparison, this is what I brought home from the shops this morning:
Not shown, a slice of pumpkin and a honeydew melon which I forgot to include in the photo refused to sign the necessary confidentiality agreement.
In place of chocolate bars as an indulgence, there are kiwi fruits and avocados. Everything else is destined to be juiced and thrown down my throat over the next 2-3 days. Oh,not the bananas, but they are great blended with juice to make a smoothie.
It’s been a month since I invested in a juicer, and since that time every day has featured at least one meal of juiced vegetables, with a touch of fruit. And with breakfast each morning there has been fresh fruit juice accompanying my home made yoghurt and home constructed muesli. That just leaves one meal a day which is taken outside, and I try to make that something reasonably healthy.
Our bathroom scales are rubbish, but I have definitely lost weight. More importantly, I feel so much better than I did; which is hardly surprising given the litre of pure nutrition I am ingesting every day. Most surprising is that I have lost all desire for coffee. It used to be a necessary start to the day; but after a few days of juicing I lost the desire for caffeine and have just had the occasional social cup since; which I did not enjoy.
Once you start investigating the world of nutrition, you soon realise how easy it is to eat well and thus massively reduce your risk of cancer, heart attack, dementia and many other things that can come along and spoil your fun. I just wish I had realised this earlier; but I am sure it is never too late to start treating your body with a modicum of respect.
Right, I’m off to eat my own weight in celery.
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2013-05-14| Craig saysAwesome, now we just need to figure out how to grow half of this without the pesticides - not an easy task from what I am hearing, but well worth exploring. I am thinking that super soils infused with bacteria and fungus is first step - next is massive biodiversity which is like companion planting x 50. bring in birds, frogs and lizards for ground and air support, and copy anybody who looks like they may have half an idea - The Royal Projects being an excellent starting place - mix that up with some good ole permaculture and lots of patience.
2013-05-22| LentesFina saysAfter reading your article, I went to Central and bought the Hurom slow juicer. I started using it yesterday and so far have made a carrot/mango/pineapple batch, and this morning a carrot/mango/dragon fruit batch.
Could you kindly share some of your recipes on this site ?