Green cuppa

So a developement I didn't anticipate on the Vegan journey is that I am REALLY good at finding, making and consuming alternate sources of protein.  But, it is the veggie part I find more challenging to incorporate.  Usually it is the other way around.  While I am finding more and more recipes, it remains somewhat difficult to find a variety of dishes that appeals to everyone three times a day.


One way I fill in the gaps is with juicing.  For some reason I find it much easier to down a cup of fresh juice than a whole bowl of fruit or veggies.  There are some really great combos out there and it is really hard to mess up!  One rule of thumb is 3:1 veggie to fruit ratio.  So if you are making a veggie/fruit juice you should have 3 veggies to every one fruit.  Or, 3 cups of veggie juice to every 1 cup of fruite juice per day.

I have never had a problem getting my kids to drink a fresh cup of orange/apple/carrot juice!!

So I did some trading on Craigslist (I am really proud of my resourcefulness here) and aquired a new Jack Lalane juicer and have never looked back.

This is my favorite Veggie Juice.  It has calcium, protein, vitamin K, vitamin C and many more vitamins and minerals to abundant to list.

3 leaves of Kale
3 stalks of celery
1 cucumber
1 green apple
1 lemon

Run all ingredients through the juicer. Peel the lemon first, everthing else can just go in whole after a good washing.  Drink right away, you don't want your juice to oxidize.  Also, I definately recommend using organic produce since your not peeling anything.