Perfection in a Cup

I found the perfect combination for a juice.

1 bunch of spinach

1 naval orange

1/2 a grapefruit

Small handful of mint

Oh me, oh my. This drink is delicious! 

Orange Energizer

This drink tastes like orange juice to me but there is no orange in it. Delicious and the carrots give me a lot of energy. I will certainly be adding this juice to my favorites.

2 carrots

1 stick of celery

1/2 Braeburn apple

1 grapefruit

1/2 lime (peel left on)

Chunk of ginger

Grapealicious Cabbage and Celery

Yeah. It doesn't sound too good, does it?

I had some cabbage sitting in my fridge and I've juiced cabbage before....but that was back when I had a terrible sinus infection and couldn't taste anything! Needless today I was a little scared to try it again. It's really good!!! I think the grapes, grapefruit and mint really help hide the cabbage....but I've also been on this juice fast for over 30 days and I know my taste buds have changed. I'm curious if anyone else finds this juice appealing?

Oh! I've noticed drinking this one with a straw really helps. Even though I couldn't taste the cabbage, I could smell it.


3 sticks of celery
Cabbage (I cut off a chunk about the size of the palm of my hand)
1/2 large grapefruit
2 handfuls of white seedless grapes (about 24)
2 sprigs of mint

Cabbage and celery are great aids in weight loss. I can't wait to see what the scale says tomorrow!

San Marcos Sunrise

I'm getting really creative with my juice names.

I'm from Austin, Texas and we moved our family to San Marcos (about a 30-45 minute drive south from Austin) about 4 1/2 years ago. Compared to Austin, San Marcos is a very small, sleepy little college town. We have a natural spring fed river PERFECT for tubing which brings visitors to our little town all summer long. It really is a beautiful place and I feel blessed to live here. I don't know what it is about the sunrises around here (and throughout the Hill Country) but they are simply breathtaking.

Now, I have no idea what a sunrise would taste like if you juiced it.....but when I made my lunch today, the color of the juice reminded me of the beautiful sunrises here in San Marcos, thus the name The San Marcos Sunrise.

2 sticks of celery
1 grapefruit
1 tangelo
2 sprigs of mint

Enjoy!

The (yummy) Pink Granny

Oh, yum! I made this today when I was really craving junk food today and it it a great snack juice. I meant to add in some carrots, so maybe next time.


This yielded about 30 oz of juice and made for a perfect snack for my husband and I to split.

1 slice of beet (play around with the amount you like, start off small and add more)
1 thumb size knob of ginger
1 green pear
1 Granny Smith apple
1 pink lady apple

Playing With Parsley

This was dinner last night:

Handful of parsley
Handful of kale
2 carrots
2 stalks of celery
2 Granny Smith apples
2 naval oranges
1 red pear

Oooohhhhhhh! So pretty!!!

I was scared to try parsley in my drink but I couldn't taste it at all. Next time I'll have to add more. I've read that parsley is good for cleaning out your kidneys, lowering blood pressure and also increasing milk supply for breast feeding mothers!

Scrap Juice

Well, I don't know about you but I am running low on the fresh fruits and vegetables at my house so this morning I made what I'll call Scrap Juice.

It's quite easy. Anyone with a juicer and something to juice can do it!

Open your fridge, grab out what little you have left, like this:

And create something like this:

1 orange
What little celery I had left
2 small carrots
Half a lemon (with the peel left on)

The lemon is a little overpowering for my taste (and I love lemon) so next time I will probably juice an entire lemon but peel it beforehand. Half a lemon peel was too much for this small glass.