Green Smoothies and Juicing

I just wanted to share what and why of our breakfast and lunch choices.

Breakfast everyday has been a Green Smoothie:
What is it? It is simply a fruit smoothie with a handful or two of leafy greens added in.
Typically 2 bananas 5 oz of frozen strawberries, blueberries, peaches or raspberries or any combination of these. 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water, and a handful or two of Baby spinach, Baby Romaine, Mache blend, or any other greens you can find palatable in the smoothie. Be careful of arugula it is very strong tasting. Typically the fruit over powers the greens and you never taste them.

Lunch almost everyday is a Green Juice:
What is it? It is juiced fresh vegetables and leafy greens and a small amount of fruit added in for sweetness.
Typically a whole head of celery, 2 cucumbers, 4 carrots, and handful of leafy greens, lemon, ginger, and an apple or pear or two.

Of course all of these ingredients are organic when we can get them. If not they are properly peeled to remove as much pesticides as possible.

Why these choices you ask, it is called life force energy. These are all fresh and full of enzymes and vitamins. Did you know that heating your food above 108 degrees kills off almost all of the enzymes, and going above 118 degrees destroys almost all of the vitamins. The whole reason you eat is to provide nutrition to your body. If you are eating dead cooked food, you will have to overeat to get the nutrition your body needs. Feed your body nutrition rich foods and you overeating will decrease dramatically.

OK that all sounds good but why the greens you ask? Alkalization! Thats why, when we alkalize our bodies and get rid of the acid we begin to heal, we begin to rebuild our body in a way that we can't totally understand. Did you know that disease can not grow if your body is in an alkaline state? Disease can only grow when we are in an acidic state. Blood sugar regulation... Yes eating this way can stabilize your blood sugar, and when your blood sugar stabilizes you body begins to release fat! Thats right I'll say it again when your blood sugar stabilizes your body begins to release fat! When you eat a meal of processed grains or sugars (Past, Bread, Doughnuts, Minute Rice, Cookies, Soda, basically anything made with flour and or sugar) it spikes our blood sugar and when that happens your body releases insulin to counter act the spike. Insulin transport the fat to storage to help protect the body, then it lowers the blood sugar and you crash. Ever wondered why after that big bowl of spaghetti you went and took a nap? Because the insulin stored the fact and dropped your blood sugar to low and you crashed. If you eat a high raw diet and very little to no processed grains your blood sugar will stabilize and you will begin to release fat.

Also you should drink plenty of water, everyday to help and transport the fat out of your boday and keep your organs clean and functioning properly. 1 quart for every 45 lbs of body weight everyday. If you are juicing a quart a day like we do that can actually count as one of your quarts.

Have a Healthy Day,
Scott