Go GREEN!

_{What I learned is, to keep the integrity of the fresh fruit and veggies, the slow masticating juicers are the way to go. I thought it was weird that I paid what I did for my OMEGA 800 and It had plastic attachments. But alas, that is purposefully done! Both slower speed and the plastic attachments save your fruits and veggies from heating up, and that's what you want. Cold-pressed my friends! I LOVE our Omega, and it has been chugging along for five years now. It’s a big ticket item but trust and believe it…is…a brilliant investment in your health!}

_{OK here's my list of Six whys for Green Juice}

1. _{Instant Energy. Fresh juice is like an immediate infusion of goodness. Your body isn't busy breaking down the fibre in your digestive system, so you get 100% of the nutrients, vitamins, minerals and enzymes directly into your system.}

2. _{Detoxification. Three main organs are responsible for detoxification, the liver, skin, and kidneys. Green juice gives these organs a boost so that they can stay energized enough to deal with all the toxins they have to process daily from pollution externally to pollution internally!}

3. _{Antioxidants. Antioxidants are like your super fierce body guards against disease and PREMATURE AGING eeeeeek. Oxidative stress leads to oxidative damage which leads to bad things; heart disease, cancer, diabetes, premature aging (did I say that twice? Sensitive much?). Fruits and vegetables are exploding with antioxidants so...drink more green juice.}

4. _{Great Gut Health. Green juice contains digestive enzymes, prebiotics and some Green Juice even contains probiotics, all of which support excellent gut health. I used to think that GUT meant a big fat stomach. Now I know that it is a part of your digestive system — it's where food travels after you eat it, to get broken down into nutrients and waste and then, well, you know. When the gut isn't functioning correctly, it can severely eff with your happiness!}

5. _{Bioavailability. How fast can a substance be absorbed and take action after it enters the body? Green Juice is the rockstar of bioavailability! That's part of its charm. Instant goodness!}

6. _{It's Delicious. Yeah so I guess that's subjective, but I dare you to disagree!}

_{My recipe for Green Juice changes every time I make it just a little bit. Your taste buds will dictate what and how much of everything you want in it. Keep it green though except for a little bit of turmeric.}

_{Green Juice Recipe}

• _{Three green apples cored and chopped into 2" cubes. If you want to sweeten it up a wee bit add one red apple.}

• _{One medium bunch of kale chopped into 2" x 2" pieces. Feel free to add spinach or romaine!}

• _{One cucumber (if you suffer from fear of lectins omit this, or remove the seeds)}

• _{One entire fennel bulb chopped in 2" pieces. Use the whole thing, even the little grassy bits!}

• _{One 2" x 2" chunk of ginger}

• _{One 2" piece of turmeric.}

_{Some tips:} 

• _{Make sure that all your produce is organic. If ever there was a time to be absolute about organic food, it's when you're juicing. The juicer extracts the concentrated goodness out of whatever you put in it. The last thing you want is to be sipping on concentrated pesticides from the peelings of your apples!}

• _{Cut all pieces approximately 2" x 2". The machine doesn't have to work so hard, and it's just easier to manage as the feeding area of the juicer isn't big.}

• _{Alternate the super juice rich fruits and veggies first followed by the less juicy ones eg. apples or cucumbers first, kale or fennel second. The juice that builds up from the wetter produce is moved right on through by the dryer ones.}

• _{Make sure you have an airtight container to store your juice in. Keeping air out, keeps nutrients in. It usually has a shelf life of 2-3 days refrigerated before the nutrients begin to erode!}

_{Have so much fun with this!}