Fab New Fad

Juicing is all the rage right now.

I'm not exactly sure what brought on this new fad

but I'm not complaining.
I love seeing people make the effort to do 

something good for themselves.

I knew I wanted to jump on the bandwagon but I

wasn't sure where to start.

The juicers I found were kind of expensive and I

was worried about the cost of all those fruits and veggies.

Then my friend added me to her group on Facebook

Balanced Beings.....Fitting it all in!

I started reading everyone's tips and comments and

suggestions and I really got inspired.

Someone mentioned the Ninja blender for blending your

fruits and veggies into a smoothie instead of juicing and

I decided this was more my style.

I headed to the PX the next day and picked up the Ninja.

I love that you can blend right into the cup, pop the lid on

and take it with you on the go. So convenient!

I was soooo eager to try it out but I hadn't gone grocery

shopping in a few days and I was in dire need of fresh

produce in my house. But I scoured the fridge for something

and came up with this concoction of  blueberries, cucumber,

and cranberry juice. Not too bad if I do say so myself.

After a trip to the store I made this smoothie. Banana, pineapple,

the juice of one lemon and vanilla almond milk. YUM.

 I continued experimenting for the rest of the week and

I now plan on making this part of my daily routine.

I wanted to do this for a few reasons.

1. I have this weird dislike of fruits. It's rare that I find

a fruit that I will actually eat, especially in large quantities.

It kind of bums me out because I still want the vitamins and

antioxidants from them. I will, however, drink a fruit

smoothie no problem.

2. I don't like to eat first thing in the morning and by the

time I get hungry I'm usually too busy to stop and make

myself something to eat. If I do eat, its something quick

and most likely unhealthy. Since I got the Ninja, I've been

making myself a smoothie around 10am every morning and

another one mid-afternoon. That's wayyyy more fruits and

vegetables than I usually eat on a typical day.

3. In November 2011 I had a pretty big surgery on my gall bladder.

I had a big gall stone stuck in the common bile duct and had to

have emergency surgery to remove it as well as the gallbladder 

itself. My digestive system took a little beating during the whole

deal and although I can stomach most foods, I do get sick sometimes

with bad stomach pains. I read about the benefits of juicing/blending

and how easy it is on your digestive system and that's really what had me sold.

Not only is the process of juicing/blending good for it, but the foods

I add to the smoothies have their benefits too.

I'm really excited about this change in my lifestyle.

For more inspiration, check out the documentary 

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead on Netflix!