Juice cleanse

[kuntrygirl]

Can you use fruit in a can that is in it's own natural juices?

 

[StupidBird]

about $65 per week for two people all day long for 7 days, plus two other adults who just eat lots of fruit and veggies and the occasional glass per day. I go to Dekalb Farmers Market.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Ok good. That would be 1/2 for me.

I have been putting off and putting off on buying my juicer and starting but I can't put it off any longer. Everyone is having such amazing results, so I want to IN on all of this good news that you all post on the thread.

I have my fruit and vegetable list but it doesn't look too long.

This is what I have. I have been taking notes from everyone.

What else can I add? I'm not picky, so I eat anything and everything.

Fruits:
Apples
Oranges
Blueberries
Grapes



Veggies:
Carrots
Cucumber
Celery
Kale
Tomato
Spinach
Beets
Bell Peppers
Radish (strong)
Broccoli

 

[StupidBird]

I don't know how your shopping opportunities are, but where I go I can get a 25 lb sack of organic juicing carrots for $17. I couldn't do near so well if I went to the local regular grocery stores.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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What type of store do you get that from?

 

[ChicksterJo]

I think I saw on the juice cleanse documentary that it is not really good to juice berries. They're more ideal for smoothies. Otherwise the best thing to juice is the leafy greens and carrots for sweetness.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Ok. Thanks for the advice. I'll scratch those off of my list.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Ok, I finally bought my juicer. I opted to get the GE Juice Extractor at WalMart for $49.00. I really wanted the Jack Lalane juicer for $99.00 but I didn't want to spend the extra $50.00 because I wasn't sure how much to cost of the fruit and vegetables would be from here on out.

Well this is what i bought:

FRUIT:
1 bag of apples - $3.17
1 bag of oranges - $3.88
5 tangerines - $2.40
3 pears - $2.08

VEGETABLES:
1 bag of carrots - $1.98
1 bag of celery - $1.38
3 tomatoes - $1.50
2 cucumbers - $1.16

TOTAL for fruit and veggies was $17.55. That is not near enough, so I will be going to farmer's market in the morning. I need to get spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beets and melons.

I already have a sack of lemons.

I will start in the morning.

 

[mandelyn]

What I used the most of, for the "base" I guess you'd call it.. here's how I shopped

Apples - 5 bags
Celery - 3 bunches
Cucumber - 8 at a time
Lemons - 8
Pine Apple - 2
Pears - 4
Ginger Root - 1 (which you left off your list? It's crucial!)

Red Peppers - 3 (pricey)
Green Peppers - 4
Kale - 1 bunch
Spinach - 1 bunch
Carrots - 1 BIG bag

We've moved to a leaner diet of whole vegetables. Until I add a lot more exercise or go back to juicing full time, my weight is stabilized.

http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNut...RestaurantsRetailEstablishments/ucm063367.htm

You can meal plan using the nutritional values on the link above to be sure you're getting everything you need. Variety is key... for example... if you're a meat and potatoes kind of person, you want to reduce the meat A LOT, think 4 ounces of steak. Half a chicken breast (a whole one on a leaner cull bird, half for pumped up store bought). If you're going to keep the potatoes, add two more veggies, or mix up several, and have that sitting where the 12 ounce steak used to sit on the plate.

With Veggies, you can eat as much as you want! Beware of dipping. Make homemade garlic ranch, if you must have ranch. Carrots dipped in mayo is like a cole slaw with no work.

I find it easier to cook if I spend an evening after shopping chopping and bagging the things I'll cook with. Onion, peppers, slicing carrots, ect. Something about frozen is different... besides corn and peas. That makes it easy... take half a cup of onions, two colors of peppers, the tops of broccoli (save the stem for juicing!) ect, lightly cook, then add to rice, millet, or cuscus.

Brussel Sprouts... terrible stuff to a lot of people. Don't cook them with water... glaze them in garlic and a light oil, bake them. OMG a carnivore would eat them!

 

[kuntrygirl]

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THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU for posting your grocery list. I appreciate that. Your list will serve as my guide for quantity to buy. Looks like I was clueless. Now I know.

I have to get the Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner recipes together.