Cleansing Juice Recipe

Lately I've been juicing a lot. I've experimented with a lot of different recipes, but this is the juice that I've been making the most because it has a lot of different great ingredients in it yet the juice still tastes delicious. I've been using the Breville Compact Juice Fountain available for $99 on Amazon. I'd say the juicer has been working fairly well for me, although the pulp could be drier. I'd eventually like to invest in a higher quality juicer, but for the money this one is working great. I'll post some of my other juice recipes, but for now here is my favorite:

Ingredients:

• 1 beet plus the beet stems
• 3-5 kale leaves (less if you want it sweeter)
• a handful of fresh cilantro
• 1 carrot
• 1 cucumber
• 2 apples, cut to fit in your juicer
• 1 lemon, peeled

Directions:

• Wash ingredients and brush the apples, beet, carrot, and cucumber (This is the brush I use; it's so cute!)
• Add ingredients to juicer (I usually start with the beet, then the kale and cilantro, then the cucumber and carrot, and end with the apple and lemon. Although, I don't think the order matters). 
• Enjoy!

Healthy Valentine's Day Treats

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone! 

1. Superfood Love Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 2 bananas
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 tablespoon raw maca powder
• 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder

Directions:

• Blend all ingredients in a vitamix or blender!

2.  Strawberry Roses

Ingredients:

• Five strawberries (or however many roses you want)
• Bamboo Skewers

Directions:

• Wash strawberries.
• Starting at the root, cut four slits around the strawberry with a sharp knife to resemble pedals. 
• Make your next four slits higher up on the strawberry, making sure to make your cuts in between the already cut pedals. 
• At the very tip of the strawberry, cut a slit and very gently pull it apart slightly. 
• Gently pull the pedals away from the base of the strawberry to make them more distinct. 
• Stab stem end of strawberries with the skewers then put in vase of your choice.

3. Berry Kabobs With Dark Chocolate Drizzle

Ingredients:

• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Any other berry you want!
• Bamboo skewers 
• Dark Chocolate Chips (the higher percentage of cacao the better!)

Directions:

• Wash all your berries.
• Cut the stems of the strawberries, then cut them lengthwise. 
• Slide berries onto kabobs
• Put chocolate chips in a metal bowl and place on top of pot. Heat until chocolate chips melt (or use microwave with microwave safe bowl).
• Using a spoon, scoop a little melted chocolate then drizzle over your kabobs. 

4. Watermelon Hearts and Dark Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and Bananas

Ingredients:

• One watermelon
• One banana
• About seven strawberries
• Dark chocolate chips (the higher percentage of cacao the better!)
• Heart-shaped cookie cutter

Directions:

• Cut watermelon into about 2" slices, then use cookie cutter to make heart-shaped pieces. 
• Put chocolate chips in a metal bowl and place on top of pot. Heat until chocolate chips melt (or use microwave with microwave safe bowl).
• Using a spoon, scoop a little melted chocolate then drizzle over your watermelon.
• Slice bananas into thin slices; dip into melted chocolate about half way.
• Keep strawberries whole. Hold strawberry leaves and dip strawberry into melted chocolate. 

Enjoy!