Can't stop juicing

It's been over a week since I've had coffee. And miraculously, no migraine yet. Probably thanks to all the Earl Grey tea I've been sipping on. And who am I kidding, probably thanks to all the juicing too. There are endless combinations of fruits and vegetables to turn into juice. One that I can't get enough of is this bright red jewel of a juice and it contains just four simple ingredients.

 

• 1 medium beet
• 2-3 carrots
• 2 oranges
• 1/2 cup raspberries 

There's a lot of trial and error going on in my kitchen when it comes to juicing. I've made a few combinations of fruit/veggie juices that were downright awful. What's your favourite juice to make?
 

Goodbye coffee, hello juice

In the spirit of New Years resolutions, at my workplace there is a 30 day challenge that kicked off today. Voluntary participants make a pledge to do (or not do) something for 30 days. Health or hobby, it doesn't matter, just commit to something.

So I'm giving up coffee for a month. I typically drink about 3 cups a day, and by "cup" I mean a venti-sized travel mug from Starbucks. My pocketbook will surely thank me now that I won't be ordering $6.00 lattes all the time. And if I stick with it, maybe, just maybe those migraines I get when I haven't had a drop of coffee in 24 hours will be a thing of the past.

Less coffee means more herbal tea, and delicious juices, like one of my new favourites, Mean Green Juice by Joe Cross. He's really on to something with his juice crusade. Even my 6-year-old is a big fan of this vibrantly coloured juice.

 

 And speaking of my little one, how about a lunchbox pic? This is what I packed for my daughter to eat at school today:

 

Clockwise starting with the package of roasted seaweed - spinach wrap (Daiya cheese, lettuce, Gardein ground "beef") celery & carrot sticks, blackberries, banana tofu, gala apple, and crackers.