The Breville juicer arrived Friday so I hit up the Green Acres Market for some fruit. I did my homework in advance and had a list of 20 or so juice recipes so I didn't end up with a complete hodgepodge.I am starting with fruit based juices to get my 4 year old interested and will migrate to vegetable juices once he's hooked. I kept it simple for the first juice last night, just plain apple juice made with 3 apples just like the recipe said.Tonight I wanted to try one of the recipes we had for Melon-ade. Here is the real recipe:1/4 of a Watermellon1 lemon (peeled)- Juice together and enjoy.I did start with the melon and the lemon...but then poking around the fridge there were some strawberries, raspberries and blueberries that were on their last day. I went to the pantry to get the fruit wash for the berries (just a minor detour from the recipe) and discovered a couple of the peaches were getting a little soft.This was the moment that the juicer became a casserole dish, taking all those things that were not going to last until tomorrow and wouldn't be consumed on their own. I may not be the best at strictly sticking to recipes, but I just became a bit more thrifty.Oh, and the mellon-lemon-berry-peach juice was delicious! I am using the excess to make a couple of popsicles for the little guy to enjoy tomorrow.
Getting Fresh. Really Fresh.
The food-documentary-athon continued this week and I was very pleasantly surprised to find a feel-good movie tucked into the lineup.The documentaries so far have been very good and have altered the way I am connecting with food. 'Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead' really stands out among these for several reasons but the biggest take-away was how easy it can be to add fresh fruits and vegetables into an always busy family.The movie follows the journey of Joe Cross, an Australian on a road trip across America with his Breville juicer to regain his health. Joe is on a 60 day fast, consuming only fresh juice from his juicer. It was inspiring to watch as he lost the pounds and found himself.While I won't be attempting any juice-only fasts, there was a Breville juicer ordered and I am looking forward to adding some more fresh fruits and vegetables into my life in the form of fresh juice. Watch for seasonally fresh recipes in the near future.If you are interested in learning more, check out fatsickandnearlydead.com for information on the movie, the juicer, some recipes and other goodies.