A Tale of Two Juices

This morning I had a change of plans.  I was supposed to go running this morning but woke up:

1.  Starving

2.  With a nasty crick in my back/neck that almost made me nauseous

After some discussions with Matt (who was also supposed to go for a run), we decided to postpone our run until tomorrow. 

We got to work on some breakfast – French Toast

To make the whole wheat french toast I combined

• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• vanilla paste
• little sugar (maybe 1 teaspoon)

This made four BIG pieces of french toast.

While I was working on the french toast, Matt got to work on the 1st of two juices.  In the juicer went:

• 1 pineapple
• 3 peaches
• 4 kiwis

This juice was delicious – very frothy and smooth – the pineapple overpowered the other two flavors (the kiwis were very tart and the pineapple very sweet – I think the pineapple cancelled the kiwi out).  Every once in a while, you got a hint of peach…

Then I cleaned out the fridge a little and realized these grapes were on their last leg – so I ate them.

Matt got to work on his second juice of the day.  He found this recipe in the Juicing Bible for Cabbage Cocktail.  In the juicer went:

• Brussel Sprouts (in place of cabbage)
• 2 stalks celery
• 2 carrots
• garlic (2 cloves)
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 2 sprigs dill
• 2 beets
• 2 apples

It smelled NASTY! 

But fortunately tasted better then it smelled.  There was no particular vegetable that popped in the juice except for the garlic – that was quite the aftertaste.  I had probably 6-7 sips of this juice before the garlic got the best of me.  Surprisingly, both Matt and I agreed we would make this juice again. 

I’ve got some laundry that needs to be put in the dryer – I think Matt and I are going to have a pj day today – no leaving the house and some time spent relaxing on the couch.  We both need it.