Fruits and Veggies Kind of Day

Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a great day! It is a beautiful day here in Arkansas! The sun is shining bright and it feels great!

This morning I went to the gym and completed my workout. I did some lower body weights, the rower, and the bike. The rowing machine is great cardio. I have worked myself up to 45 minutes on it and by the end of that I am spent!

The other day I bought a bunch of veggies and fruit in order to juice them. This afternoon, my husband and I got to work and filled four mason jars!

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Here are the apples, pears, kiwi, celery, lemon, and cucumber used in todays juicing. The strawberries and spinach used are not pictured (all organic). 

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From left to right:

1.) Apple, lemon (amazing lemonade)

2.) Apple, lemon, strawberries (heavenly lemonade)

3.) Spinach, cucumber, kiwi and pear

4.) Spinach, celery, cucumber, pear and apple

Juicing can get messy, but the juice deliciousness is so worth it. Also, the health benefits. :)

This afternoon, we were all craving a snack. I decided to try a new smoothie recipe and it turned out perfect.

The smoothie is called "Strawberry Shortcake." The name had me from the get go.

Ingredients:

-2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk

-1 and 1/4 cup organic strawberries

-2 medjool dates (pitted)

-1/2 teaspoon organic lemon rind

-1/2 teaspoon organic vanilla extract

-1 cup ice

This makes 2 servings.

Blend well and enjoy! 

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Smoothies are so quick and simple. You should give them a try! 

Until next time, I hope you have a blessed day!

JP