on that juicin' swag

The past few days I've busted out my mum's old blender & started on the smoothie juicin' craze. Most of the time we hear about juicing in the form of a cleanse, where you only drink these smoothies. I'm not about that--i like real food too much. BUT i am all about healthiness and general feel-good-ness that comes from juicing-- so i've added it into my diet instead of substituting. Lately, i've been adding it in as a snack late-afternoon or after dinner if im still hungry. I think its a great (& yummy) way to incorporate a bunch of fruits & veggies without thinking youre eating fruits & veggies.
Here are three combinations i've tried this week:

// Recipe I -- >>

// Borrowed from the Free People Blog, i mixed:

kale, cucumber, 

pear, and pear juice

// Recipe II -- >>

// banana, strawberries, apples, 

cucumber & kale, 

mixed with water & a bit of chocolate almond milk

// Recipe III -- >>

// strawberries, banana, apple, kiwi

kale, cucumber

chocolate almond milk, & vanilla greek yogurt

+++ Recipe III was probably the yummiest in my opinion. I think it was the introduction of the greek yogurt! It made everything seem more creamy and solid in taste and texture.


- xx S