Food - Pineapple Ginger Juice

I haven't been posting anything about food for this month because... guess what ?? I'm doing the Whole30 with my youngest sister. Day 1 was a blast, Day 10 was OK, I really need cake RIGHT now and today we are on Day 16! I never diet because I LOVE FOOD. period. I love food a lot even on the saddest of days, I might not eat at the sad moment, but believe me give me 4 hrs tops, and I'll be stuffing my mouth, apologizing to my stomach for being so hurtful.

So, with the Whole 30, you are banned advised not to eat certain types of food. It has been really difficult giving up rice, and cake. But I have seen a lot of improvement in the past 16 days. My skin is a lot brighter and healthier looking and I've learnt that there are so many things you can make with sweet potatoes. Also, plantain chips become your best friend. Since we can't eat ANY sugar, except if they are naturally found in the produce or fruits we buy, we've been making a lot of juice, and not drinking excessively. Grapefruit Juice, Pineapple Ginger Juice, and Melon Juice.

Today we will be drinking Pineapple Ginger Juice. This was so good. I loved the zing the ginger provided. It is as the grapefruit juice, relatively easy to make if you have a juicer. As I said on the last juice post, we use this  juicer. So lets get right into it.

2 pineapples, diced

ginger (based on your judgement), diced

1/4 cup of water

see the tiny ginger on the bottom right, that's all the ginger I used. 



Peel and dice pineapples (just like how the other republicans where peeling and dicing Mr. Trump at the Republican Debate yesterday) and ginger so that when you are processing them, your juicer doesn't have any problems.

Using your juicer, process the fruits.

Sieve to remove any unwanted pulp (some people like pulp, so if you are one of them, you can leave the pulp)

Pour into bottles (we got these from IKEA!!) and add water for the right consistency. 

Tada!! Feel the Zing

Food - Grapefruit Orange Cayenne Juice

Growing up, one of the fruits I hated (and I'm sure most kids do) was Grapefruit. It was just BITTER. It had no redeeming qualities. I mean why would I take grapefruit instead of it's friends - Orange and Tangerine ? It made no sense to me why this was even created. Created ? Yes, the grapefruit is a cross between sweet orange and the pomelo.

 

As I got older, I started to realize that although it was bitter, it had a certain kind of sweetness to it that not many people enjoy and had a lot of benefits, one being that it makes your skin glow! The juicing fad seems to be slowing down a bit and I would say I enjoyed my own fair bit of buying pressed juice from Ardens Garden ( Georgia-Made), Naked Juice, Evolution, Pressed Juicery, and most recently, Wild Poppy. I also found out that my local whole foods made juice from scratch if you buy the fruits you want and give them to juice it for you!

My mum bought a juicer (this one) and we've been making amazing juice, saving my wallet and diminishing revenue from the juice makers mentioned above.

I loved the Wild Poppy Blood Orange Chili, I decided to make mine at home! If you are not a fan of bitter/sweet/spicy juice... Please do not make this or you can make it without the Cayenne!  I made a Grapefruit Orange Cayenne Juice! And it was delicious!! It's a very good WAKE UP NOW kind of juice that just kicks your eyelids open every morning without fail!

For this recipe, I used one sweet orange to liven up the sweetness of the grapefruit (honestly, that was the only reason :) )

To make 10 ounce juice -

4 grapefruits, peeled and chopped

1 sweet orange, peeled and chopped

cayenne pepper ( measure for your taste)

 





Peel and Chop grapefruits and sweet orange so that when you are processing it, your juicer doesn't have any problems.

Once you've done the above, mix the fruits with cayenne pepper ( as I said above, please use your discretion, a pinch, a handful....)

Using your juicer, process the fruits.

Sieve to remove any unwanted pulp (some people like pulp, so if you are one of them, you can leave the pulp)

Pour into bottles (we got these from IKEA, but I recycled by Wild Poppy 10 ounce bottle)

Chill and Enjoy!!

 

Spicy isn't it ?!!