Day one: Juice Cleanse

Potassium Broth: Day one is always fun for me. I am not a huge fan of cold food, so juicing can be hard for me, just like eating salad. Salad is very good, but it is cold. I prefer warm food. This is why the potassium broth is so great for me because I can have it for breakfast. I make about three days worth and just leave it on the stove with all the vegetables in it. I don't r put potato in my broth. Take a big pot and put about three sliced beets with leaves, slice up half an onion, four pieces of red kale, celery, radishes, two hand fulls of spinach, half a bunch of fresh parsley, and this year I put a ton of lemon basil from the garden. You can add garlic if you want, but I leave garlic out. However, I put garlic in my tomato, cucumber lemon juice. I put enough water to cover the vegetable in the pot and then bring it to a slow boil before putting it on low, covering it and letting it cook for 4 hours. This is the most amazing broth and I love it soooooo much. Today is the perfect day for this broth because it is a very typical fall day. The wind is blowing and there is a  stormy tornado of yellow, brown an,d red leaves in the backyard. Bobo the rabbit is running around like crazy. I guess he loves the wind. The chickens are very active and the sky is patched with grey and white clouds. Today is the essence of fall.

Apple, Carrot, Ginger: My favorite juice during my cleanse is apple carrot ginger. It is the best. I love ginger and the tartness of green apples. I am not a huge fruit person. I love vegetables, but the sweetness in fruit is too much for me. You won't find much in any of my juice recipes. However, green apples have just enough tartness to make me happy. Carrots are also a little sweet for me, but they are balanced by the spice of the ginger. I made quart of this juice today. I used about 7 apples and 8 carrots and two massive roots of ginger. This was such a nice breakfast. I had to put so much ginger because 8 carrots was way too much. I  should have put in way more apple than carrot, but I fixed it by rejuicing the pulp of the apple and ginger. I had to separate it by hand, but it was worth it.

Cucumber, mint, green apple: It has taken me a long time to come around to cucumbers. I have never been a big fan. Matter of fact, it was just in the last few months that I could bring myself to eat one. I am not sure what it is about them that turn me off, but I have to remind myself that I like them. Today I juiced a whole cucumber, mint and 3 green apples. It took me a minute to get used to the idea of drinking the cucumber juice because of how strongly it smells. Even though the smell is good, it is strong. This is the first time I have used cucumber in my juice that hasn't had tons of lemon, garlic and tomato. I am so happy I made it. I actually wish I put more cucumber in the juice and less apple. Also, I would add more mint, too. I absolutely love it, though. I may even like it more than my ACG juice. It is so crisp and refreshing!

Day one is always easy. I hope you all read this and send me your support. Day three is the hardest for me. Also, check out PCTV tomorrow morning. I will be on there promoting USEE (utah society for environmental education) with Andree Walker Bravo, director of USEE!