Day 6? - Sabrina

Day 6.... Call a spade a spade and move on

I'm not even going to pretend any more that I'm following the Dr Oz crash diet. So, this week has been a lesson in healthy breakfasts and an attempt to make some better food choices. Still doing the oatmeal for breakfast, although I'm getting a little more creative with it. Wish I had some pictures, but I've been lazy the last couple of days.

We got a gift two days ago. A juicer magically showed up on our doorstep. It was sent by a friend who thought juicing would help me feel better.

I love it! My husband is neutral about it. He loves the juices we've been making, but it takes a LOT of fruit to make a little juice. And then you're left with a bunch of fruit pulp. My husband hates anything that is wasteful.  My daughter is happy. She says we created Polyjuice Potion. (Other Harry Potter fans will know what that is).

The only differences between our juice and Polyjuice Potion is that the potion tastes terrible and changes the drinker into another person. Our juice tastes delicious, but has no magical properties (aside from natural health benefits).

So, the juice above is made from two apples, several strawberries, and a handful of spinach. The spinach taste is completely hidden by the fruits, but you get the nutrients and a really cool green froth.

And, I figured out what to do about the pulp. I collected it out of the machine, saved it in the freezer overnight, and cooked it in with my oatmeal this morning. Most of the pulp was apple, so it added an apple flavor, but there are little flakes of spinach in there. I'm just pretending I don't see them.  The pulp is full of fiber and nutrients, so it's a good idea to use that too. I'm going to experiment with it and see what else I can do.

Later today, I will write about how I get my family to eat cauliflower.