My Little Norway Spruce

This is our Norway Spruce tree in a park of New York city for the earth day 2013. Hopefully, it will grow tall as it should. According to the instruction, I need water it once a week for the first few weeks until the seedling is well established. Good luck little tree:)!

Apple carrot celery juice

This morning, I made the apple carrot celery juice. It tastes great! It is also effective as a weight loss aid.

It's so effective is true for all juicing recipes; fresh fruit and vegetable drinks are very low in calories, surprisingly filling, and extremely nutritious.

The other factor that makes this particular veggie combo an ideal one when using a juicer for weight loss lies in the potassium and sodium ratio within the celery.

Celery has a balance of sodium and potassium that works to actually stimulate urine and help remove excess water and uric acid from the kidneys. 

Additional health benefits of this juicing recipe:
- Carrot is very high in Vitamin A, as well as Vitamins B and C, Iron and calcium.
- Apples are high in Vitamins and minerals, and are a good source of pectin and antioxidants.
- Celery has a compound called Phthalide, which can reduce high blood pressure by relaxing the vessels that blood flows through.
- Without adding any significant calories to your daily intake, you get a generous does of a wide assortment of very valuable vitamins and minerals.

3 Carrots
1/2 Cumcumber
1 Apple 
2 Celery sticks
( I added a small piece of fresh ginger for a kick)

Wash all fruits and vegetables well. Cut the ends off of the carrots before juicing them. It’s not necessary to peel or deseed any of the fruit or veggies; the juicer will separate it for you. However, in this recipe, you should peel the cucumber to avoid mixing the green color with the  orange color of the cattots. As we all know that orange and green mixed together will create color brown. Drink the mix immediately after you make it for the highest nutritional value.

Juicing fruits and vegetables is amazingly healthy. There is not a single bottled brand out there that can even come close to competing with what fresh juice has to offer. Aside from being more healthful, some mass produced juices are actually harmful because of their added preservatives and sugars. When you make your own at home, it’s not only fresh, it’s also 100% pure. 

Yummy Green Juice

I am on a mission to find the great tasting vegetable juice recipes. I am a foodie and want to live a healthy lifestyle without sacrificing the joys of life.

Today I made a yummy green juice. I was surprised how tasty this recipe was.

The body of this recipe is the green apple, a rich source of fiber, vitamins C, A, B6, riboflavin, iron, calcium, potassium, zinc, manganese and copper.

To make: Use 1 green apples, 1/4 cup of celery, 1/2 cup of broccoli and 1/8 cup of parsley, turn the juicer on and serve.

Note: this is a green (literally) recipe that is tasty on its own but if you prefer it cold, you may pour it into a glass filled a quarter of the way with ice.