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so funny story, I decided I wanted to start juicing because apparently we are supposed to eat six different types of vegetables a day of varied colors for optimum health and apparently we only eat an average of about two to three of the 6 a day that we are supposed to eat and juicing is supposed to be a marvelous way of getting the benefits without the fuss of having to prepare all these weird and wonderful things that you admire in the fresh produce isle but have no idea what to do with.
So I went ham and bought a whole bunch of vegetables based on color.
when I got home my fiance was nosing through my purchases and he was like "what do you plan to do with these sweet potatoes and eggplants and patty pans?"
And I looked at him, all chuffed with myself and was like "why I am going to juice them of course my love!"
he looked at me long and hard as if I had been dropped on my head as a small child.
" you do realize raw sweet potato is poisonous and raw eggplant is disgusting and I don't thing patty pan's are designed to be juiced."
well I march to the old google machine and turns out he was right.
well there went my purple and yellow selection dashed against the rocks.
and now I had all this stuff I had no idea how to cook or work with.
needless to say I made something edible but I didn't end up juicing last night but I am hoping tonight will be better on that front I should have gone with the yellow pepper darn I am a narna.
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1598 kcal
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Fat: 67.11g | Prot: 66.09g | Carbs: 176.86g.
Lunch: Woolworths Minced Beef Curry & Rice. Dinner: McCain Mixed Vegetables, Brinjal, Edam Cheese, Cream Cheese, Beef Sausage (Cooked), Baked Sweetpotato (Peel Eaten, Fat Added in Cooking), Fried Onions. Snacks/Other: Coffee, Clover Long Life Full Cream Milk, Ginger, Woolworths Broccoli Florets, Spinach, Kale, Lemon, Nectarines, Granny Smith Apples, Carrots, Tea with Milk, Clover Long Life Full Cream Milk, Coffee, Nescafe Classic. more...
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3192 kcal
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Exercise:
Weight Training (moderate) - 10 minutes, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 30 minutes, Cardio - 30 minutes, Driving - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Desk Work - 8 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 4 hours and 50 minutes. more...
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Yep, stick to the green stuff. Throw an apple or a lemon in there to offset the lawnmower taste.
Sweet potatoes are great just boiled or baked.
Eggplant needs a little more finesse. You have to cut it, salt it, drain the water out of it and then sear it in a pan.
I'm not even sure what patty pans are, lol
27 Mar 18 by member: Peasy3
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patty pans are mini little squashes
27 Mar 18 by member: ijustwanttofeelgood
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I always tell people that juicing fruit and veg robs them of thermogenesis which is a process whereby the body breaks down food and uses up calories to do so. When food is liquidised there isnt much breaking down for the body to do.
27 Mar 18 by member: Big Boy Optimus
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slice patty pans thinly, do some raw butternut, maybe some baby marrow too. touch of salt, black pepper and lemon juice. add pumpkin seeds. there you have a raw squash salad. squash are amazing this time of year.
27 Mar 18 by member: Shak90
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I did my first juice last night with apple, nectarine, carrot, lemon, kale, spinach, broccoli and ginger.
I was actually pretty good I was pleasantly surprised.
there are so many pros and cons to juicing such as you say their is no insoluble fiber but there is still soluble fiber and nutrients.
the nutrients in actual fact have quicker and easier absorption rates and I am juicing not so much for the caloric benefits but more for the health aspect and nutrients.
It worries me that I should be having more veg and fruit and I am not and it's just more convenient for me to have that nutrient source all in one place, rather than having nothing at all and having my body suffer.
28 Mar 18 by member: ijustwanttofeelgood
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I agree with BBO, plus by juicing you’re consuming a lot more fructose than your body would normally allow you if you were chewing your food. Careful with the sugar overload, and it’s likely to make you feel hungry quicker - which is disastrous on IF.
28 Mar 18 by member: Qhama D
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