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Juicing diets have become quite popular recently, spurred on by the upswing in numbers of people following a raw vegan lifestyle. Are they a good idea if you are looking for a simple way to lose weight quickly and healthily? Are they a dangerous fad that might actually harm you? Let’s look into the pros and cons. Juicing can follow a couple of paths. Some people use a higher calorie, more fruit and carrot based way of juicing, and others try to keep it more veggie and greens based. The high level of fructose in the sweeter juices has been suggested to be unhealthy over the long term, at least if you’re juicing as your main food source. Consuming a lot of fructose places stress on your liver and causes fat to be stored there per recent studies. The mostly-greens based juices don’t have that issue, but with these you run into the fact that you are consuming very few calories. This will make the diet or cleanse much more difficult to maintain. It also may start to negatively af...

Happy Monday, friends! Hope you had a good weekend -- we did. Went by way too fast though (typical). I'm sad summer is going but I am looking forward to fall and this weekend was very fall. Cloudy, rainy (at night), still a little warm but breezy. Cozy. Which got us in a movie mood. Have you seen (or read) " Water for Elephants ?" I haven't read the book but heard it's good. Now that I've seen the movie, I won't be reading the book but then again, I wasn't planning on it anyway. I won't review the movie here because I don't want to give anything away (I'm horrible with stuff like that) but will say I heart Rosie. When it comes to books though, I like to read them before seeing the movie (does anyone ever see the movie first then read the book?). Depending on the subject matter or some situations, I sometimes will pass on the movie because reading the details was enough that having it played out before my eyes might be more than I can hand...

Howdy ho kidlets! Probably didn't expect to hear from me so soon didya? Well, inspired by juice (see my previous post ) several of us on twitter got to talking about juice. How can you not when they're so pretty and made with such wonderfulness? Twitter pal, FitVeganTrainer (Elena) thought hey! why not a juice contest? I said great idea! Which brings me here now. Elena is hosting the contest on her blog and I will be sharing judging duties with her. Her post has all the info but I've listed the info here too. To enter , submit your whole juice recipe and photo in the comment section (underneath the comment box is a ' + ' for image, click on that to post your pic). Can be made with a juicer or blender. One entry per person . Submit your juicy recipes and pics NOW till the end of Tuesday, 11:59 pm, PST, September 6th. Elena and I will work together on selecting the 10 best (most creative, beautiful, interesting, etc.) juicy recipes. Next, YOU be the ...

Happy Labor Day weekend! Hopefully you've got fun plans in store. So I know I need to do a garden post and this isn't it (working on pictures - there are a lot!)...but our garden has exploded! Well, that means it's time to get JUICY! With fresh carrots, cucumbers, beets and so much more I've been able to make some tasty juices. Love the fact that many of the veggies I'm using are homegrown. These juices are ones I shared on facebook so for some of you this is a repeat. Hope you enjoy again. :) First up, the Ultimate Pink Drink or the Two Juice : 2 apples 2 cucumbers 2 carrots 2 red beets Cleansing but really really good. Next, the Sunflower Juice : 2 apples 2 cucumbers 2 carrots 1 golden beet 1 valencia orange Not as much of a cleanser so it was safe for my kiddo to drink (which he did happily) and to me, it was just happy drink and my favorite. I'm making more tomorrow! Have a good weekend! -heidi

Ha ha! No, it isn’t! When I step outside it’s very fall (a soggy one too) but I'm still seeing spring . What do I mean? Well… Spring rolls, of course! Okay, I’m a dork. I love spring rolls though, with rice paper or collard greens. And I love that you can tailor them to whatever suits you. We start out with a yummy peanut sauce then layer on all sorts of veggies – typically broccoli, sweet bell pepper, zukes, carrots, cabbage, sweet onion and/or spring onions-ha! So whatever you've got and the more the bettah! Or however much you can get your wrap to hold. :) I’ll admit mine don’t always come out pretty. Meaning, I won’t be winning any food presentation awards. They’re lumpy and bumpy (sometimes ripped - see the hole in it? And that one's just minor) thanks to the many veggies I put in them, especially the broccoli. But you know what? I don’t care. They’re just awesomely delicious! That’s all that matters really, right? I thought about posting the peanut sauce reci...

I have a sweet tooth. Okay, I have a sweet tooth AND a salty tooth. But I've always loved the "fou-fou" type drinks, you know the sweet fruity ones? Yeah, so here's one I borrowed from a blog buddy's site who said it was okay to share with everyone. So if you like sweet juices check this one out: Radiant Juice 1 large eating apple, quartered 1 orange, peeled but with some pith 2 large carrots, topped, tailed, and peeled if not organic 1-inch piece of fresh gingerroot, peeled and sliced Put all ingredients into a blender or food processor and whiz until smooth. My notes: I didn't read the directions part the first time and ran all ingredients thru my Champion juicer. I might try the blender next time but the juice is awesome. And voila! Doesn't it look pretty?