It all started about a month ago when I decided it was time to find out more about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. Three different people mentioned it to me within the same week and I figured it was worth checking out. So I downloaded ABC’s media player and began searching for episodes. But ads for The Bachelorette kept popping up.
I’d heard of The Bachelor before, but The Bachelorette? This sounded worse… and yet, somehow interesting. I thought it would be really funny to watch five minutes. Then five minutes turned into an hour. I should have gotten out then, but I figured I might as well finish the episode.
And if you watch one episode? Well, you might as well watch another, right? That’s how they get you. You’ve been warned, my friend.
So every Monday night, there I sit on my couch… watching Ashley Hebert in her quest to find her true love and secretly rooting for her to pick JP.
- 3 medium beets
- ½ cup beet greens
- ½ cucumber
- 1 lemon, peeled
- 2 large sprigs of basil or 1 sprig of mint
- ¼ of a medium cantaloupe, rind removed
- ½ cup watermelon, rind removed
- Juice ingredients and enjoy!
The only thing that redeemed me last night was this juice. I usually don’t put fruit in my juice, but I was in the mood for something sweet and this fit the bill perfectly. If you think you hate beets, I would definitely encourage you to try this because the sweetness of the melon complements the beet perfectly and gets rid of that “earthy” taste that tends to go along with beets. If you’re really nervous about the beet flavor, you can also leave out the beet greens or use a more mild green like spinach. And if you’re new to juicing, check out Vegetable Juice 101 for some basics.
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I'm a Certified Holistic Health Coach who believes that eating healthy food should taste delicious and feel good.
Beautiful, whole foods ingredients. Looks delicious, refreshing in summerful. Just love it. Thank you.
Oh now this sounds wonderful! I’m the only one in the house who likes beets,and I just planted what I thought would be way too many.
Perfect timing!
I’m so anxious to try this recipe- perhaps I can even get my husband to ‘drink’ beets.
Thank you!
Love this juice!!! And I too watch reality TV, and I am a little ashamed of it, it’s all I watch though, I like that the shows have a concrete ending…..
This sounds wonderful! Thanks! My husband and I are looking for new juice recipes, will definitely try this out.
I have used beet juice for cleansing the blood stream for almost 10 years now. As long as you stick to the recommended dosage I have not had any problems with side effects. I use RediBeets which is produced by a company in Idaho. It’s concentrated beet juice and the powder makes dosing easier to be sure you’re only getting what you intend to intake. http://www.redibeets.com
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