Mindful Juicing and Blending

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Let’s change the pace for this new blog. Many people have asked about the ingredients that I use for making my mindful juice. It’s mindful because I make a point of being present for the whole process. The process begins with carefully choosing local, organic and seasonal ingredients whenever possible. The ingredients are then prepared with full attention using all 5 senses. I engage the sense of taste by eating a little bit of everything during preparation that I am juicing/blending. When the ingredients are ready I choose how to proportion them by how I want it to taste that day. Each day I decide which ingredients to emphasize based on my mood. I don’t know what dictates my mood but perhaps it has something to do with what my body needs/wants that day. There are a number of criteria that I have used in choosing my ingredients but the most scientific criteria is to have as much color as possible :-). I usually drink it right after exercising in the morning as it provides a nice energy boost, cleans out my system and puts me on a good trajectory for the day.

The sequence and ingredients I use for juicing and blending are:

Juicing:

1. celery, carrot, ginger root, turmeric root, daikon radish, cucumber, greens(emphasis on collards but sometimes kale or spinach), fresh habanero chile, beet, lemon and red cabbage.

Blending:

2. I then pour the juice into the blender and add frozen banana, blueberry, blackberry and strawberry.

3. In addition I add matcha green tea powder, flax, sunflower seeds and almonds.

4. I blend it all together for about 30 seconds and drink right away.

The picture that I have posted with this blog is the colorful froth that sits on top of the juice.

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