Juice fast recommendations

[maraw]

I'm starting a 5-day juice fast today. Can anyone recommend any really yummy combinations? I'm new to fasting, so I would love any input on this topic. I feel led to do this - my body doesn't feel right, right now. I just feel off and out of balance: puffy, uncomfortable, and not myself. My hope is to get back in balance and that may take longer than 5 days. I just don't know if I can do longer than that.

And what about smoothies. I assume they are not considered "juice."

Any advise?

Thanks in advance.
Anna

[misslinda]

My personal suggestions..........


Always start the day with warm water and 1/2 lemon squeeze. I did this to kick start my liver/kidneys and draw toxins and help dissolve mucous.

Becuase I have a hisotry of sugar blood sensitivity, I avoided high quantities at one sitting of carrots and beets

I pretty much ahd some form of green juice at almost every sitting

Strain juices to remove pulp (otherwise the digestive system doens't shutdown all the way like it needs to during a fast)



FAVORTIE COMBOS:
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swiss chard,fuji apple,celery --ginger optional

Pear,carrot and celery

Kale,swiss chard,apple and beet

Carrot/apple

Celery,parsley and apple

Cucmber,cilantro

Fremont tangerines alone is delicious

Cantaloupe alone

Coconut water



**I REALLY THINK I DID APPLE AT EVERY JUICING PRACTICALLY!!!**



Sorry, my recipes are not that fancy :)

[Amberly]

I am juice fasting today as well. I'm in for three days just to tune up. Now I'm having celery/apple but I should have added more apple. Earlier I had carrot/orange, later I'll have carrot/apple/orange.

Very simple.

Very refreshing.

[maraw]

Thanks for sharing your combo ideas. I was thinking of having pineapple, ginger and grapefruit a little later this morning and then doing greens the rest of the day. I want to try new tastes and combinations, but I also want to make sure I am staying healthy. So far today, I feel great!

Again, thanks for the "recipes".

[PATH301]

Monday will be day 4 for me on my juice fast.

I used mango juice for breakfast, just strain pulp out.
apples
sun tea for snack
dandelion stalks and leaves/ 3 organic carrots/ garlic clove/1 organic cucumber

same as above just exchange sugar snaps for danelions.

organic apples

pineapples

I 've taken all my pulp and labled the bag and froze them, then when I go back to eating again i've got some salads and fruit snacks to eat. :D

here's a good web page to check out:
http://healingtools.tripod.com/thns1a.html

Good luck on your fast :)

[misslinda]

Path, is that dandelion/garlic juice recipe your own creation? How did you like the garlic juice? Felt any obvious detox from it?

[karenisraw]

I like the ginger lemonade at Ecopolitan (raw restaraunt). Maybe that would work. :)

[PATH301]

Ahh yes, that's my own concogtion,(spelling?) :)

Sorry to disappoint you ;) ,but my intestines are slow so far to react.

Just alittle grumbling so far.

[misslinda]

path what r u using to strain the pulp?

[PATH301]

I have a Philips juice extractor model HR2828
Which does a really good job.It seperates the pulp aside, so I can eat it later, at some date :) But I noticed some pulp was still hanging around so picked up a paint filter as a strainer it works okay. Watcha got for me thats better?

[misslinda]

someone suggested a coffee filter but i had noluck so i'm still searching---i really need to get the vitamix.

i'm going to try that paint strainer.

you doing okay on the fast---are you working out too?

[PATH301]

what's a vitamix?
I been doing my regular workout:
friday - day 1 -yes
saturday - day 2 -just went for a walk
sunday day 3 just chilled today
monday day 4 - will be chest and arms workout then go for a walk, maybe if time allows. Or later after business meeting luncheon,( of course everbody else will be eating there yummy chinese food and will be happily drinking my juice :D ).

[karenisraw]

path301,

a Vitamix is a brand of blender that is superduper electrohydraulic, spittin fire, bells and whistles, rocket blastin, technorific, whirlybirdin supertough blender.


k :D :D :D

[PATH301]

yep, I was just checking it out on samelwilson post reply, ( you know you can always count on him to have good picture of stuff). Then I went to alissa link and saw it - looks real impressive!!

[JennaBoBenna]

orange-tangerine-grapefruit is to LIVE for! Mmmmmmm :D

[PATH301]

how's your fast going so far? :)
what types of juices have you been doing?

[maraw]

I only did the fast for a few days because my bowels just shut down and I didn't think that was necessarily a good thing. It gave me a great boost in my metabolism and energy level and I have kept juicing at least one meal a day since. My favorite has been beet, celery, carrots, tomatoes and spinach. Love it!

Thanks for asking. It was a great experience that I will do again often.

Anna