The Juice Fast
On this fast, you will drink only juice, either made fresh, or you can use juice powder. The Juice Lady, Cherie Calbom, recommends Garden’s Best Superfood Juice Powder, available at gardensbest.online/shop.
BEST PRODUCE FOR A JUICE FAST (Organic is best):
Dark leafy greens such as kale, chard, spinach, watercress, parsley
Carrots
Beets
Ginger
Lemon
Apples
Celery
Garlic
RECIPES:
Weight Loss Buddy Juice Cocktail
Jerusalem artichoke juice combined with carrot is a traditional remedy for satisfying cravings for sweets and junk food. The key is to sip it slowly when you get a craving for high-fat or high-carb foods.
1 Jerusalem artichoke scrubbed well
3-4 carrots scrubbed well, tops removed, ends trimmed
1 apple
1/2 cucumber
1-inch of chunk ginger root
Cut produce to fit your juicer’s feed tube. Juice all ingredients, stir and enjoy! Serves one.
Green Muscle Mender
Are you strength training? Spinach helps your muscles recover.
1 large handful spinach
1 apple
1 cucumber
1-inch piece ginger root
2-inch piece fresh turmeric root (optional)
Cut produce to fit your juicer’s feed tube. Juice all ingredients, stir and enjoy! Serves one.
TIPS:
Check out www.juiceladycherie.com for more great juicing recipes that focus on weight loss, pain relief, energy, eye health, brain health, and a lot more!
Read Cherie Calbom’s newest book, The Juice Lady’s Guide to Fasting, available in the church bookstore in early January. For more information on this hot-off-the-presses book, go to www.juiceladycherie.com/Juice/the-juice-ladys-guide-to-fasting.
Join Cherie Calbom’s 30-Day Detox Challenge at www.juiceladycherie.com/Juice/30-day-detox.
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