Juicing - Foodie Fridays

Juicing.

These days, either you're doing it, or know someone who is.

And no, we're not talking about the old meaning of 'juicing' - this is literally making juice!

If you've followed us on instagram or facebook, you may have seen some photos of our juicing adventures.

We knew we weren't eating nearly enough vegetables (or fruits), but other than that, our clean eating habits were great! Couple that with the gym, and we were on a healthy path that not many Americans these days take.

Then we watched a few food documentaries. I have a knack for finding obscure documentaries on Netflix. Among the many that we watched, two stood out. One you may have heard of - "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead". The other maybe not - "Hungry for Change".

They introduced us to the idea of juicing and it's benefits. It's also a super great tasting way to eat your veggies!!

One of our favorite recipes has been carrot, apple, and ginger. The ginger is great for any digestion issues you may have (acidic stomach, anyone?) and it also gives you a little bit of a 'drunk' feeling at first.

Many of our recipes have come from www.rebootwithjoe.com - it's Joe Cross's website (from "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead")

Here are some of the various ones we've tried so far: (and I have liked every one! - Pretty awesome for a picky veggie eater.) I even tried kale!

Do you juice? I'd love to hear your favorite recipes!! If you do not, grab a juicer and try it out!!

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Scales, Numbers, and Chili - Recipe Review

I have a fascination with numbers. Always have. Anything mathematical has always been my favorite subject. Even in college - I had way more math credits than I needed for my degree lol!!

A great kitchen tool is a food scale. Not only does it help you measure ingredients for cooking, it keeps your portion sizes right on! We've been wanting one for a while, and finally got one yesterday!!! My inner number fanatic showed herself and I was weighing everything.

 

 

In honor of my new pretty kitchen scale, I want to share my favorite healthy chili recipe!!

It's Jamie Eason's 3-Bean Turkey Chili and it's AWESOME!!!! (click the link for the full recipe)

Seriously. There are not enough exclamation points in the world to show how much I love this chili.

Mine is technically only 2 - bean, but other than that I don't make any radical changes to her recipe. I do add low-sodium chicken broth and leave out the adobo sauce (because I haven't found it yet!)

 

After browning your lean ground turkey with onions and garlic, add diced chilies, kidney beans (drained), black beans (drained), and diced tomatoes (do not drain).

 

 

 I use these beans because the ingredients read "beans and water". The organic tomatoes are the same - the fewer the ingredients, the better!

 

Stir in the rest of the spices (save the cilantro for right before serving)

 

 

 

Simmer, and you're done! Don't forget to add the cilantro about 5 minutes before serving. I like to add some low-sodium chicken broth to thin it out a little and make it more like the chili I grew up with (1/2 to 1 cup, depending on how it looks).

 

 

 

You can get creative with sides - whole wheat toast, veggies, sweet potato... you name it! We usually mix in a cup of brown rice for our pre-workout meal, and have a side of veggies if it's a post-workout meal!

 

Best. Chili. Ever.

 

For the full recipe, click the link above! You can also watch Jamie Eason's video :)

Let me know if you try it, and what you thought!!

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