First. And this is very important.

I need more than 24 hours in a day to get everything done.

Truth.

Second. Life has been flying by.  Legit.

Our favorite green juice from the last ten days:

1 bag arugula (we got ours from TJs)

3 pears

5 carrots

4 stalks of celery

1 in. fresh ginger

In actual fact, it was probably the best green juice I’ve made since we started juicing.  Yummers.

So here’s the thing.  The man and I have been valiantly trying to stick to a diet/cleanse etc as closely as we can.  It has been a learning experience every step of the way.  Today – and this is completely true- I was craving a green veggie juice instead of my usual Starbucks.  That hasn’t always been the case.

I have been doing a lot of reading ~ about nutrition, about cleanses, about green smoothies.  It’s fascinating what information is consistent throughout, and what information seems subjective based on the author’s intention.

Aaaand… we’ve also noticed the difference between days when we eat leafy greens, & the ones we don’t.  (Un)fortunately, it’s pretty significant.

We are infinitely more conscious of what we are eating, how much we are eating, and the nutritional content of what we’re eating.  In fact, we came up with our own homemade alternative to Trader Joe’s Bird’s nests.

Veggie Pancakes

2 1/2 cup shredded zucchini

1 cup shredded carrots

2 small potatoes, shredded

1 tbsp corn starch

1 tbsp EVOO

2 tbsp minced garlic

1 tbsp flour (or gluten-free flour, my new flour of choice)

1.  Make sure you mix everything well.

2.  Make sure you drain it well ( spent a lot of time squeezing everything and thinking of how much juice I was wasting!)

3.  Shape into patties.  Grill on sandwich press until golden brown with crispy edges.

4.  Enjoy.  (Preferably with soy sauce -we prefer low sodium because strangely, it has a better flavor- or curry dipping sauce … it’s worth it ;))

Just one of the many things we are learning to cook in a new way.  Hope you enjoy  … we do!