Coconut - with coconut water

What's a cool refreshing drink? Coconut water....fresh from the coconut...not from the can/juice box. I must say it was a tad weird to me at first because it's nothing like the coconut water from the can/box. It has its own slight flavor.

Coconut Water

These came individually wrapped at the Asian store. Pssst...if you buy these at the Asian stores, they're a tad cheaper than a health food store. (I started to unwrap it before I took the above picture.)

Coconut Water

The previous coconuts I've had had all the white stuff all over it...so it was much bigger than the picture above. This one seems to be all shaved except for the top.

Coconut Water

So all you do is cut off the pointy top and poke a hole in the "softer" area. I must say, I usually poke it a few times until I find the soft spot. I'm not good at telling where it is. I like to use the bigger end of a metal chopstick since it's similar to the size of the straw. Then I wriggle it around to make the hole bigger.  Insert a straw afterwards and enjoy. I think refrigerated ones tastes a bit better. =)

Juicing at Home - Part 2

Here's another brew of fresh goodies from juicing. This one tastes pretty good too.

Fresh veggies and some fruit

This juice includes spinach, kale, carrots, apples, pears, and beets. I love beets because they really help in cleansing. You feel energized afterwards. Beets are the best! They're naturally sweet too so your juice tastes yummy. Although the carrots, pears, and apples are also sweet so it all helps make this juice taste good. It's a good way to hide the green taste from the spinach and kale.

Amount of Juice

From juicing the above veggies and fruits, it comes out to about 28 ounces plus a bunch of foam.

Color of Concoction

The color is very red because of the beets. Also a warning to those that haven't had a bunch of raw beets before...it changes the color of your urine. So no you're not sick or have an infection, you just ingested a bunch of raw beets! Enjoy!

Juicing At Home - Part 1

So a while back I watched the movie Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead and it made me want to juice too! It was so inspiring. I went online to their website to look for recipes and tips. I didn't do the prep work before the juicing. I just started juicing because I pretty much ate what they want you to eat beforehand anyway. So I didn't have any sick period or after effects from cleansing or any of that. My head did feel a bit weird at first but I was just fine and it made me feel pretty good. I liked it!

Fruits for my yummy juice

Here is just one of the mixes of juice I made. This fruity one was for breakfast. Yum! I liked sweet juices better than the green sour ones. Although mixing it up is always good. I've added raspberries, blueberries, plums, kiwi, pear, and nectarines.

Amount of juice made

The above fruit made approximately 26 ounces of juice. That sure fills you up!

Concoction color

It came out to a nice peachy color. There's always foam from my juicer though. =P The drawback is that you have to clean the juicer afterwards. =P Also you get hungrier faster...which is why they want you to drink a lot of water and juice. So you can't be far from a bathroom either...all that liquid. Other than that...I really enjoyed it and it made me feel good! =)