Juicing

My fiancé and I have been juicing daily since December. With a little patience it's possible to make fresh juice a regular part of your daily diet.



Some Reasons to Juice
There are three main reasons why you will want to consider incorporating vegetable juicing into your health program:

1. Juicing helps you absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. This is important because most of us have impaired digestion as a result of making less-than-optimal food choices over many years. This limits your body's ability to absorb all the nutrients from the vegetables. Juicing will help to "pre-digest" them for you, so you will receive most of the nutrition rather than having it go down the toilet.

2. Allows you to consume an optimal amount of vegetables in an efficient manner. Some people may find eating that many vegetables difficult, but it can be easily accomplished with a quick glass of vegetable juice.

3. You can add a wider variety of vegetables in your diet. Many people eat the same vegetable salads everyday. This violates the principle of regular food rotation and increases your chance of developing an allergy to a certain food. But with juicing, you can juice a wide variety of vegetables that you may not normally eat.

The juicer we have is the Jack LaLanne's Power Juicer. Our favorite juice is carrot-apple-ginger and strawberry-pineapple-mango. Grapefruit-orange-pineapple is tasty too.

vegan chocolate cookies


I got this recipe from an old friend from school. I've had it for a couple of years now and never made it. I'M SO MAD AT MYSELF FOR WAITING SO LONG! THEY ARE SO GOOD!

recipe
. 2 c flour
. 1 tsp baking powder (I'm changing it to 1/2 tsp because they were a little too poofy).
. 1/2 tsp baking soda
. 1/2 salt
. 5 T soy margerine
. 1/2 c sugar
. 1/2 c brown sugar
. 1 T vanilla
. 1/3 c soft tofu
. 4 T canola oil
. 3 T soy milk
. 1/2 c rolled oats (opt). (I didn't use oats this time).
. 1 c pecans
. 1 bag chocolate chips

Cream together margerine, sugars, tofu. Add vanilla, soy milk & canola oil. In seperate bowl. sift together flower, baking powder & soda, & salt. Gradually add to wet mix. Once combined add nuts, chips & oats.

Bake @ 375 degrees for 10-12 min.

My new FAV dance show!

So You Think You Can Dance has been off the air since this summer, so a new dance show has taken it's place (for now).

America's Best Dance Crew airs on MTV every Thursday @ 10PM ET / 9PM CT.

My pick to win is Kaba Modern. They are the perfect example of how hip-hop has crossed all cultures. Their Filipino flava of fashion and their music selections sets them apart from the other teams.


I also REALLY like Status Quo.

Some of the dancers tried out for So You Think You Can Dance last season and almost made it to the show. B-boys only make it so far on So You Think You Can Dance. So I happy to see the team be able to express street dance on America's Best Dance Crew. Their theatrics and raw dancing makes them crazy sick to watch!

Do the Wiggle-Jiggle Test
If you've resolved to shed pounds this year, here's a bit of advice: Do NOT weigh yourself every day -- what torture! "When you work out, you burn fat but build muscle, so the needle on the scale may not waver more than a few ticks," says celeb trainer Kacy Duke. Instead, try:

1. The Wiggle Test
"How your clothing fits is the best indication of how effective your workouts are," Duke explains. When you no longer need a shoehorn to squeeze into your jeans, you've lost inches.

2. The Jiggle Test
Take a few moments to feel the muscles along your arms and legs -- are they getting a little firmer? Then so's the rest of you.

from "fitness" magazine