Green juice, anyone?

Day 1 (February 13, Ash Wednesday) was not challenging at all! I felt like I had great energy all day -- partially due to the fact that I didn't grab any chocolate from Val's bowl either ... I think this change is making me rethink the sugar in my diet, too! As a supplement, I wanted to start making some green juice/smoothies. I found some cool recipes (like this one) and decided to just kind of throw in a bunch of veggies or fruit and try it out!

First attempt was a delicious fruit concoction: 2 bananas, 2 apples, some water, and pineapple. Check out the results!

Next, I made a veggie concoction -- with kale, spinach, water, carrots, and an avocado. The blending of the carrots needs some work, but overall good result here as well.

Yay! One social justice thought: as I've been researching vegetarianism, learning about various recipes, I note that they keep saying to replace the meat with something else, not to just withdraw it. How many families living in poverty can afford to do that? How many malnourished children can find good nutrients in a meal without meat? We are so blessed to have the luxury to access other sources of protein, vitamins, etc.