The Plan

Realizing that I am “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead”, I decided to do something about it.  I decided to change direction and move toward wellness.  I went to the “Join the Reboot” website and got a strategy for change and some recipes for my first week. 

Reboot Rules

§  When juicing you need to ‘eat from the rainbow‘. This means to ingest produce from the color spectrum available in plant form; green, red, yellow, orange, purple and white. Leafy green are the most healthful so tip the scales a little towards your green juices.

§  Follow the 80/20 rules, which means each juice should contain 80% vegetables and 20% fruit. This is really the only rule to a juice fast. You can ignore it but it would not be wise. Of course, it’s often the fruit that makes a juice palatable, but the sugar is absorbed quickly into your blood stream requiring your pancreas to produce insulin to metabolize it. If you break this rule you will find you have spikes and rapid crashes in energy, and may not feel so good in the long run.

§  The only exception to the 80/20 rule is in the mornings. If you want or need a fruit based juice have it in the morning and allow your body time to use it rather than bombarding it with more sugar all day.

§  Have a minimum of 4 x 500ml (16oz) to 600ml (20oz) juices each day. The optimum amount is 6. You can have more if you wish.

§  Make sure you also have 2ltrs (64oz) water each day.

Example Juice Day:

§  7am: Make all my juices and store in fridge in single serve glass jars

§  8am: Banana Boost

§  10am: Meanish Green

§  12pm: C+

§  2pm: Meanish Green

§  4pm: Meanish Green

§  6pm: Sunset Juice

So, here is my plan for the next seven days (Recipes at end).

	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
8:00 AM	Purple Power	Red Rush	Morning Green	Purple Power	Red Rush	Morning Green	Purple Power
10:00 AM	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green
12:00 PM	C+	Carrot Apple Ginger	Sunset	Carrot Apple Ginger	C+	Apple Beet Carrot	Sunset
2:00 PM	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green
4:00 PM	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green	Mean Green
6:00 PM	Sunset	Apple Beet Carrot	C+	Mexican Style Jugo	Sunset	Carrot Apple Ginger	C+

I created a spreadsheet to calculate the grocery list for this week.  Here is the grocery list:

144	leaves Kale
48	cups Spinach
14.5	whole Cucumber
90	stalks Celery
56	whole Apples
42	inches Ginger Root
35	whole Carrots
5	whole Bell Pepper
4	whole Cauliflower
4	whole ear of Corn
4	whole Orange
10	whole Tomato
4	whole Purple Carrot
4	whole Pumpkin
8	whole Button Squash
6	whole Beets
4	whole Golden Delicious Apples
18	cups of Red Grapes
1.5	cups of Blackberries
1	cups of Cherries
2	cups of Watermelon
1	cups of Strawberries
1	cups of Basil Leaves
6	cups of Romaine Lettuce
2	whole Lemon
4	cups of Cilantro
1	whole Lime

Rebekah and I went to the grocery and bought all of this stuff (and then some) for a cost of around $200. However, after I began juicing I realized that I have more like a 2 weeks supply because most juice recipes make two servings.  So the cost/week is around $100.  We bought the Kale and Apples in bulk for a considerable savings.

            That’s it for our plans.  Soon we’ll be posting some more recipes and pictures.

Recipes

Mean Green Juice

6 leaves Kale

2 cups Spinach


1⁄2 Cucumber


4 Celery stalks


2 Apples


1” Ginger root

C+ Juice

4 Carrots whole and unpeeled

1 Capsicum (bell pepper) any colour, but I like red, including stalk and leaves

1 Cauliflower floret and a bit of the leaf if you have it

1 Corn Cob, husks and silks removed*

1 Apple, though this juice is sweet enough without it

1″ ginger

Sunset Juice

1 Orange, peeled retaining as much pith as possible

2 Tomatoes whole

1 Carrot unpeeled

1 Purple Carrot unpeeled

Chunk of Pumpkin including seeds and skin

2 Button Squash whole

Sunset Blend Juice

1 large Sweet Potato


1 medium Carrot


1 Red Bell Pepper


2 large Red Beets

2 Golden Delicious Apples


1 Orange, optional

Carrot Apple Ginger Juice

3 carrots

2 apples

1” ginger

Apple-Beet-Carrot Juice


1 apple


2 beets


3 large carrots


1” ginger


4 cups spinach or kale or mix them together!

Carrot Kale Combo Juice        

1 Green Apple          

1 1⁄2 cups Spinach

6-8 Kale        

4 large Carrots


1” Ginger       

Purple Power Juice

6 cups Concord Grapes


1 Golden Delicious Apple

2, 2x2” pieces Ginger


1⁄2 cup Blackberries

Red Rush Juice

1/2 cup cherries, pitted (about 10)

1 cup watermelon

1/2 cup strawberries, green stem removed

1 tomato (heirloom or any variety)

1 small beet (beetroot), washed and peeled

1/2 cup fresh basil leaves

Morning Green Glory Juice

5 large kale leaves


1 large handful of spinach


3 romaine leaves


1 cucumber


3 celery stalks


1 green apple


1 lemon, peeled

Mexican-Style Jugo


2 large Cucumbers


4 cups Cilantro (leaves and stems, roughly chopped)

1 Lime


1 Poblano Pepper (ribs and seeds removed)

1 Golden Delicious Apple