Hello, lovely readers! I am sooo sorry if you’re having troubles viewing my blog today and yesterday – I am trying so hard to fix the problem, but I simply don’t know how. I am probably one of the lowest-tech bloggers ever. If anybody out there might know how to make that stupid ‘Authentication Required’ box go away, I will try anything! I tried deleting all the things I had set up down the side of my blog, so that’s going to be pretty bare-bones until the problem is resolved. Sorry!
Let’s move on to happy things. I am making fast progress! I actually felt like plugging in a kitchen appliance! Still not prepared for one with blades, but I’m getting there . . .
Plus I ditched the stitches yesterday and the splint today! But not my old black Halloween nail polish – I’m not getting nail polish remover anywhere near my cut, so that’s stickin’ around for awhile.
Another happy thing is juice. I try pretty hard to listen to what my body tells me it needs. Of course, sometimes I swear it’s telling me it wants goodies like coconut caramel dip drizzled on apple cake. I’m probably not listening well at those moments.
But the last several days I have been absolutely craving vegetable juices. I think it’s what my body wants to heal my finger. I’m on antibiotics (except I took my last one this morning, woo hoo!) that make me crazy thirsty, and was on painkillers that made me nauseous. I stopped taking the painkillers almost immediately – I don’t care how much my finger hurt, I am so not made to digest narcotics. No way. Off the narcotics, my body’s been ravenous and thirsty! So green juice seems like a good way to get some healing power going!
When I had my gigantic pitcher of fresh mulled apple cider in my fridge, I poured a big glug of it into a green juice, and it was awesome. So that’s what I’ve decided to make! If you have homemade or store-bought spiced cider, you can leave out the apples and spices, and just pour cider into your juiced veggies.
serves 1
1/2 bunch organic kale
2 medium carrots
2 small apples
1 small orange
1/2 inch piece fresh ginger
1 T pure maple syrup
1/2 t cinnamon
optional: tiny pinches of ground cardamom, ginger, or cloves
Juice the first 5 ingredients. Then stir in the last few ingredients.
Now you’ve got a thirst-quenching, nutrient-packed delicious drink to start your day right! And I think it’s going to help cure our ailments too!
Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 279.8; Calories from Fat: 13; Total Fat: 1.4g; Sodium: 118mg; Total Carbohydrates: 85.2g; Dietary Fiber: 14.8g; Sugars: 57.6g; Protein: 5.1g
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