And a JUICING and a PULPING!

As you all know I've been introducing healthier options and activities into my life on a step by step basis. I've done this very consciously. I know myself enough to know that in the past whenever I tried something new and went in heads-on too quickly, I usually ended up quitting as it could become overwhelming.

This time from the beginning I knew I had to let my boy and MIND adjust to the changes slowly, adding new things step by step. I am very glad I did just that. If you have followed my blog you might remember that before my path to healthier living began I did not eat any vegetables and very rarely ate fruit. I slowly started to change the way I ate. Started trying out new vegetables by making vegetable soup. I kept introducing new vegetables to the soup one by one, slowly appreciating the different flavors. I was then able to start eating raw vegetables in forms of simple salads. Just as I had done with the soup I kept introducing new vegetables to my salads. In the course of three months I can say my palate has changed, from strongly disliking and avoiding vegetables (to the extreme of removing the lettuce, tomato and onions from burgers) to actively looking for new veggie options to eat.

I have introduced a new facet into my transformation. It is called pulping. In simple terms it involves using a food processor to effectively process/liquefy vegetables and fruits in order to better absorb their nutrients. I bough one such processor called the Nutribullet.

I started juicing this past Saturday. I bough a variety of vegetables and made my first juice (wheatgrass, watercress, carrots, green onions and blueberries). As soon as I tried it I almost threw up. Yep, the complete truth. The juice tasted horribly to me. As I had introduced two greens which I had never eaten before (wheatgrass and watercress) I decided to taste them individually to see which one was the culprit of the horrible tasting juice. DRUM ROLL... It was watercress. Made a new batch without the watercress and it was great!!




I am enjoying one full glass of fresh vegetable juice everyday now, boosting my consumption of nutrients, antioxidants and vitamins.

And why did I start juicing/pulping you may ask? Well, I saw a couple of very good documentaries showing the benefits of juicing. But most importantly I have several good friends and mentors who also validated the advice given by the documentaries. If I had started juicing/pulping at the beginning of my transformation towards healthier living I would have most likely hated the taste and would have quit altogether. My palate has changed and adapted to these new tastes.

Eat Healthy, Live Healthy