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“No mommy this is my food!” – Day four of juicing

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My Son screamed as  he was holding on to his chicken nuggets as I surrounded him like a lion stalking its prey. He screamed those words, “No Mommy this is my food” (as he covered his food) very articulate for a two year old I might add. I was ravenous, I was done with juicing I needed meat, more substance something anything. I kept opening and closing the cupboard, the refrigerator and looking back at my toddler. Each time I did he scooted his plate of dino chicken nuggets closer to him. What was I resorting too? Would I really take food from my toddler, YES ? Was it getting so bad he feared for his food?

I decided to be good and make a juice, I needed something to curb these cravings. I made my own rendition of the green machine: One apple, a couple stalks of celery, spinach, kale, broccoli, lime, cucumber and a small piece of ginger. 


After I cut it up I realized it looked  and smelled more like hamster food minus the ginger and lime. I really wasn’t looking forward to juicing – I wanted the dino nuggets.


I had to keep things in perspective and the long term goal in mind. With that I was thinking of what my cousin Jonna would be telling me, “Its Mind over Matter”, you can do this! So If I was going to do this… It needed to look like a margarita. I was craving mexican food, chips, salsa and a nice cold margarita. So I make a juicearita instead. After drinking it my cravings for unhealthy food went away.

So much that I became motivated to freeze grapes and blueberries for my other juice drinks that I will make during the week. Its easier when these two fruits are frozen when placing them in my juicer.


After I finished with the grapes and blueberries I headed to the store to buy more veggies and fruits. I even bought Wild Alaskan salmon. By this time I was so hungry again. It took everything not to start opening items in the store and start eating them. I didn’t want healthy I wanted sweet, salty, chocolate, anything GOOD, but bad for you. I know the latter doesn’t make sense nor was my reasoning. 

I rushed home and started making my Wild Alaskan Salmon, brushed with extra virgin olive oil and fresh garlic. Sprinkled with salt, pepper and fresh lemon juice. Baked at 350 for 25 minutes. I almost didn’t make it, I felt like Daryl Hannah in splash during the lobster scene. I stepped away from the oven.
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after


I needed to eat something else the salmon wouldn’t do, I wanted mushrooms, and spinach……

No I wanted Light Creamy Swiss Laughing Cow cheese

No I wanted mushrooms and kale ~ I wanted Mushrooms stuffed with kale and spinach tossed with laughing cow cheese, yes yes that is what I wanted. No I really wanted breadcrumbs and cream cheese stuffed with crab or bacon. I just want to eat! 

 I put the mushrooms in the oven at the same temp the salmon was cooking at. Kept them in for 10 minutes until the Kale was crispy. (I used on wedge of Laughing Cow cheese for five mushrooms)

I then wanted more to eat for dinner, I was starving. So I cut up some zucchini, carrots, beats, green, yellow, and red peppers with a tomato and roasted them in the oven as well. I didn’t pay attention to the time I just kept checking every ten minutes until it was the right texture for me.


Spinach, portobello mushrooms, avocados, kalamata olives, cucumbers, tomatos, all sounded good so I made a salad too!


And… I needed quinoa salad! Along with fettuccine alfredo (for my vegetarian friend how joined us for dinner. I had two four bites of that too)

Last but not least my favorite juice of the night, I didn’t juice it. But I’m sure someone stomped on these grapes and that counts for something.

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