Juicing with Jo

Juicing, is something I've fallen in love with it's a great way to consume your fruits and veggies for the day! It's something that moms on the go can incorporate into their busy days for an energy boost or to strengthen weakened immune systems. Let's work on putting aside caffeine or other sugary drinks, and pick up something more nourishing for our bodies. Set aside one day of the week to juice some fruit to which you can stock up for the upcoming week ahead.

No, you don't need a juicer. If you have a blender water and fruits you are ready to go! A mommy hack for the picky eaters, for all the toddlers who refuse to eat fruit and veggies. Freeze some of the juice and make cute popsicles for the little ones! Team Sneaking fruits and veggies in all 2022-23! Nursing mommies can freeze breast milk and make milk-sicles for the wittle babies!

Get creative if you're overwhelmed and you feel as though you have an already busy schedule make it easy for you! Buy pre-sliced fruit so you can cut down some time and energy for the prep work. Now let's dive into post!

Pictured above from left to right is : chlorophyll water, carrot and apple juice and a wheat grass shot.

Benefits of chlorophyll: This green pigment found in plants has magnesium, calcium, iron, vitamins A,C,E and K. It is detoxifying, therefore easing bad breath and any body orders internally ( yup the potty if you catch my drift) it maintains iron levels, as well as balancing hormones. So if you struggle with hormonal acne this would help immensely. You can buy chlorophyll drops (pictured above) or tablets. Or you can consume them naturally from dark leafy greens ( chard, kale, spinach, wheat grass, and broccoli.)

Benefits of Carrot and Apple Juice :

Let's start off with carrot: Carrot juice is known to help improve your vision, strengthen immune system, rich in vitamin A which is great for heart health, cleanses the liver, stimulate urination, regularize menstruation cycle, helps improve your skin, hair and nails. It has plenty of other benefits as well!

Apple juice: Supports heart health, helps to relieve symptoms of asthma, aids in weight loss, contains anticancer properties, as well as vitamins C, K, and potassium.

Benefits of wheat grass: Wheat grass and chlorophyll benefits are extremely similar refer to the first bullet point! You can get wheat grass in a powder form or the actual plant form.

Do you see why juicing is the new thing to do? It helps your body and fuels it with the needed vitamins and nutrients! In my next post I'll be giving you all some juice recipes!

Until then try out recipes that come to mind be creative and have fun with it! Being healthy doesn't have to be boring!

" A healthy outside starts from the inside" - Robert Urich