Ponderings and Musings of a Small Town Girl

Meet my new boyfriend, Breville.  It was love at first sight.  He makes me yummy beverages, is fairly quiet, and is easy to clean up after.  Ok, yes, he is really the Breville JE98XL Juice Fountain Plus and he's amazing!!  I never thought I'd be so excited to get a juicer for Christmas! So far, Breville is amazing and is perfect for my needs.  It is super fast, heavy duty (I don't feel like I'm going to break it), and pretty easy to clean.  The price tag is a bit steep...$149 on amazon or $149 at Bed, Bath & Beyond + 20% off with the coupons they send in the mail.  But for me, it's worth the investment since I plan to use it a lot in the upcoming months.  I could have settled for the $35 Black & Decker one, but I was afraid it would break in a week and then where would I be?  Juiceless and alone...  So far I haven't experimented too much, but I have made three different juices so far so I could test ...

Juicing...sounds funny doesn't it?  At least it did to me the first time my friend mentioned it.  Juicing...juicing veggies and fruit and making a (hopefully) yummy and nutritious juice for you to drink.  I've watched the videos and documentaries, I've checked out the recipes online, I've read the pros and cons...basically it improves your overall health and helps with weight loss. But as my parents asked, why not just eat all of the veggies and fruits instead of juicing them?  Well just imagine trying to actually eat all of those veggies and fruit in one day...you'd be eating all day.  Ain't nobody got time for that!  So juicing is a quick way to get all that goodness into your body and into your system.  If you haven't watched it yet, watch "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead". It's a great documentary and a great introduction to juicing and the benefits of it.  It really inspired me.  Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead Well, as of J...