Plan Adjustment

We are getting geared up for our second year of juicing through New Years. It occurred to me that lots of people juice through New Years - just a different kind of juicing.

Ours involves fresh made juices made from organic fruits and veggies. We will do a 3 day juice "detox" which consists of 5-6 juices a day for the three days. It can add up to around 20 -40 pounds of produce in the 3 days.

We will follow that with eating "plant based" through January. That isn't a big change for us as we eat very little animal protein right now anyway. What will change is the popcorn will have coconut oil on it, we will only drink wine on weekends, and no dairy at all.

We originally had thought about no wine at all, but I was over-ruled by Pam. It's not like I fought her really hard on this, and if I elect not to drink any I can and still allow her hers.

Last year we did the detox and then raw food only for 4 weeks which will make this easy. The raw food is tough because January is soup and chili month around here.

We start Saturday morning with the juice and finish that Monday evening. We'll provide stats on any weight loss we experience and any side effects. Last year we lost 10 or 12 pounds each and kept it off all year. That would be great, but I'll settle for feeling great.

I haven't had a cold or flu since I started eating clean and exercising. This time of year in the past my lower legs looked like a reptile because of dry skin and I have no such issue now.

Here's a recipe.

Bean Burgers

1 can organic beans drained and rinsed- Black or Kidney (If you soak dried beans just cook them 30 minutes)
1/2 onion sauteed
6 mushrooms sauteed
Salt and Pepper
Whatever you want it to taste like. For a hamburger taste add 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce. For more of an Italian flavor use Balsamic vinegar with some basil, etc.

Mash the beans by hand so there are some larger chunks. Chop about 2/3s of the onions and mushrooms and add to the beans. Add the other part of the onions and mushrooms in the blender with the Worcestershire or Balsamic and puree. Add to the beans. Salt and pepper to taste. Make into patties. Cook in a little Olive oil for a couple minutes per side - I like to cover them so they warm better in the middle. If the mix seems a little dry add a little olive oil and it it's wet add a little bread crumbs or flour.

Enjoy.

More soon....