A Healthy Thirsty Thursday

Posted: July 19, 2012

Well, I think the general consensus is that most of you are EXCITED about a weekly juice post/recipe, a Healthy Thirsty Thursday!  As mentioned in yesterday's Babycakes post, life is a bit crazy right now with the last week(s) of work, multiple appointments before our insurance changes, and preparing to take a flight with an almost 2 year old.  On that note, if you have any good TIPS on flying with a 2 year old, please share them in the comments below!  So, back to juicing.  I love the variety of nutrients I can get from a fresh juice, the energy boost it gives me, and the fact that Dear Hubby will drink kale, spinach, parsley, cucumbers, apples, and lemon and not think twice about it! Lord knows he needs more veggies! Since I didn't have time to make a new juice for today, I am going to start this FIRST Healthy Thirsty Thursday with pics/links to all of my current juice recipes - all wonderful, refreshing, and healthy!

Pink Kale Juice:

Veggie Garden Juice:

Cucumber Melon:

Homemade V8:

Mean Green:

Sunset Juice:

Carbeeple:

Cherry Limeade:

Stay tuned for a new juice recipe next Thursday!

Questions:

  • What is your favorite juicing combo?
  • Any tips for flying with a 2 year old?

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Comments

Submitted by JoAnna - July 19, 2012 - 9:02am

The only juice I've made so far is the Mean Green but let me say, these juices are surprisingly light and really good! I was expecting it to have an overpowering vegetable taste but it was really light and refreshing. Kelly, do you juice everyday?

Submitted by kelly - July 20, 2012 - 5:43pm

I should juice more. Right now I'm realistically (and honestly) only at about once a week. When I was really focused and losing more weight, I was juicing every other day or so. And I always juice double batches (~40 ounces) so that I can have a glass in the evening with Dear Hubby and then another 20oz for the following day. I'm glad you liked the Mean Green!! You'll like the others as well!

Submitted by Ashey - July 22, 2012 - 4:13pm

Kelly,

When I traveled with my daughter I took about 7 small food containers of either new cheep toys or small things that she usually wasn't allowed to play with. The containers kept her busy for a 9 hour flight. :) (Containers had paperclips, magnets, string, beaded necklaces, small colored pens,...etc.) She had so much fun opening the containers and then using the "special" items.

Submitted by Calee Himes - July 19, 2012 - 2:37pm

I've been seriously wanting to juice but we don't have room for a juicer in our tiny kitchen. I might just bite the bullet and buy one and tell Mark to get rid of some of his beloved pots and pans.

Submitted by kelly - July 20, 2012 - 5:45pm

Mine is the Breville Juice Fountain COMPACT version. So it's not as giant as some of the others. I keep it out on my counter all the time. It isn't too bulky if all the pieces are dry and I can store it "put together". Maybe he could "hang" the pots and pans from the ceiling??? and free up some counter space or cabinet space? :)

Submitted by Chris - July 19, 2012 - 4:40pm

Hi Kelly, my favorite juice so far is one I found on the Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead website. It is the most simple juice I've made so far, and is probably best suited for a snack juice. It is the Cinnamon Apple and Butternut Squash Juice.

(pulled from http://www.jointhereboot.com/cinnamon-apple-butternut-squash-australian-...)

Ingredients

4 cups butternut squash
1 large organic honeycrisp apple
dash cinnamon

Directions

Wash apple and squash well.
Peel squash and cut into chunks.
Cut apple to fit into chute of juicer.
Juice.
Pour over ice.
Sprinkle cinnamon on top of juice.

As far as travelling with a two year old...that can be tricky to give advice since my experience is that what works for one child doesn't always work for another. However, when we took my three year old to Disney World, we had long talks about bedtime about what to expect on the plane. I even created a little bedtime story about a little boy that was traveling on an airplane. We talked about how the little boy went down a long tunnel and boarded the plane. Then how the flight attendant got on the intercom, how it felt when the plane began to take off, and then...well, I think you probably get the picture. Honestly I don't know if it helped at all, but I would like to think it took some of the "scary" and "mystery" out of flying on a plane. He was fantastic the whole way. He just looked out the window and colored most of the time.

I'm not sure if the same approach would work with a 2 year old (as there is quite a change from 2 to 3) but I always feel talking about what to expect never hurts anything! Good luck!

Submitted by kelly - July 20, 2012 - 5:47pm

Thanks for the juice recommendation AND the toddler tips :) That juice sounds yummy! I think I will make a variation of it this weekend!! I bought a bunch of new things for Babycakes for the plane ride - markers/book, playdoh, crayons, stickers, etc... luckily for me it's a really short flight (less than 2 hrs)

Submitted by Mom-to-mom - July 19, 2012 - 8:17pm

Travelling by car for long distance in the days before everyone could afford a DVD player in the vehicle, I found that a trip to the dollar store was a life saver. I would spend ten dollars or so and wrap each item up separately and dole them out during the trip as needed. Worked really well for me.

Submitted by kelly - July 20, 2012 - 5:50pm

I love the whole "wrapped" item idea! I won't do that for the plane, but will definitely be using that in the future for a long car ride!!!

Submitted by Susan - July 20, 2012 - 12:14pm

We just travelled with our 2 year old to Florida by plane. Our lifesaver was a portable DVD player we charged up before we left and just brought a bunch of new DVDS with us. He watched them and was entertained the whole time between naps of course. :)

Submitted by kelly - July 20, 2012 - 5:53pm

I think I'm going to bring our "tablet" that will have some games and books on it. She doesn't really like watching tv or movies... no idea why. But hopefully the games will suffice. Her favorite is "Ant Smasher"... these little ants crawl across the screen and she smashes them with her finger. hee hee. Luckily she hasn't tried to emulate this OUTSIDE with real ants!

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