How to Cheat at Juice Feasting
I started a juice feast a week ago today. I have tried numerous times to do one and I have always failed. I could make it most of the day but by the end I just wanted to chew on something and the hunger got the best of me. I broke down and ate something.
I think there are two reasons for this.
1. Juicing was a pain.
2. I got hungry and wussed out.
Here is how I solved both of those problems (with a little “cheating”):
When you start looking at juicing most everyone tells you that you need to get a particular brand of juicer (I will be nice and not name it here). This juicer does great work and while I think it makes great juice is it WAY hard to clean. I would spent 20% of my time juicing and 80% of my time cleaning. This just doesn’t work for me. I need a juicer that would do the work and make my life a lot easier when it comes to clean up.
That is when I found this guy: Omega VRT330 Upright Slow Juicer
This juicer is expensive but you will save tens of hours per year in just time spent cleaning. For me this juicer is worth every penny and the ONLY reason I will ever buy another juicer is if a. Mine breaks. or b. They make one that requires no cleaning whatsoever.
So once I got the pain figured out I need to find a way to break my habit of chewing on food. I tried doing like cane sugar sticks but that didnt work for me so I kept looking.
And then I found this: The Zoku
Now I know what all your raw foodist are saying “freezing isn’t technically raw”. I know this and I know that frozen isn’t part of the typical juice feast but for me I had two choices. Make popsicles and get started on a feast or don’t and don’t. I decided to get the frozen treats going! This allows me to get a lot of nutrients, keep my hunger low and satisfy my desire to chew.
Will I always eat frozen juice on my feast? I kinda doubt it. I know that I can do more for my own health if I don’t but for me, at this time, it was the right thing for me to do.
If you are struggling to get your juice feast started and you find these two issues to be your problem…give my tips a try. I know you can be successful if you do.
How to cheat at juice feasting:
http://raw-food-diet.com/health/how-to-cheat-at-juice-feasting/
Great, I never knew this, thanks.
Well…
I cant say it is 100% by the book but it worked for me. How are you doing with your juice feast?