Saturday, December 17, 2011

Dinner - Spicy Goodness!

Man oh man.  Dinner was good.  SPICY, but good!

I followed the recipe from here called Kickin Salsa Verde.  It definitely lives up to its name!  It is nice and spicy.  I'm really glad I didn't listen to my own thoughts when debating whether or not to add a whole jalapeno or just half like the recipe called for.  I chose the route of the recipe, and it is plenty spicy!

This recipe feels a bit like a cheat, however.  It calls for half an avocado which has to be blended rather than juiced.  I opted to still use this recipe because an avocado is a veggie and fits with my dinner plan, and I have a super awesome blender that can turn pretty much anything into liquid.  However, I don't think I'll do another recipe for this juice fast that calls for blending.  Ever seen those "Will it blend?" commercials?  That's the blender we've got!


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The mighty ingredients!  There's a jalapeno hiding somewhere in there, along with a lime...
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Thicker than the other drinks due to the avocado!
I'll give this one a 4.5 out of 5.  I love spicy food, and this tastes like a delicious Mexican dish.  It makes me want to dip a chip in it!  Too bad that's not allowed!  This one took a loooong time to eat because it was so spicy you couldn't guzzle it down.  That was the only real issue I had with the recipe.

Thoughts on the juice fast so far:
  • I haven't been hungry between meals.  The drinks are keeping me full.
  • That doesn't mean I don't THINK I'm hungry.  I want food, but not because I'm actually hungry. I just want something to munch on.  Something that tastes good.  I can tell I'm not actually hungry because when I think "I'll just go make some juice" I instantly don't really want to eat anymore.  Very interesting!
  • Juicing has not torn up my digestive tract (yet).  All normal on the bathroom front (minus a few extra trips to the bathroom because I have a small bladder...to be expected).
  • I've been sleepy today, but I'm not sure if that's related to the juice fast or just the fact that I didn't sleep very well last night.
So that's Juice #4 done.  I officially have survived a day and a half of juicing.  Go me!

2 comments:

  1. I am so going to try this one! Where are you getting your recipes?

    Sam
    Believeinyourself1.blogspot.com

    (It wouldn't let me post with my google account. Strange.)

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  2. Love the juicing expedition you are on!!! It inspired me to bust out the juicer this weekend. I even gave you a shout out on my blog!

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