Raw Vibrant Rainbow Juice with @birdsinparadise!
Today we have the bright blessing to be visiting the beautiful home of @birdsinparadise! These are my (Wren's) parents, if you're not hip to that realization yet!
We made it down here from the Ozarks using our Veggie-powered car and now we're here for some exploration, relaxation, rejuvenation, self care, and some great communion and memory-making with these guys in the beautiful Florida weather! It's so important to spend every moment we can get with our loved ones. We all wont be here forever and the moments are so so precious.
We started the day off with a wonderful yoga practice. Stretching and grounding in our bodies; awakening dormant muscles and breathing into nooks and crannies we haven't visited for a while! We @mountainjewel need to rejuvenate this practice in our lives. Based on the release and stretching we felt today, we need to to practice yoga more! As the guide said,
Allow yourself the generosity of loving yourself through this...
This couldn't be more true for us: to balance all of the work, and let's face it, stressors, of creating a Center for Earth Connection, we need these deeply restorative Yin practices like yoga! We're happy to be here!
If you're not following @birdsinparadise, you probably haven't seen their daily incredible simple & healthy recipes. Each day she makes amazing, yummy, healthy food with funny storylines and educational tidbits! Follow her for more!
I am SO proud of my mom for kicking up their diet a notch with daily smoothies, green drinks, etc and her health care with a daily yoga practice, bike rides, tennis, etc. Check out a couple of her posts and follow her for more awesomeness!!
Incredible Blueberry Smoothie
How to Make Almond Milk at Home
What a blessing to have a parent that is taking care of their health. We can't control other people's choices, but we want to see them live out their later years in vibrancy and happiness. I'm so happy they're taking these steps to live healthy lives!
This morning after yoga, @birdsinparadise graced us with a delicious Raw Vibrant Rainbow Juice!
This juice made our bodies sing, literally! After a slow winter season, this juice was just what our bodies have been craving. This liquid potion was obviously made with love and organic produce.
It included carrots, beets, cucumber, apple and lemon and had a delightfully balanced flavor.
@birdsinparadise sure knows how to make a tasty juice, WOW.
Consuming live raw juices are a sure way to get your body feeling great and a perfect way to continue self love post yoga.
Raw juices deliver the powerful life-force of the produce in a delicious and digestible format and are:
- Full of enzymes to supports digestion and other bodily functions
- Mineral rich
- A Great source of vitamins
- Full of antioxidants
A word on beets
This particular juice featured beets, which happen to be one our favorite vegetables. They contain nitrates and can help to support physical stamina, but only if the beets are consumed raw (the nitrates responsible for this are altered by heat). Have you ever felt the tickle in the back of the throat from drinking too much beet juice? I certainly have, and it's not my favorite thing, but beet juice mixed in with other produce helps balance the sometimes intense flavor.
Nitrates also help to increase blood flow and help in lowering blood pressure. The deep color in beets is due to the presence of betalaine, a water-soluble antioxidant which may help protect the body from cancer. sourceBetelaine also reduces inflammation and aids in detoxification by supporting the liver and helping to flush out toxins. YAY for beets!
One last note on beets... if you consume enough of them, they will color your urine. Quite shocking at first, but normal and harmless.
This juice started us out on our day feeling vibrant, open and grateful. What a better way to start the day?
We believe in taking care of ourselves as important part of supporting each other, the Earth and all living beings. We live in these temples called bodies that are walking miracles and capable of so much, but only if we treat them right. Eating high-vibing foods, fostering positive and uplifting attitudes and taking time for breathing and healthy movement are all parts of living the BEST LIFE WE CAN! Vegan or not, we can all help create a better world one decision at a time.
Shout out to @heart-to-heart for the inspiration to share more details on why Rainbow Vibrant Juice is so great for you! We love plant-based vibrant foods and they make us feel great! Here are the rules to her contest, should you also want to participate!
Post what vegan means to you!
This could be anything from vegan approved recipes (no animal products) to poems, to reviews... basically I am looking for vegan related content at your discretion (must be animal friendly!)
Tag it within #veganwednesday. If you do not tag it in #veganwednesday, sadly it can't count!
Mention the contest in your post to promote vegan love across Steemitland!
Post your entry on each week's update (this post will serve as this week's, so post your submissions here!) Share the post with your friends and have them vote on your comment to win!
There are some serious explorations planned for this week so stay tuned as we visit
Food Forests
Permaculture Demonstration Sites
Kayak in the Everglades
Beaches
Rest/Recharge/ Spa Time
And more!
Your mom has a lovely kitchen, and she's a lovely woman as well :) That photo of the juice glasses atop the wall with the palm fronds behind them is really striking! It's wonderful that you're getting to enjoy a visit together...enjoy the rest of your week to the fullest!
Isn't she so awesome!!! She is such a kind and caring woman, and she's really getting into juicing. Thanks for the positive feedback. We are indeed blessed and will certainly enjoy the rest of our time here.
So glad you're here! Love your post...we've got a lot to do this week! ox
You're so sweet! Thanks for being so awesome ad inviting us down here. Much more funtimes to have... Looking forward to it.
Ummm yumm love beetroot juice. Proper job 💯🐒
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Woah what a great connection! I had no idea! Can I join the family? <3 This is a super post- you all are inspirational! Boy would I ever love to get cooking in that kitchen @birdsinparadise, it's beautiful! :) Great post @mountainjewel, thanks for entering #veganwednesday with this healthy boost of delicious =D
hehe, come on in! @birdsinparadise was just talking about how much inspiration she found from your posts, so I had to check some of them out. Your heartfelt nature really shines through your posts!
She is so generous to open her home up, and her kitchen is even nicer in person! So glad you've found inspiration, it's all about spreading that inspirational juice around. More than happy to share what we love and happy to see it's well received.
Awww that is SO sweet! You all are amazing 😍😘
You know something, you guys won first place this week with that delicious juice! Lena chose you as the winner! I'll send you the prize today! :)
Your mama is so sweet! She was one of the first to comment on the @crowbarkids account! I remember going over some of her posts with my daughters and they wanted to make a strawberry smoothie recipe of hers.
Someday I want to invest in a juicer. As much as I try, I'm not a fan of very many raw vegetables, but my health food store makes a juice that has beets, carrots, ginger and citrus and I feel so good when drinking it!
She certainly is!!! So happy to hear that she was one of the first to support @crowbarkids, she is a truly fantastic supporter. Happy you folks have all connected.
Drinking juice is great, and I'm really inspired by @birdsinparadise. She's been juicing everyday and loving it. We only have a hand crank juicer and aren't producing enough carrots of beets to warrant juicing yet, but WOW does juice make us feel great.
Have you ever tried very finely shredding beets and carrots and dressing it up with tahini, ginger, tamari and lemon? You may just find yourself falling in LOVE.
Oooh... that does sound tasty. Tell me about the hand crank juicer! I hadn't even thought about that. I just know the electric ones are so pricey. Also, what do you do with the leftover fiber? I could easily feed it to the chickens, but have you found a recipe where you can use it for your own consumption?
it's a small unit (no pics right now) that works on the same principle of the single auger models; crush veggies and filter out pulp. I was given this unit and not even sure how much the cost. It's lightweight and can handle carrots and beets, so it's a great home juicer. Great question on the pulp. Thats a question I'll leave for @birdsinparadise. She's cooking something up for a post soon, so stay tuned.
I've made flax crackers out of the pulp as well as added it to soups. Chickens would LOVE it too.
What a great way to start out the day! I used raw beets so much in my smoothies last week I definitely had a noticeable effect in certain excretions... ;) But I think all of those smoothies helped me recover from my half marathon splendidly! I have just recently started getting acquainted with @birdsinparadise and I'm so happy to see what comes out of that healthy vibrant kitchen!
beet smoothies, yum. haha, i hear you on excretions, it really scared me at first.
Congrats on completing a 1/2 marathon and happy you've recovered, thats great! Hearing that further inspired me to get back into running shape, so thanks.
She's really cranking out the goodies. I got to indulge in scrumptious dessert tonight. Watch out for a post ASAP on this delicious dish.
I'll definitely be on the lookout for more yummy goodies! If you enjoy running you should join in with us at @runningproject. It's just getting going, but a fun group of runners! I can attest to the extra boost in motivation by being a part of the community. 😀
thanks for the invite! i'll check it out :)