Power Beet Plus

You can judge a juice by the palette of color its ingredients make. I know this sounds silly, but think about it. Carrots look sweet. Grapefruits look citrusy. Beets look earthy. And limes are a tropical little finisher. If I had to define this healthy concoction, I’d say it’s sweet and refreshing, yet surprisingly hearty. What a perfect combination to end the beautiful month of February while getting us ready for spring.

I still can’t believe spring is right around the corner! Being a mama now, the days seem to fly by exceptionally fast…

Grapeberry Mint Juice

Since Darlington started eating solids in December, I’ve added making baby food to my cooking repertoire. If Dan and I get to eat homemade food every day, then so should our precious baby! But it’s not easy adding one more thing to the Monday Menu agenda. So, I had to play around with our schedule to design a menu and plan that works best for our family.

On Fridays, I come up with the menu for the following week. Right now, the menu revolves around Darlington’s solids, and then over the weekend I work on the list of ingredients. Monday mornings, we buy the groceries and prepare all the food for the entire week—juice, dinners, and baby food. I make sure the ingredients cross over. This helps cut down the cooking time for my little helper and I. And there’s nothing better than seeing those tiny hands caressing the tops of mine, as if she’s doing the work herself!

Juice: Grapple Berry Mint

It isn’t a secret that grapefruit is chock-full of vitamin C, which can come in handy during cold and flu season, but this fleshy fruit also contains citric acid, natural sugars, and many essential oils. Not to mention it possesses nutrients like liminoids, flavonoids, lycopene, and glucarates that help fight cancer and a plethora of other diseases. So, juicing this super food is a smart thing to do, but remember that it’s important to leave as much of the albedo (the white part that clings to the fruit found under the peel) as possible because this is where the highest amount of bioflavonoids and other anti-cancer properties are located. Today’s juice recipe on The Monday Menu isn’t just refreshingly delicious; it’s a healthy antioxidant too.

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