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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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I haven't used my juicer in a while. I should dust it off when I get out of the hcg protocol. My favorite is 3 apple and 1 lemon. It tastes like lemonade!
My juicer has languished for several years, though if I could get someone else to clean the thing every time, chop the fruits and veggies and do the juicing, I might try it again. Takes too much time. And mine doesn't retain the pulp, which is important in juice. I cheat and use a shake called Ultra Inflam X 360 Plus, which reduces the inflammation in the body, lowers blood sugar, cholesterol and weight, if taken three times a day in place of meals--with one regular meal. Much easier to do than a juicer.
Hmm, that sounds interesting, Cheryl! Colleen got me hooked on a protein drink that I mix with milk and fruit and that's good (since I'm not crazy about meat). But I was hoping to get some good veggie drinks so I could get more vegetables into my system.
Obviously, our blog readers aren't into it anymore than I am! LOL!
Okay, I'm really about to out myself here.
I stumbled on this blog two Julys ago.
www.greensmoothiegirl.com
And my family hasn't stopped yet. We aren't totally hard core, but my kids have a green smoothie 4-5 out of 7 days a week. And they LOVE it. My two little guys were drinking them @ 6 months from a sippy cup.
If they go the rest of the day w/o veggies, my mom meter doesn't go into panic mode.
:) Diann, you can do it. Babysteps.
About the smoothies, one trick I've found is using some frozen fruit as well as fresh plus orange/ apple/ or pineapple juice helps it taste more like something you'd order. We add yogurt, flax seeds, or honey. Of course bananas are sweet. I freeze them if they get too ripe and save for the smoothies.
Cucumber blends well. We stick with more bland greens like baby spinach and a few leaves of kale. (Not arugula. I repeat. Not arugula. LOL!)
The greens go in first, with an inch or so of water or juice so you don't burn out your motor. Then add the rest.
Sorry, that's probably more than you wanted to know. :)
Kristin, thank you so much!!! That web site you sent me to is amazing!! Did you take the 12-step plan? I'm sooo green (pardon the pun) at this!! I know very little about eating whole foods, so this would be a major change for me. But since I have health issues, I'd better get at it!
Thanks again!
Smoothie. That's what I make. I use two scoops of the Ultra Inflam powder (which your kids wouldn't need, Kristin. And I add frozen berries and plain, whole yogurt. I never thought about the greens, but that's a great idea.
Thanks Kristin! I like the freezing the bananas tip. Now I know what to do with me over ripe bananas!
Hi, Diann, I have the 12 step plan downloaded, but I confess, we're hit or miss. I do enjoy making our granola. And I feel confident we're ahead of the curve. All that said, there's a learning curve. My MIL makes a blenderful at a time and keeps it in the fridge a couple days. So don't feel like you have to do this every morning.
Kiwis, Mangos work well, too. Blueberries (I freeze mine.) It hides any kind of fish oil etc. that you wouldn't want to taste. Oh and you can buy that acacia juice puree or pomegranate (high in antioxidants).
Possibilities are endless, and you'll learn what you like best. Can even freeze in popsicle molds.
Also, what Colleen mentioned about the apple. One lady I read makes green apple/ ginger/ yogurt smoothies.
Sorry to hijack the ol' blog. :) Know I've been praying for you through this whole thing! <3 <3
I love ginger in my juices. YUM!! Don't get too much or it'll be too hot, but man, that's good stuff. I have green apple/ginger shampoo, too. Smells like fruity pipe tobacco.
Kristin, you've started something here! LOL! You'll be pleased to know I went to the library yesterday and picked up several books on eating raw foods. I went to Barnes & Noble also, but didn't find anything. I think I'll order some on-line. I'm really getting into this! Going shopping today for veggies--I'm excited!!
Thank you!!! And thank you so much for your prayers through my health journey!!
One night I couldn't sleep. I turned on the TV to one of those late night sales things. They were touting the benefits of the Jack LaLaine power juicer. Lack of sleep made me do it. That and my purse lay too close.
I used that $150 monstrosity once. That was enough. It was too much work and too hard to clean.
Of God wanted me to sue a juicer, He would have made it for juicing chocolate.
Diann, grab a can of V8 from the grocery store. Delicious, all the veggies you want and no mess!
I can't believe my typos. Of God wanted me to SUE a juicer? But then, maybe it was a Freudian slip.
I mean to say IF God wanted me to USE a juicer ... but never mind. I'm sure He doesn't since we have V8.
LOL, Ane!!! You crack me up!! I think you're right, though. I had a carrot juice drink yesterday and it definitely needed a chunk of chocolate thrown in!!!
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