Our days begin with a cocktail. But an unadulterated one of carrots, apples, celery and ginger, juiced to a delicious orange glass of joy. Those observant amongst you will notice the rather later hour than one might associate with leading such a pure life. But normally I am doing this an hour earlier. On either occasion, I am not up with the sparrows. If we're swimming or gym-ing in the morning this activity follows after drinking the juice, and then the remainder of breakfast, either mango or cereal, is consumed thereafter.
That itself is followed by the one and only cup of coffee. Vietnam produces some delightful varieties, and we stocked up on a few kilos of it whilst we were there, and is best when freshly ground. The coffee is good, but it would almost be worth buying it for the name of the shop alone, in the hope that it provided a boost to do just that. I can certainly attest to the fact that caffeine gives one an extra boost to taking exercise, when I have drunk it after lunch and prior to exercising in the afternoon.
But I digress. I cannot more highly recommend the benefits of making this combination of juice in the mornings. It is a bit of a pallaver, but I have the contents washed prior to going in the fridge, (it tastes so much better cold, and this is enhanced by having the glasses chilled in the freezer), and as I'm responsible for cutting up the ingredients and juicing, I am excused cleaning duty, which my partner does dilligently. But all this, however mundane, does provide a structure for the day, which along with exercise, I find an essential requirement to the success of "retirement".
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While researching rehabilitation clinics I discovered one in Thailand which serves an altogether less appetizing cocktail. Maybe I should give the place a try and hopefully, if I make it through to the end of the treatment alive, I will be able to happily exchange my breakfast glass of scotch for a glass of your far healthier alternative.
We've been drinking this for ten years, and I have to say we both look pretty good on it. We don't drink scotch for breakfast either, mind you.
I usually buy one carrot or carrot, apple and ginger juice a day and find it delicious.
Retirement? Clearly there's something I missed this past few weeks. I've been inattentive for which I apologize.
Yes, if you can buy it whilst it's being made in front of you that certainly saves on the machine cleaning. But it's important to drink it as soon as it's made, otherwise you lose the vitamins etc. Here and probably there too in some instances, there is a tendancy to add sugar and water and other things, which slightly defeats the object.
Well, does one ever "retire"? I have not been employed, as opposed to unemployed by anyone for 15 years, when I was 40. I have dabbled in things in those intervening years, but as my own master, I set my own structure, such as the mundane activities I describe, otherwise I would have misbehaved myself into oblivion a long time ago, instead of blooming in good health!
Ummm, yummy, and with ginger, stingyyy.
The amount of ginger shown is barely noticeable, although I have mistakenly put too much in, and yes, then it's too strong.
I see we were on the same wavelength! Your carrot juice looks like a splendid way to start the day, and it's not so much a seasonal drink, like my orange juice.
When I read about these healthy concoctions I have such good intentions of changing my wayward ways. I am so bad about breakfast. Juice and coffee is all I can stomach at that hour of the day. Oatmeal (that is good) if I have had a light dinner the night before. Maybe this is the answer.....
Mark - yes all year round, but whether orange or carrot, or a cocktail, all much better than pre-packaged.
Lindaraxa - do change! This IS juice, and the stuff that comes out of a packet or bottle is not going to do you much good. You will be amazed at how much better it is. Brilliant for good skin amongst many other things.
I burst out laughing when I read the name of the purveyor of the coffee you enjoy. What a hoot! Do please save the bag and bring it out to show your English speaking friends from time to time. I have not yet succumbed to the joys of juicing. I was tempted to buy a machine several months ago at a Costco here in New York (of all places) where a young woman was doing a marvelous job of demonstrating its prowess at grinding up all and sundry. I refrained from doing so as I feared it would merely become yet another unused appliance in our kitchen, such as the slow cooker (used once), the Mix-Master (used once), the soup wand (still in the box, unopened), the blender (used once a year, maybe), the ice-cream maker (used once), the soft-boiled egg cooker (maybe twice)...the list goes on and on... Maybe I should rethink that? Reggie
I'm glad you got the joke on the name. I will savour the bag.
As to the juicer, yes I certainly recommend it if you're going to use it. Sounds as though you may have "commitment" issues (!) with kitchen aids. It is a pallaver, as I said, and if you're working and don't have time to prepare and clean up, then you're going to give up on it quickly. But if you have the time, then it's well worth the beneficial effects. And once you've started taking it regularly it's difficult to miss it.
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