This morning’s juice:
berry beet breakfast
serves one
1 beet
3 handfuls blackberries
1 apple
3 carrots
1 inch piece ginger
This was a zinger! Sweet and spicy, it woke me up.
The juice fast that Jason and I recently completed? About a week in, we saw the documentary Fat Sick and Nearly Dead. Incredibly inspiring and fun to watch, it was reinforcement that what we were doing was a great thing, and motivated us to continue.
I receive daily mail from readers motivated by my juice posts. Motivated to do a fast, to dust off their juicer for some daily juicing, or to buy a juicer to start juicing! I can’t tell you how awesome it is to hear that, and to be able to answer questions people have and share my experiences.
I am so very excited to be partnering with Reboot Your Life to offer one of my readers the “Fat Sick and Nearly Dead” Bundle. The bundle includes the documentary on DVD, the book and the Reboot Nutrition Guide.
Some awesome resources for juicing.
several ways to enter, please leave a comment for each:
1) what vegetables are included in your favorite juice?
2) have you ever fasted? what kind was it?
3) follow Joe Cross on twitter
4) like Fat Sick and Nearly Dead on facebook
5) sign up for the newsletter
6) tweet this –>
win a Fat Sick & Nearly Dead film and book and nutrition guide from @spabettie –> http://spabettie.com/?p=8212
Giveaway ends next Thursday and winner emailed Friday.
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My favorite vegetable juice is made of tomatoes
The longest I’ve fasted was 1 day, when I would just drink water. I had long stretches of eating 600 calories, though, does that count as fasting ?
absolutely – that’s fasting to me!
I’m following Joe on Twitter
I also stumbled this post – love your juice, such a deep color
thank you !
I have never done a juice fast, but the little fella and I like to start the day with a big pile of greens/beets/apples juiced to start the day!!
Celery and cucumber with blueberries and banana.
My favorite contains just 2 ingredients…
-carrots
-baby spinach
It tastes just like chocolate milk
I LOVE that you say this – there are times that certain combinations in juicing will taste like something to me – broccoli tasted like doughnuts once – and people always look at me funny. I am going to try your “chocolate milk” !
Great! Let me know what you think! But be forewarned…all the carrots make your mouth a little orange
I doubt I’d notice, we have so many carrots a day…
(hmm… maybe I AM orange!?)
4 large carrots
2 beets
5 celery sticks
2 cucumbers
1 bunch of dandelion greens
1 bunch of Gai Lan
4 granny smith apples
1 lemon
1 large chunk of ginger
handful of spinach
^_^
I’m following Joe on twitter ^_^
I’m doing a juice fast right now after seeing Fat Sick and Nearly dead on Netflix hubby is doing it too ^_^
My favorite juice is a simple carrot/orange blend. Sometimes I overdo it with ginger, celery, lemon, garlic, etc. which are all very nutritious but I think the simple tastes are the ones I enjoy most.
Like the facebook page ^_^
Signed up for the news letter ^^
I’ve never fasted! I will typically start my day with a big smoothie or juice, though.
I just liked the film on Facebook!
And followed Joe on Twitter!
Tweetted win a Fat Sick & Nearly Dead film and book and nutrition guide from @spabettie –> http://spabettie.com/?p=8212
^_^
I’ve been on the fast for 12 days and have lost 26 lb ^_^ and feeling soo good!
Favorite veggie to blend with, easily spinach! I love green smoothies/juices. So good for the body and the soul
Hi love!
I am LOVING the juice combo you have here! I have to do this!
I have been loving straight up carrot juice lately!
<3
I like carrots or kale in the juices I get at Whole Foods.
Just tweeted!
I’ve done a 3 day juice fast and the Daniel Fast that our church did in January! One for health, the other for faith.
Just signed up for the newsletter!
Liked them on FB!
What a great giveaway! Joe Cross was at my IIN convention this past weekend!
what vegetables are included in your favorite juice? Kale, Celery, Cucumber, Parsley, Carrot
very cool – did you get to meet him? very inspiring, I’d love to meet him one day!
I didn’t get to meet him – we just got to listen to him speak briefly and he introduce Dr. Joel Fuhrman
I’ve been reading about IIN! How did you like your experience with them?? I’ve read mixed reviews – which make me uncertain about whether or not I’d like to become a student through them!
2) have you ever fasted? what kind was it?
I have done a 1-2-3 Glow Fast from Gaiam
3) follow Joe Cross on twitter—–>DONE
4) like Fat Sick and Nearly Dead on facebook—–> DONE
5) sign up for the newsletter—–>DONE
6) tweet this –> DONE
My favorite veggie juice has beets, carrots, and spinach!
I really don’t think I can ever say I’ve fasted, though I am intrigued by all of this, especially in light of reading up on Ayurvedic medicine and how my kapha body type can benefit from a juice fast at least once a week.
Christin, you should try a one day – especially if you’re Ayurvedic type says so – years ago I followed Ayurveda, very interesting stuff.
My favorite juice is apple, beet, carrot & ginger
I did the lemon aid fast once (lemon, maple & cayenne) and I also tried last fall a raw apple cider fast. I really liked the second one, mostly because cider is amazing. I cut the cider with half water to stay really hydrated and avoid seriously spiking my blood sugar. It worked out really well and I felt great.
I haven’t branched out in my juicing enough. So my favorite veggie to include in juice is carrots.
I have never done a juice fast. I tried a different kind of fast once, but it only lasted for…um….1/4 day? Clearly I have no discipline.
Tweeted.
I love carrot juice — on its own or mixed with other veggies and fruits!
(where did you get those cute juice glasses? I love the shape)
aren’t they fun? they’re round on the bottom like a weeble wobble, too. you know during the holidays, liquor stores have box sets of things, including glasses or some other fun gift with a bottle of whatever? these were in one of those one year – I can’t even recall the liquor – probably one of Jason’s single malts.
I like beets, ginger, carrotts with pears! And always leafy greens in my juices. Mmmm
I’m following Joe Cross on Twitter
And I tweeted: win a Fat Sick & Nearly Dead film and book and nutrition guide from @spabettie –> http://spabettie.com/?p=8212
…And finally – because I just love giveaways AND juice
– my favorite veggies to include when juicing are (in no particular order): spinach, carrots, beets, tomatoes and celerey! Roosevelt also loves this juice 
1) what vegetables are included in your favorite juice?
dandelion greens and celery!
2) have you ever fasted? what kind was it?
I have done a juice fast several times, usually 3 days. Last time, I did 6 days…and also watch this movie while I was doing it. I love it—and also think Joe and Phil are so likeable, that I have shown it in a nutrition class and as a lunch session (movie and discussion) at a corporate wellness client.
I love spreading the idea
I’m following Joe Cross on twitter
I like Fat Sick and Nearly Dead on facebook
I tweeted
I’ve done juice fasts but have only made it to about 4 days
Still pretty good I think!
still VERY good!
My fave juice is:
1 bulb of fennel
1 head of celery
2 apples
Optional: Spinach
SO refreshing!
I LOVE the flavor of fennel in juice! so good!
& I signed up for the newsletter
I followed Joe on twitter and signed up for the news letter. I have wanted to try a juice fast for a few months now, but just don’t have the means to at this point.
My favorite juice is anything with a large helping of spinach….
2. I have never done a fast
5) sign up for the newsletter – Done
Gotta have apples or carrots in my juice!! I liked the facebook page a few weeks ago!
yep – most of our juice has at least one of those, if not both!
Hi, I read your post today on MizFitonline and totally enjoyed it.
I haven’t ever fasted before. I see there are a lot of goodveggie/fruit juice recipes out there! I’d love to try them!
Juicing has come up at work. I’m interested in trying it and it’s good to know that you can still run and lift weights while you are fasting/feasting.
I follow FSND on facebook, too.
I just signed up for your newsletter.
I already follow Joe on twitter, I tweeted about your giveaway(which is great by the way!)
I love the apple cobbler receipe, too. I’ll be trying that this weekend. It’s perfect for fall!!!
hi Laura! so happy you enjoyed my post at Carla’s – and whether you want to fast or just juice fairly regularly, it is so good for you and the recipe possibilities are endless!
I hope you do make the apple cobbler – it is so good, we have it a lot around here!
An alkaline juice recipe:
- 1 cup of spinach
- 1/2 cucumber
- 2 stalks of celery including leaves
- 3 carrots
- 1/2 apple
I’ve done a fruit fast as part of the Barron Baptiste 40 Days to personal revolution. Did it for 3 days, and it will a challenging experience.
Following Joe on Twitter!
I liked fat, sick and nearly dead on facebook
CARROTS! Cannot leave those babies out.. make everything sweet
i also like greens too.
I have never fasted, nope, nadddaaa.
I just followed this amazing dude on facebook!
I liked Fat Sick and Nearly Dead on facebook!
I signed up for the newsletter!
I just tweeeted!
My favorite juice includes Peaches , Kale and Pears….
I am on day 18 on a reboot right now– I have taken 2 little breaks to eat a favorite dish or dine with friends but 2 out of 18 is a miracle for me!
All steps completed!!
My favorite kind of vegetable in juice is carrots! I like the color it adds and the flavor. So healthy!
I tweeted about it!
I’ve been on a 3-day fast before – it was a broth diet during the winter. I heard it was best to do broths in the winter and juices in the spring and summer : )
I haven’t tried many juices before (although I am still debating getting a juicer of my own since I’ve seen all your beauties) but I love the combo of carrots, pear, and ginger! So clean and so refreshing!
Oh and btw, I LOVE those cute little glasses!
I’ve never fasted before…not sure if I have the self discipline…
Following Joe on Twitter!
I liked Fat Sick and Nearly Dead on facebook!
Just signed up for the newsletter!
I can’t say that I’ve ever actually put vegetables in my juice before. I think I’ve may have had carrot juice before.
i’ve heard great things about this one.
celery is included in my fave juice.
yes i have juice fasted/feasted. and water fasted once but that didn’t end too well.
tweeted @cherrycobbler
liked it on FB
I have never done a juice fast. I like drinks with lots of dark greens and cilantro & lemon to bring a nice flavor to it. I loved Forks Over Knives and would love to see this movie too!
I love carrot apple juice
I finished a 30 day juice fast after watching the DVD! I took 3 weeks off, and today I am starting another fast! (probably 15 days, I haven’t decided yet!) I just wanna say – thanks for giving this a spotlight! I think it is so helpful for people!
(please exclude me from the giveaway entries!)
Tweeted about the giveaway!
Following Joe on tweeeeter!
aaaand I liked the Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead facebook page!!
Just signed up for the newslettttter
My favorite juice is a head of kale, a cucumber, 4-5 jumbo carrots, an orange and some ginger! LOVE it.
I sort of fasted… did an all day but dinner fast for about 3 days and then continued to juice regularly but included meals. I liked the all day but dinner fast! Or just all juice + 1 small meal… by the time it’s dinnertime I feel like I’m punishing myself and can’t maintain motivation :/ Maybe the next time I try!
Signed up for the newsletter! And I’m going to watch the documentary tonight.
The only fast I’ve done is the master cleanse, twice this year. The first time was the most challenging, both mentally and physically, but the second one was a bit easier and I stayed on it for 2 weeks. It’s an amazing feeling, but nothing that I’m going to do again for a long time.
I’m planning on doing my first juice fast very soon, it will definitely be easier to live on juice!
I only recently found your blog and really enjoy it. It will be a great resource during the fast!
i love adding spinach, kale, broccoli, and carrots to my juice
i have never fasted but i have lots of friends you have. they said that they have felt great after it!
follow joe on twitter
tweeted!
subscribed to the newsletter
My favorite veggie juice contains cucumbers, ginger, lemon, and kale. It’s a green ginger lemonade of sorts!
I’ve done two fasts. I did the master cleanse for 23 days once-then it started getting weird so I stopped. And while I guess it’s not fasting, I have gone through a raw whole foods phase for more than six months at a time. When I say raw, I don’t mean I included fancy dehydrator recipes or store bought things, I juiced, made smoothies from fruits and veggies, ate salads…
“started getting weird” – I bet!
I don’t think I could do that one – more power to ya! I think the only reason I was able to do a juice fast is because I was FULL and satisfied. I definitely think eating raw is a “fast” or a cleanse – eliminating anything processed and eating food in its most beneficial state, nutrient wise. 
By started getting weird, I mean that I rarely slept, I felt delirious but really energetic, almost light headed. The white tongue was starting to freak me out and I felt like I smelled strange…perhaps it was hunger talking!!
a friend tried a similar cleanse years ago – I recall she had almost hallucinatory side effects? just goes to show, our bodies NEED nutrients!
I tweeted-I’m @kuntrageous
BEET JUICE. with carrot juice and coconut milk. YUM
wow, that sounds good – I will have to try!
I’ve only fasted for religious reasons, but have been wanting to try a juice fast!
I’ve never actually juiced with veggies for myself except for tasting some fresh samples at a local health place!
And I’ve never fasted unless we’re included religious reasons
My usual juiced veg is carrots…ok its usually carrot,spinach and apple. That’s it. I also enjoy straight up cabbage!
I did a ten day juice fast twice! I felt unbelievable but it was very hard and the coffee deprivation was unreal.
YES, I remember sitting in our kitchen hearing your cleanse story…
I am a huge fan of juice with spinach and carrots!
I have never really fasted, but I’m gearing up to buy a juicer when I get paid again to give this whole juice fast ago, so I really really hope I win this!
I liked FS&ND on FB .
Um, crap. I just realized I had already entered this. Please delete my additional comments! I went out to a show last night and was up LATE, so needless to say, I’m goofy as hell today! O.o
this is HILARIOUS!! I saw those come through and thought “didn’t she do this?”
I figured you hadn’t done all the entries or something…
My fave vegetables in a juice are sweet potato, celery and carrot.
I’ve never fasted before. But have thought of going on a week juice cleanse in the past but have not followed through with that thought.
I’m pretty boring–just beet or just carrot. Beet juice is seriously the best thing I’ve ever tasted.
This made for a yummy treat today – I love it and am adding it to my favorites – you should put a juice book together – you have good instincts for food combinations
thank you SO much!! I actually have an outline completed for a juicing book.
next comes the proposal letter.
that’s awesome – my friend Lindsay (www.cottercrunch.com) told me about your site today when i told her i got a juicer – so glad she did
I LOVE Lindsay!! I am going to have to thank her for sending you over, very good to “meet” you!
Hi I’m Josh and my answer is for Question #2: I have never fasted BEFORE. However, my brother and I are currently on our 2nd day of our first juice fast. It’s going well. A lot of preparation and clean-up I didn’t “prep” for lol. I feel a burning in my chest and stomach today which I attribute to heartburn so I’ve eaten a couple tums. I generally feel peaceful overall but tired. I was scouring the web and found your site and I love it. As for what “kind” of fast my bro and I are attempting. It’s about a 50% mix of fruits and vegetables. The vegetable juices are just much harder for us to drink and we learned on day 1 that an all-veggie juice just isn’t for us. But I’m trying to mix it up with spinach, kale, beets, cabbage, mango, limes, lemons and the other standards like apples and celery. I’ll be trying your Berry Beet Breakfast and I hope you don’t mind me substituting strawberries for the blackberries seeing as I MUST use them tomorrow or they’ll go back. Cheers!
cheers to you, Joshua! how is it going, or how did it go, if you are completed? I hope you enjoyed it! all veggie juice is more difficult to enjoy, we do mostly veggie with some strong fruit (berries, pineapple, BIG flavor fruits!). We have kind of settled into a “general” juice we enjoy – carrots, apple, ginger, kale, sometimes beet or celery. I used to mix it up all the time, trying to get creative – I even made a Pizza Juice once – complete with cashews for a “crust” flavor!
Cheers!
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