I have a dietary dilemma. This year not only do I want to get back on track eating vegetarian, but I'd also like to go vegan. I'm working towards eventually going completely raw for a while, too. I've heard so many good things about it.
Main problem though is I don't have the proper equipment for a raw lifestyle. My blender/food processor really sucks bad. It's noisy and it has very little power. It doesn't do a good job of making smoothies at all. And, I don't have a dehydrator at all. You need a job for those things and of course, I'm not working again. Trying to at least find something part-time but even that is hard since I don't want to have to work more than 4-6 hours on my feet.
My "kick-start" to all this would optimally be a juice feast, but again, no proper equipment. I have a Jack Lelane juicer, but all the pulp is such a waste. If I had the dehydrator, I could use the pulp in that to make crackers or something. Till then, it would be a wasteful ambition to go on a juice feast. I just can't justify throwing away all that nutritious pulp product.
I think I might have come up with a solution! I was thinking of making this cabbage soup, but then adding a twist at the end hehe.
* 6 large green onions (1 bunch)
* 2 green bell peppers
* 1 or 2 cans of tomatoes (14.5 ounce size, diced or whole)
* 1 bunch celery, sliced
* 1 head cabbage, chopped
* 1 package (Lipton) onion soup mix
* 2-3 cubes vegetable bouillon
* 6 cups water
* Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley, curry, garlic powder, etc.*
* Don't forget a little cayenne!
* 1 Bag of spinach leaves or 1 bunch of kale (de-stemmed) or whatever dark leafy green is on sale or in season.
Preparation:
Simmer or slow cook all until soup is done. *If slow cooking, add seasonings about an hour before done. Eat all the soup you want, whenever you want. (here's my twist) Let cool till it's about 110-116 degrees then throw in a bag of fresh spinach/greens and stir till nicely wilted. Put it all in a blender and drink throughout the day.
What do you think? Could I use this as a juice feast? There's be no pulp waste, I'd still be getting a bunch of raw greens and I don't have to worry about cost because most of this stuff is pretty inexpensive. My goal is to try and stay under $5 a day. I figure a batch of soup would last for 2 days possibly 3.
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