I received two gifts through the regular mail today.

First one was a Juice Extractor, and the second one was a book on healthy food. Even though I know a lot on the healthy eating part, I constantly look for new sources of information in order to keep educating myself!

Let me first talk a bit about the Juice Extractor I received.

Believe me when I say that I am just like you. Just eating fruit and vegetables can be boring sometimes, and also very hard to find new exciting ways to prepare/cook it.

I did get a cookbook on healthy eating for Christmas, and it has helped me a lot! So now I am starting to find other ways to keep the cooking both fun and healthy, but since I am pretty educated in the area, I know I am not getting as much fruit and veggies as I should!

So I got this idea of a Juice Extractor and by accident I heard of The Juice Master - Jason Vale. I started reading and researching more on the topic, and I decided to go for it (was a bit sceptical at first).

I ordered the Philips Wide Chute Aluminium Juicer HR1861 and with it came a DVD called "Keeping it Simple!", by Jason Vale. I started by unpacking the machine, and then put the DVD into my laptop. It didn't take me long until I had to stop the DVD and give the machine a try!

I actually got excited by watching a DVD about a Juice Extractor! =)

One of the reasons I was a bit sceptical at first was due to the whole taste issue. You know, broccoli, celery, cabbage, and other veggies as juice, can't be too delicious. Fact is, with a few tricks you can hide that taste in the juice, and you won't even notice it.

Just add in a slice of lemon, lime, oranges, or apples, and I promise you, it tastes like regular juice, but 10 times better. I even had my mom come over to taste it, and she loved it. When I later told her I added in cucumber and carrots in the juice, she just couldn't believe it!

Tomorrow I am going to give it a try by adding in some spinach leafs, broccoli, tomato, and some celery. I am going to use the tricks I told you about and see if I notice the taste from the veggies I just metioned! Tell you more about it tomorrow!

Sure, by juicing you miss out on some of the fibers from the fruits and veggies, but all the vitamins and minerals you get is insane! More and more experts are actually putting juicing out there as one of THE BEST ways to a long and healthy life!

I am going to start off every single morning with a delicious juice, and I am really looking forward to see what it will do to my health! I'll let you know more about it in a few weeks!

Meanwhile, check out http://JuiceMaster.com for more info and "how-to" videos.

Oh, regarding the book I told you about! It's called "The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth", and sell for around $17 on Amazon.com.

I just started reading it and I love it so far. Will dive into it ASAP and I'll let you know more about it tomorrow!

Like Jason Vale says: Keep it simple! Good health!

Stay with me and I'll show you how easy it can be to develop a healthy eating lifestyle!

Jonas