Archive for March 27th, 2009

How healthy does this modified juice diet sound?

Friday, March 27th, 2009

I'm think of preparing a lot of this juice in the morning in my vita mix blender:
oranges
apples
lettace
carrots
olive oil
aloe vera juice
tomatoes
I plan on sipping this throughout the day every two hours, up to dinnertime. Then I will have 4 oz. of lean meat with some steamed veggies.
How does this sound to you? I'm looking for something to cleanse my system and possibly drop a couple of pounds, but actually be able to keep them off. I'm thinking of trying this for just a few days.
What are other healthy ways to cleanse?
(I'm new to the idea of fasting and cleansing)

I think it is nutritionally OK and in line with your stated goals… BUT, the blend sounds pretty scary taste-wise. I did something similar awhile back and lost quickly. How many calories in 24 hrs? I would use fresh cold-pressed flax seed oil instead of olive oil probably…(I dropped my cholesterol like crazy using it "400's to 150"). Don't use the capsules of flax seed oil…has to be the fresh/refridgerated or it won't work. Can only find it at a health food store.

Look at the Myoplex Lite "ready to drink" by EAS …it is high quality protein… 190 cal. in 11 fl oz. (only one gram of sugar and 25 g of protein. It is super-low in fat and has vitamins and minerals added. It is a great way to get protein on the go. It doesn't have to be kept cold (if not opened)… just best that way for enjoying. You can buy it at the grocery store.

Good Luck! That is my best answer!

Emeril's homemade mayonnaise recipe?

Friday, March 27th, 2009

I tried to make it but it came out thin and nasty. I did use a blender and not a Cuisinart style food processor, but otherwise followed the recipe to a t. Any other ideas about what went wrong?

Recipe:
1 large egg
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 cups olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
In a food processor or blender, blend the egg, mustard, and lemon juice together for 20 seconds. With the machine running, slowly pour in the oil in the feed tube. The mixture will thicken. Season with the salt and pepper and pulse once or twice to blend.

There is a trick to making it. I would change the recipe to to two egg yolks (no whites) and only use 1 1/2 cup of oil.
The trick is to emulsify the egg yolk and mustard with the oil. After you mix the egg yolk and mustard (leave the lemon juice out till the end) put the blender on high pour in very little oil and blend until you can't see it any more, the mixture be one color, with no visible oil. Now you add a little more and repeat. You can add more and more oil each addition, but start very slowly. When it's done add the salt pepper and lemon juice and pulse it in. The trick is all in getting the emulsification started slowly in the beginning.

Try it again, you will love homemade mayo, and then you can add more mustard and some honey and get honey mustard dressing, or make dill mayo for dipping vegies in. Lots of great recipes can come from homemade mayo.