What a wonderful holiday
season I just had – full of friends and family and way too much fun! And while I did a better than usual job
of making healthy choices for my body this past season, I’m still feeling a little
on the sluggish side. Luckily, I’m
also feeling optimistic about changing that with a few fixes – starting with
this one.
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| Carrot Love by Anne LaBrie |
Did you know that eating
carrots is a great way to help your liver? Carrot juice is a rich source of
Vitamin A and will help cleanse the liver and improve the quality of the
blood. The orange juice contains
Vitamin C, the ginger protects the liver and adds a little zing. In addition, gelatin has been shown to
break down into collagen which lubricates and assists your joints!
INGREDIENTS:
2.5 c fresh carrot juice (I
used Odwalla)
1.5 c fresh orange juice
1 small box Knox gelatin
(containing 4 envelopes – use all of them)
2 tea fresh ginger root
(about 1 inch of root)
1 medium carrot
Measure the cold carrot
juice and pour into an 8 x 8” glass Pyrex baking dish. Empty all packages of
Knox gelatin into the dish and mix to dissolve the gelatin. Place orange juice
in a quart saucepan and begin to heat.
While you are waiting, grate the carrot and the fresh ginger root and
mix into the cold juice right in the dish. When the orange juice comes to a
full boil, turn off the heat and pour into the cold juice. Mix gently. Place the dish into the refrigerator
until set, at least 4 hours. Cut
into cubes and serve.
Next time you make it,
experiment by adjusting the amounts of each type of juice for your own personal
taste. The trick is to have great
taste while keeping the added sugar content down – your liver doesn’t really
like much sugar. For your next
party, you can double the recipe and use a large 13x9” pan.
Before you know it, you and your liver will be smiling!
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