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My Trader Joe’s Half Day Juice Cleanse

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Hacked more expensive juice offerings and came up with this two-meal juice cleanse plan. I am not a nutritionist nor a qualified medical professional though skipping two meals probably wouldn’t be a big concern. (I realize that some people are advised to eat frequently.)   There will be no mention of the word *detox* in this blog post. I devised this half day cleanse to give my digestive tract a break, to take a break from post-pandemic cooking, which is tough, and to get more mindful about food consumption. With a total of 520 calories, this plan may possibly meet the caloric requirements for two meals. For a half day, that’s two meals, breakfast and lunch, one juice every two hours. 1 Cold Pressed Juice Green, 90 calories 1 Cold Pressed Juice Red, 110 calories 1 Banana & Almond Butter Protein Smoothie, 320 calories – for the home stretch Add a Suja Cold-Pressed Lemon Ginger Cayenne depending on your ambition. Followed up with a lighter than usual dinner.  A...

Where do old bathroom fixtures go?

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They go to metal recyclers and are then sold for scrap. From scrap, they go back up the production chain. #bathroomrenovations #preventinglandfill

Pears

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Trader Joe’s Pear Halves in White Grape Juice are discontinued, according to local staff. @TraderJoesList Unlike apples, pears are temperamental. They can go from unripe to mush within a day. These jarred pears were always consistent.  Sorry to see this product leave Trader Joe’s shelves.

Clocks

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#springahead

International Women's Day

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#IWD2023 @MadSqParkNYC

Easy Vegan Queso

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2 cups Violife 100% Vegan Mexican Style Shreds ½ of a can of Organic Coconut Milk ½ of a cup of finely chopped onion or green onion 1 or 2 Dorot garlic cubes (1 cube is the equivalent of one clove of garlic.) Cholula Hot Sauce In a sauce pan on low to medium heat, combine the Mexican style shreds, coconut milk and chopped onion. Add the garlic cubes and stir in. Meld the ingredients together on low to medium heat for about 15 minutes. When the ingredients are melded, remove from heat. Adding hot sauce is optional. Serve with your favorite chips such as Hippeas Chickpea Tortilla Chips. ® 2023 @ViolifeFoods #veganqueso

Water

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#hoboken #lackawanna