2 days and counting

Well, here it is. My brand new Juicer. I've reached the point of no return. Monday I start my juice fast. I haven't been doing well with Reboot's (jointhereboot.com) recommendation of cutting out dairy before starting the fast. I had a bowl of cereal yesterday and some cheese on my sandwich at lunch. It's REALLY hard not to eat dairy. I haven't had any today though so I am feeling a little less defeated.

I am feeling less optimistic today after my visit to the grocery store. I feel like this juice fast could send me to the poor house if I don't find more inexpensive sources of fruits and veggies.

I had planned to decide which recipes I was going to use for each day and then shop accordingly but I got really discouraged when I realized that in the next 2 weeks I'll be making and drinking 56 juices that have to be at least 16 oz each. That's a lot of fruits and veggies.

Today I went grocery shopping at Kroger. I bought regular groceries for Ken totaling roughly $56. I bought the following fruits and veggies totaling $38.75

5 pound bag of carrots $4.99
1 bunch kale $0.99
2 containers strawberries $3.00
1 bunch celery $1.39
2.5 pounds grapes $6.27
2 Grapefruit $1.58
2.4 pounds cabbage $1.66
0.21 pounds ginger root $1.19
1 cucumber $0.99
2.5 pounds red delicious apple $4.26
6 kiwi $2.00
1.4 pounds pears $2.33
1 pound sweet potatoes $1.04
3 oranges $2.07
1 bag green apples $4.99

So it might seem like I got a lot of fruits and vegetables for my money and that might be true but I might only get 2-3 days of juice out of this if I'm lucky. That means I'm going to have to buy a lot more to get me through this next 2 weeks. The food that I bought for Ken will surely get him through the next two weeks but it is not all the most healthy food.

So you can see the dilemma that I (and many others) face. Eating healthy is REALLY expensive and eating junk is cheap. I might have to get a second job just to afford my new eating habits. There is a produce market up the street called Easy Way. I think I will try going there next and see how that pans out. I really want to see this fast through but I'm afraid I might not be able to afford it. I don't like ending this post on such a pessimistic note but it's not just me I'm thinking about. How are we to expect that people in this country will ever live a more healthy lifestyle when we keep the most vital foods out of reach.

When checking out at the grocery store it took extra long because the cashier had to keep asking me what my items were and looking up the codes for items that obviously aren't bought by a lot of people. Just more proof that we don't eat like we should.