Morning Green Juice

I am still full from last nights amazing family dinner. My mom cooked a gluten free menu to celebrate 37 years of marriage with my dad! It's so special to see 2 people together for that long and still be so in love. Ryan and I have been married 10.5 months and I hope we have 36 more years of this kind of happiness, plus more. My parents have been such role models to me growing up - they fight, they make up, they love, they travel together, they enjoy each others company, they like to be around each other and reflect that love in everything they do!

Last nights menu included:
Double Stuffed Baked Potatoes (black beans, ham, broccoli, cheese)
Veggie cups
Shrimp scampi (without pasta)
Grilled pears with mascarpone cream

Everything was delicious! I look up to my mom and her cooking skills. Growing up, we had homemade meals every night and sat together as a family to eat. I strive to have this for my family!

This morning was my day to sleep in and have breakfast with Ryan. Unfortunately, I was not hungry for breakfast so we split a green juice and he had scrambled eggs and bacon on the side!

Ryan and Leslie's morning GREEN juice
Servings: 2
Weight Watchers Points: 5

135g Kale (3 leaves)
250g Carrots (2 large)
185g Granny smith apple (1)
110g Cucumber (1/4)
100g Celery (3 small ribs)
210g Pineapple (3 slices)

I weighed everything to know the exact WW Points of the juice (11 points for both servings). Fruit/vegetables are 0 points with Weight Watchers, however, when you cook or juice fruit/vegetables, you change the structure of the food which means it has points. When you juice, the food loses the fiber so the sugar is more easily absorbed by our bodies. That is why it is important to balance fruits and vegetables in all juices and not have a pure fruit juice!

I hope everyone has a great day today! Ryan and I signed our lease and are moving in 2 weeks! We are so excited and can't wait to start designing and furniture shopping for our new apartment!!!!

XO