30 Day Raw Vegan Fruit Project Day 26

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It's Day 26 of Vibrant Vegan's 30 Days, 30 Fruits for You Project!

The luscious and lovely fruit for today is the LEMON!

-Lemons are a great source of:
Fiber
Potassium
Copper
Iron
Vitamin C and B6

-Lemon is diuretic (makes you pee, or helps your body rid waste and water via peeing), thus can help treat urinary tract infections and arthritis.

-Lemon can help stop gum bleeds and nosebleeds (the juice, of course).

-Rub a sliced lemon onto your skin and you'll help prevent sunburn!

-The Ancient Romans considered lemons to be a cure-all for different types of poisoning.

-Applying lemon juice directly to an aching tooth may help stop the ache.

-Lemons have also been shown to help treat coughs, colds, asthma, heartburn, liver problems, and fevers.

-"The liver can make more enzymes out of fresh lemon juice than any other food element." From Dr. Beddoe and his book, Biological Ionization in Human Nutrition.

-Lemons are a great source of flavonoids, which have been shown to have antioxidant and cancer-preventing properties.

and now for your LOW FAT, RAW VEGAN RECIPE featuring the LEMON!

GREEN LEMONADE

Refreshing, sweet, sour, loaded with nutrients--this may be the bestest lemonade in the universe, and it contains just about 300 calories!

Ingredients

2 lemons, peeled (use one if you're not a big fan of tart and sour)
5 dates, pitted and soaked for a couple of hours if possible (use the soak water too)
1 cucumber, cut into chunks
1 handful spinach
1 quart water

Toss all of the above amazing ingredients into your high-speed blender...blend and blend away, until you have a blender full of the most lively lemonade ever!

Eat loads of lemons!
Eat bushels and bushels of fruit!
Be Vegan, Be Vibrant!

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[brahmamurti]

this made me happy! thanks!

[blackman666ful]

People seem to fear the rumors of pesticides and genetically engineered plant foods which to me is a psycological program that will prevent individuals from experiencing the benefits of a raw plant based diet. People will only benefit from eating plant foods raw and directly other than eating and drinking the products that are made from the same foods that they have been told are genetically engineered and sprayed with pesticides.People are not afraid of the fruit flavored sodas and seasonings.

[faete31]

I made this today, it was sooo tasty and COOLING!  The only thing is that I somehow forgot to put the spinach in. lol. No idea why, I had it in the fridge and all - I just forgot. It was still VERY tasty. :)

[porolita22]

Hmmmm I'm gonna have to try this one. Looks really good!