If you’ve read my musings at all in the past two years, and watched my Instagram feed, you’ll know that I’ve been on a lifestyle journey as it’s so often called (which is somewhat lame, I agree, and makes me feel like I’m on The Bachelorette, have you noticed how many times they use the words “journey” or “process”…anyway…) Whatever you call it, the move to better ones self and find ways to grow whether that be in fitness, weight loss, stress relief or in business, we all seem to have a need to do better.
My path, quite literally, started on a walking path with our labradoodle who was thrilled that she was finally getting out for more walks. I then used the Couch to 5K App to teach myself how to run, a little distance at a time, with a little more distance added each time. Next, I evaluated my eating habits and made some changes that, while minor all on their own, added up over time can make a big difference. I haven’t had a bagel + cream cheese – my standard breakfast for years – in about 3 years or so. Weird, right? I just decided not to eat them anymore. I also gave up full-sugar pop and only drink diet soda now (Diet Coke with a squeeze of lime and lots of ice, please!) I concentrate on veggies and protein but also don’t deprive myself of a delicious lasagna or flatbread and balsamic to dip.
So, when Breville presented me with a beautiful Juice Fountain Cold XL juicer to try, I knew this was something that I could easily add to my new lifestyle. Fruits and veggies are abundant in my fridge, and thankfully at farmers markets and in grocery stores on sale too. The biggest challenge was finding recipes; combinations of fruits and vegetables that would go well together without turning into something unappetizing. Thankfully, a quick visit to the Breville microsite colourmehealthy.breville.com/ yields a ton of information about Breville products and some wonderful recipes to help any new or veteran juicer tip back their glass. My Instagram stories detailed a 5 Day Planner that I embarked on, inspired by the 5 Day or 7 Day Planners available on the website.
The juice in the photo above is called Blues Beets and is a simple combination of beets, zucchini and blueberries! I’m a girl that grew up on Ukrainian Borscht so this was an easy sell for me.
This bountiful combination is what I used to make a full pitcher of Orange You Healthy – a sunshiny drink full of the goodness of oranges, peppers, celery, carrots and the zing of ginger.
Other drinks we tried included ingredients like rhubarb, apples, pears, strawberries, spinach and more. Using the Breville Juice Fountain Pro XL was super-easy too and thankfully, very easy to put together and take-apart. One question that I was asked a few times on my Instagram Stories was whether the appliance was easy to clean, and I can confidently say yes! It comes with a great cleaning brush to help as well. In our case, I was making a different juice each day for 5 days which resulted in a lot of cleaning but in a “normal” household, I think people would make a pitcher every few days, or spend an afternoon making several varieties and then cleaning everything up just once at the end of the day.
The Juice Fountain Cold XL features a big 3.5 inch feed chute and can extract 70 fl. oz. of nutrient rich juice up to 5x faster than a ‘cold press’ machine. Cold Spin Technology™ allows juice to flow up and through the stainless steel cutting disc surrounded by an Italian-made mesh filter to ensure an insignificant temperature increase. And that 3.5 inch chute means that you don’t have to cut up apples before tossing them in – they fit! The only prep you need to do is for things you want to peel (like beets) or slice to get rid of the seeds (like peppers) but truly, you can toss in a whole apple or pear or zucchini and let it get to work.
My final assessment? The Breville Juice Fountain Cold XL is a BOSS of a machine when it comes to extracting all the juice goodness from everything you put in it. It’s easy to learn how to use, easy to clean, and making healthy juices is inspiring when you’re working towards your health and fitness goals. It’s an investment for your health, to be sure, but the price point is reflective of the quality behind all Breville products. Like a gym membership or new yoga clothing, you’ve literally got to put your money where your mouth is and commit to using it. Once you do, you’re on your way to success!
Look for the Breville Juice Fountain Cold XL for purchase directly at Breville.ca ($469.99), Best Buy (on sale for $349.99 until July 26), Amazon.ca ($399.95) and The Bay ($375.99 on sale), to name a few great retailers!
I’m so happy to share this giveaway! One of my lucky readers is going to WIN a Breville Juice Fountain Cold XL to help them work towards their lifestyle health and fitness goals. To enter, simply fill in your name and email address in the form below and click BEGIN. Then leave a comment on this blog post sharing your thoughts on what ingredients you think you’d utilize in a juicing recipe to start! Don’t forget to check out the bonus entries too for more chances to win!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on behalf of Breville Canada. All opinions are, as always, my own.
I’d probably try a blueberry spinach combo of some sorts
I would add almond milk, protein powder, frozen fruit, spirulina, and ground flax seed!
Blueberries and strawberries! Thanks.
Nick Bostrom (the “Superintelligence” author) supposedly makes a blender “elixir” out of the following: lettuce, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, blueberries, turmeric, vanilla, oat milk, and whey powder. So that’s what I’d try.
I would like to try out some carrots and spinach with some whey protein.
I’d love to make a green juice with kale and spinach and green apple.
Green me up!! Spinach, avocado, celery, maybe with a ginger zing!
I need more green vegetables in my life so I’d opt to try a juice with green veggies 🙂
Just Carrots!
pretty basic – fresh berries. and then mix with Greek yogurt to make a smoothie. thanks
Carrot, Apple, Beet juice!
I would love to try out as many different combos as possible! Maybe an apple, beet, red pepper blend….or carrots and pineapple….
I’d love to try some wild blueberries from our property, and wild raspberries, yogurt.
Something with apple.
My favorite smoothie has berries, banana, apple, Greek yogurt and ice. It’s really delicious !
I meant I would like the the juicer for for breaking down the berries, apple add to the other ingredients because I don’t like the seeds and pulp from the berries and apples etc.
Carrots , celery and ginger. Then another would be oranges, lemons and ginger.
I’ll try spinach, carrots, celery, apple, parsley and lemon with some ginger.
I would like to try pineapple and oranges.
Have enjoyed watching your journey over the years!
Spinach, beets, carrots, apples, blueberries, ginger! What an amazing giveaway – thanks so much!
something with lemon, ginger, carrot, pepper and oranges
oooo i would love to make a delicious juice with apples, oranges, pears and raspberries
I would love to try a berry blend, carrots and apples to start 🙂 thanks!
Almond milk, strawberry, banana and spinach
I would really like to do a cucumber, apple, parsley and red cabbage combo.
Blueberry celery spinach and raspberries
I would love to try apples, celery, carrot…really any kinds of fruits and veggies!
I like pineapple, mango. Also cantaloupe or watermelon
I would use carrots, pineapple, mango and even spinach with some flex seeds.
Spinach, apples and oranges!
I’m not sure I’d like vegetables in a smoothie. Unless spinach. oh maybe kale!
I got try peppers. I’ve never had juice with peppers and I’m very curious!!! Xox thanks for the opportunity!
I’d like to mix beet, apple, carrot and spinach for a healthy juice.
cucumber, carrots and celery sound refreshing!
I would add carrots, beet, bananas and pineapple
Anything with apples and strawberries and watermelon. I love watermelon juice.
I have never juiced but would love to try strawberries with watermelon, apple, carrots and peppers
I would love to make mango juice combinations. Like a mango pineapple.
I would like to try cucumbers, pear, lemon, and spinach with a touch of mint!!
I would juice beets, blueberries, apples and carrots
I have never juiced before but fruits like strawberries and blueberries would be good
I would try strawberries, banana, blueberries and plain yogurt.
I would use plums, nectarines and oranges.
I would try plums, nectarines, and oranges.
I like to throw in honey, yoghurt, peaches, strawberries & spinach.
I’d love to make beets, apples and carrots!
I would use carrots, blueberries,lemons and raspberries for a summer drink.
I would love to try making a homemade beet juice!
I would like to try strawberries, pineapple and blueberries.
yogurt, milk, any frozen fruit available
love to try the fresh berries out right now.. raspberries, blueberries and yougurt
I would try apple, orange and ginger
I would like to try strawberry, banana, orange, and pineapple!
I would love to try fresh beet and ginger.
I would like to try carrot, sweet potato with tomato
I’d like to try out cucumbers, celery and carrots.
Ginger Beet juice! 💪
I would try carrots and apple.
I would do spinach, blueberries, apple, carrots, really a bunch of stuff.
I’d probably try carrots and apples
I would love to try oranges, grapefruit, peaches, mango’s just to name a few.
I’d love to try that orange you healthy one mentioned in the blog!
Eating veggies is so hard but mmm SMOOTHIES and juice!
Would like to try watermelon and cherry in it.
I would try some mixed berries, peppers, carrots, spinach…….I’d probably have to find some ideas so it wouldn’t be gross tasting. LOL!
I would try a mix of strawberries, chia seeds, yogurt and blueberries.
I’d probably try carrots, kale and protein powder.
Blueberries, Bananas and Peaches.
I’d add some of the wild berries I pick at the cabin – raspberry, blueberry, saskatoons – with non fat yogurt, kale and some mint.
I would like to try a green smoothie with kale and spinach.
I would like to experiment with adding veggies like kale and spinach into fruit smoothies!
I’d probably try blueberries, mangoes and spinach.
Beet, Carrot & Apple…hmmmmmm
The Orange you Healthy looks and sounds delicious but I also love green juices with spinach, kale, pear and apples! I wouldn’t love to make the juices at home with this product!
I would love to try pineapple, oranges, mango to start.
I would love to make a mixed berry, spinach, carrots, flax seeds, protein powder and some cocoa nibs smoothie mixed with almond milk.
Kale, bleberries, banana and beets 🙂
Blueberries, strawberries, beets and spinach
I would like to try protein powder, strawberry, banana and mango in it.
Would love to try with carrots and apples
At a juice bar I once had a cucumber mint juice that was delicious and I’d love to recreate it at home!
I would try Orange You Happy
I would love to try the beets, zucchini and blueberries juice, I would add spinach to it to get my vitamin K
If I won, I would try the mean green juice, with cucumbers, celery stalks, green apples, kale, lemon, and ginger.
oranges and pineapples
I would use every vegetable and fruit possible and the pulp to make veggie burgers.. I’ve wanted to try juicing
banana, milk, ice, blackberries, mmm good, and sometimes flex seeds are added
Mangoes, pomegranate and pineapple.
I would love to try a rhubarb, apple, zucchini combination.
I would like to try Orange carrot and strawberry!!
I would love to try beet, apple, ginger and kale
I’d love to try juicing apples, cherries, and carrots.
I’m willing to try anything except beets. I’m the least picky person but beets are so overpowering. I wish I liked them because they are so good for you though. I definitely want to increase my intake of greens so I’d try to get as much of those in as possible.
I’d love to try a pineapple, ginger, and lime combination. Zesty.
I would love to try spinach and beets in this juicer!!!
I’d like to try blending blood orange and blueberries with kale.
I really like carrot & apple combo with a zing of ginger!
Carrots & apples with a zing of ginger!
I would like to try carrot and apples
I like carrots, apples, cucumber and spinach.
I would try using cucumber, kale, celery and apples
I’d like to try beets, banana and coconut.
I would like to try Strawberries and Bananas!
I really don’t get enough leafy greens into my diet so I would try spinach, kale, raspberry & orange!
apples- since I have an apple tree in my yard.
I would love to prepare a healthy fruit and veggie concoction combining my favourites – carrots, apples, mangoes, avocado and spinach.
I’d like to try spinach, apple, and strawberries.
Looking for a way to use up all the leftover fruit and veg in my fridge!
I reallly hope to get my butt into gear after this pregnancy. You look great! Juicing would be a great way to get my nutrition in without the calories!
I think I would try strwaberrie and celery
I think I would try something with lime, ginger, pineapple, and then go from there.
Watermelon would be one ingredient I’d love to juice!
I would love to try any juice so long as there are apples or pears in it.
I’d like to try carrots with pineapple. It would be so good, don’t you think?
carrots, ginger, pears, celery
I would love to use bananas, raspberries, and then the fresh strawberries from my garden!
I’d love to combine apples, beets, celery and carrots.
I would try blueberries, spinach, bananas and blackberries. And maybe some peaches too.
I’d love beets, carrots and apple
I would like to try out some orange juice, pears and watermelon with this juicer!