Anyone who knows me knows that one of my biggest obsessions while living in NYC was the Green Love juice and a shot of E3Live from Organic Avenue. Every single morning. Two shots after a long night out.

So I was in a panic when I decided to move to Vegas – drinking my daily green juice had helped me lose 8 pounds, changed my energy levels (I have way more) and just made me feel 100 times healthier in general. I knew I couldn’t live without it.

Sadly, the closest location was 2,570 miles away. In Manhattan.

At first, I contemplated having my Green Love shipped every week but that was silly – and massively cost-ineffective. So I decided to figure out Plan B: finding decent juice in Vegas.

Yes, I have a juicer (and a Vitamixer, actually). Yes, I am too lazy to make my own concoctions. I’m sure there will be one of those rare lazy Saturday mornings when I have nothing to do and think: hey, let me cut up all the veggies and make my own juice and then clean everything.

Doubtful.

So I started the hunt for my Green Love replacement.

I tried a place called Greens and Proteins first. It was a really cute health-oriented store with lots of delicious food but not quite the hard-core juices I was looking for. Think more Smoothie King, less crunchy health food store.

Next up was Go Raw. This place was amazing. E3Live by the shot for only $3? Check! Really amazing all-veggie drinks that hit the spot like my favorite back home? Check!

20 minute drive to either of their locations? CHECK.

So I decided that while Go RAw would be my go-to when I was running especially early to work (AKA never) I needed to find something closer and more convenient.

Enter Whole Foods.

I tried the one Organic all-green drink I could find – they had Blue Print on the shelf too but I find these WAY too sugary – and hoped for the best.

It wasn’t the best thing on earth but it gives me that much-needed morning boost; I gave up coffee years ago so this is all I’m working with.

Plus, it’s on my drive to work and $5 cheaper than my Green Love. And I also picked up a jar of frozen E3Live at Go Raw…it’s not perfect, but it’s my new routine. And it works.