Green juice is lighter than a smoothie and contains different ingredients. It can be very easy and refreshing to drink your fruits and vegetables. If you’re new to juicing, you may find that green juice tastes a bit different because your taste buds may not be used to this whole thing. To get used to juicing we’re sharing 5 easy recipes to make your own mean green juices!
Benefits Juicing
1. Top Nutrition:
Fruits and vegetables contain nutrients that are good for your overall health. When I drink green juice, I instantly feel better, my skin glows and my eyes have a new spark. Eating healthy is better than any other expensive skin care line.
2. Quick Absorption:
With juicing you’re taking in the essential nutrients that your body needs and your body immediately absorbs all these nutrients because juice is in liquid form. You give your digestive system a rest because it doesn’t have to break down any solid foods, and the nutrients go directly into your cells and bloodstream, making it much easier on your body. As a result, you feel lighter yet active throughout the day.
3. A Variety of Tastes:
You choose from a large variety of vegetables such as kale, broccoli, spinach and parsley that you’d otherwise hardly consume on an average diet.
4. A Healthy Alkaline State:
Your pH level is an exact measure of how alkaline or acidic is your body. The pH balance of human blood has to stay within a certain range. In order to avoid the harmful effects of the acidic nature of many foods you consume, your body has to work hard to minimize the acidic effects and bring it in the neutral range. Green juicing helps keep your body in that alkaline state. (source: Prolificjuicing)
Green juices are very easy to make, and it actually doesn’t taste that bad when you use apples, lemon, pineapple or mint. Your body will benefit from it. If you don’t like the taste you can always add in more ingredients as you get used to the idea of green juice.
5 Mean Green Recipes
#1 - Simply Mean Green
5 Handfuls of Spinach
3 Kale Leaves
3 Celery Stalks
½ Cucumber
½ Lemon
2 Fuji Apples
#2 – Green Detox
½ Head of Romaine
1 Handful of Spinach
2 Kale Leaves
10 Sprigs of Cilantro
2 Apples (Fuji or Granny Smith)
½ Lime
#3 – Tasty Green
2 Handfuls of Spinach
4 Kale Leaves
1 Cup Pineapple
1 Small Handful of Mint Leaves
2 Granny Smith Apples (Green)
#4 – Green Lemon
1 Orange
½ Cucumber
3 Celery Stalks
½ Lemon
1 Fuji Apple
#5 – Super Green Juice
2 Celery Stalks
½ Cucumber
3 Swiss Chard Leaves
2 Kale Leaves
1-2 Apples
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Source: Prolificjuicing
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WOW!!
I love your recipes!! I’m sure to try it at home!! especially loving the green lemon one!
~ Riya
I love anything with lemon, spinach, ginger and apple!
Lauren x
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yumm!! there’s nothing better tan a smoothie
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I love a green juice as a post breakfast snack – makes it really easy to get a headstart on your 5 a day. I heard you are meant to drink your veg, eat your fruits, (as fruit juices and smoothies are so sugary) so I try to do that, but you always need a bit of juice to sweeten. I just chuck spinach, kale, cucumber (in fairly equal measures volume wise) and fresh ginger into a blender with half a cup of my favourite apple juice (apple and rhubarb) and ta-da! I’ve eaten half a bag of spinach without even realising!
A very healthy habit I should take on! I will try one of your recipes, thanks for sharing.
Baci,
Coco et La vie en rose fashion blog – Valeria Arizzi
I love juicing. i also do a great superfood green smoothie using:
2 handfuls of spinach
2 handful of kale
2 inches of cucumber
1 apple
juice of half a lemon
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love my juices!
I also do a great superfood green smoothie using:
2 handfuls of spinach
2 handfuls of kale
2 inches of cucumber
1 apple
juice of half a lemon
1 teaspoon of agave syrup
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I am going to have to try some of these. I have been looking for some new recipes so thanks for these.
T x // http://www.noelbeauty411.com
I love healthy recipes, especially the easy ones to do. You can check a easy recipies for chocolate chip cookies
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Hi Lois, The blogs is amazing. The recipes look refreshing and very easy. I love green juice. I’m definitely going have to try this especially this Super Green Juice. Thanks for sharing this.
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