Head to Healthline to read more about Green Juice Risks and Benefits. This green juice recipe is delicious, lightly sweet and nuanced in flavor: not bitter at all! Even better, you can whip up it up right in your blender—no juicer required.
Drinking green juice gives you all the benefits of the vegetables (except fiber). In fact, it’s even better to eat the whole vegetables. Consider munching on celery and cucumber with a healthy yogurt dip instead. Or, blend up some green smoothies! Avoid juice cleanses. Research associates juice cleanses with disordered eating and a negative relationship with food (read more here). Spinach, celery, and cucumbers are low in calories but high in nutrients. Drinking the juice gives you all the vitamins in these veggies. Green juice is a good alternative to soda or sugary drinks. Instead the empty calories and sugar in a soda, this juice is hands down a better choice!
Frequently asked questions
Spinach: We like using baby spinach; you could also use baby kale or chopped kale. Celery: Celery adds a nuance in flavor. Cucumber: Cucumber gives hydrating, herbaceous notes to the flavor. Apples: Apples round out the flavor, helping to offset any bitterness from the greens. Ginger: Griner is optional, but it adds a nice spicy nuance. Lemon juice: Citrus adds a brightness to the finish of each sip.
Blend all ingredients on high until pureed and smooth. It will look like a thick smoothie at this point. You’ll use a little water to help it blend. Add ice and blend again! Add just 1 cup ice, and it will cool the green juice so you can drink it right away. This is a fun feature because most juices you’ll have to wait a few hours for it to chill. Strain. Strain the juice through a medium or fine mesh strainer or using a nut milk bag. Using a medium mesh strainer results in juice with more pulp, which will give you more fiber. A fine mesh sieve makes it perfectly clear.
Add to smoothies. Save the pulp and add it to smoothies. You can even freeze it to get an icy texture! Try it in any of our green smoothie recipes. Put it in the compost! Really, this organic matter is best in your compost pile. Here’s more about Composting 101.
Try a Green Smoothie or Detox Smoothie. Opt for leafy greens with a Spinach Smoothie or Kale Smoothie. Go big on veggies with a Celery Smoothie, Cucumber Smoothie, Avocado Smoothie, or Broccoli Smoothie.
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