Veggie/Fruit Juice
I finally purchased a juicer and I have to say it is one of the best investments I've made. I can't tell you how much money I have spent buying juices at Whole Foods and Lazy Acres. They are ridiculously priced, around 5 bucks for a small juice! Seriously?! Now I can make my own juices every morning for a fraction of the price.
I like to pack in as much variety of fruits and vegetables as possible but too much variety can sometimes make a not so delicious juice. So here is my go to juice combo...
4 whole carrots
1/2 orange
1/2 grapefruit
1/2 lemon
1 medium sized apple
1 tablespoon ginger
2 large handfuls of spinach
1/2 a large golden beet or two small regular beets
2 large leaves (including stem) of swish chard
Cut your apple into pieces and your lemon, orange, and grapefruit in halves. Make sure to take off the peels and remove any seeds. Cut up all your veggies and the ginger.
I like to know what goodness I'm getting from everything in my juice so here ya go...
Beets and beet greens:
-Vitamins A, C, chlorophyll, and B6
- Minerals calcium, potassium, choline and iron
Carrots:
- Vitamins A and C
- Minerals potassium, calcium, phosphorus and carotene
Spinach:
- Vitamins A, B complex, chlorophyll
- Minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium
Apples:
- Vitamins A B1, B2, B6, biotin, folic acid and pantothenic acid
- Minerals choline, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, potassium, silicon, sodium and sulfur
Grapefruit:
- Vitamins B-complex, C, E, K, biotin and insitol
- Minerals calcium, iron, phosphorous, potassium, and enzymes
Lemons:
- Vitamins C and citric acid
Oranges:
- Vitamins A, B-complex, B1, B2, B6, C, K, biotin, folic acid and niacin
Ginger:
- Vitamins A, C, E, K, B12, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, B6
- Minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, zinc, copper, manganese
Swiss Chard:
- Vitamins A, C, E, K, Niacin, Riboflavin, Folates
- Minerals Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorous, Selenuim, Zinc
Looks gross but tastes delicious!
