Vegetable juices and especially green juice recipes are the cornerstone of juices. Jam packed with leafy goodness! Below is a brief introduction to green juices followed by some great juicer recipes.
Green juices and green colored fruits and vegetables: One fundamental quality of green juice is chlorophyll, which is the product of plants turning light into energy for insects and animals to eat. Without this, life as we know it, would not exist. Some of the many amazing benefits of chlorophyll include; powerful detoxifying properties including that of the liver, as well as removing unfriendly bacteria, parasites and mold. Chlorophyll can also improve our blood quality due to its molecular make up, similar to hemoglobin. It helps increase red blood cell count and increases the movement of oxygen throughout our blood. It also helps the repair and growth of all tissues in the body.
Simply Carrot
- 5 Medium carrots
This one is pretty simple! Wash and top the carrots, juice and enjoy. Wash your juicer immediately, otherwise the carrots will stain it.
Simply Green
- 1 cup of spinach
- 2 cups of kale
- 2 cups of parsley
- 1 cucumber
- 3 celery stalks
Add a little garlic and/or ginger if you like. Wash thoroughly and juice.
Apple and Cucumber Zipper
- 2 1/2 apples
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1? of ginger
Remove apple stems and juice everything together. Favorite of mine!
Alkaline Juicer Recipes Heaven
- 1 cup of spinach
- 1/2 cucumber
- 2 stalks of celery including leaves
- 3 carrots
- 1/2 apple
Wash all thoroughly, top the carrots, remove apple stem, juice and enjoy.
The Cucapple
- 1/2 cucumber
- 2 apples
Remove stems from apples, cut a cucumber in half and juice. The nice thing with apples and especially cucumbers, is you get a lot of juice out of them. This is a great when you just need something quick.
Parsley Pep Up
- 1 cup of parsley
- 1/2 apple
- 2 carrots
- 3 celery stalks
Wash all thoroughly, remove apple stem, top the carrots, juice and enjoy!
Carrot and Apple Zip
- 2 carrots
- 1 apple
- 1? of ginger
Top carrots, remove apple stem and juice.
Eye Eye Captain
- 6 carrots
- 1 cup of kale
That's right, it's good for your eyes!
Liver Health
- 1/2 beet with greens
- 3 apples
Wash all thoroughly, remove apple stems and put the whole 1/2 a beet in.
Green Juicer Recipes Energizer
- 2 apples
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1/2 lemon (peeled)
- 1/2 cup of kale
- 1/2 cup of spinach
- 1/4 bunch of celery
- 1/4 bulb of fennel
- 1? of ginger
- 1/4 head of romaine lettuce
This one is a real blast, brimming with goodness.
Sweet Green
- 1 cucumber
- 1 carrot
- 1 green apple
- 1/4 cup parsley
- 1/4 cup mint
- 1 stalk of celery
- 1/2 inch of fresh ginger
- 1/2 lemon (peeled)