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Your New Favorite Green Juice

While I love most things green, it did take me a little while to jump on the green juice bandwagon. Oddly enough my parents had a juicer back in the 90s and I remember grimacing as a kid when they’d offer me a green concoction. I guess they were ahead of the times because now I have a juicer and kind of love the thing.  Yep, I can be a slow adapter but now that I have experienced true green juice goodness, there may be no turning back.

We’ve discussed the juicing craze a bit before – including the benefits behind it and the pros/cons that come with the hype.

Whether you’re curious about juice or you’re already hard-core this juice will become your new favorite green juice. It’s refreshing and a little sweet. The apple is key to balancing out all the veggies! And, the lemon/lime combo add a hint of citrusy spring flavor.

I especially recommend this recipe to those who have trouble with salad-like, pungent juices.

I know a lot of people who juice first thing in the morning. I tend to enjoy my juice mid morning or for an afternoon snack.  (I still love my morning coffee, nut butter and occasional muffin…I’m human.) Either way this juice is a nice compliment to lunch or as a tasty stand-alone snack.

Your New Favorite Green Juice Recipe

(Makes 1 large serving, or 2 small juices.)

Ingredients

  • 2 medium cucumber
  • 4 to 5 ounces baby spinach or kale
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/2 fresh lime
  • 1 large organic red or green apple (I used pink lady)
  • 1 mint sprig (optional)

 Directions 

Depending on the strength of your juicer you may need to chop your apple and cucumber into fourths. Don’t have a juicer? A blender or food processor will make green smoothies instead. Place the first 5 ingredients in juicer, pour over ice and garnish with mint sprig. That’s it! Enjoy the best green juice!

*Stay tuned for my recap of my recent 3-day juice experiment and how I went from being a total juice skeptic to a more tolerant chica.

Beth Funari

Beth is a Health and Wellness expert who believes sustainability goes hand-in-hand with self care. She’s the girl whipping up kombucha cocktails at parties, and extolling the benefits of canning vegetables to anyone who will listen.

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