I have recently become a HUGE fan of juicing! Right now I have a dinky little juicer, but it works for me. I hope to upgrade soon though so juicing doesn’t seem like such a chore. To make 2 good juices, I usually spend about an hour cutting up and juicing and cleaning up. The results though are amazing! I try to make 2-3 juices a week now, sometimes I’m not able to, but when I am, I feel the huge rewards of juicing throughout the week! I wanted to share with you my 3 favorite juicing recipes right now and a website that has helped me see the benefits of the juices I make and they have some amazing recipes!
Here is my favorite juicing website I’ve found so far: Juice Recipes
It tells you the benefits that each juice has and how great the benefit is! It also mentions the health conditions that it cures. Just in case you’re new to juicing… be sure to STIR your juice after it’s made, that gets all the ingredients binded together well. You’ll also want to re-stir if you refrigerate it for a period of time.
Mean Green
Benefits: Weight Loss, Lower Blood Pressure, Cataracts Prevention, Asthma Help, Breast Cancer Prevention, Liver Cancer Prevention, Alzheimer’s Prevention, Lower Cholesterol, Bone Protection, Digestion, Cancer Prevention, Increased Blood Circulation, Improved Complexion, Lung Cancer Prevention, Immune System, Heart Disease Prevention, Reduce Inflamation
Recipe:
2 Medium Granny Smith Apples
4 stalks of Celery
1 Cucumber
1 thumb of ginger (be careful with ginger, it’s strong!)
6 leafs of kale
1/2 a lemon, peeled
This recipe doesn’t taste the greatest at first, but I promise it grows on you. I personally enjoy all of my juices very cold, so I add some ice cubes to mine and it helps water it down a bit. I’ll usually drink half of what this makes for dinner one night and save the rest for breakfast the next morning and by breakfast, it doesn’t taste bad AT ALL! This recipe has definitely grown on me, but it caught my attention when it said it helped with weight loss… so I suffered through at first, but now I actually enjoy it! This juice also mentioned that it helps cure hangovers *FYI* 😉
Beginner Green (DELICIOUS!)
Benefits: Liver Cancer Prevention, Breast Cancer Prevention, Bone Protection, Asthma Help, Alzheimer’s Prevention, Colon Cancer Prevention, Weight Loss, Digestion, Lower Cholesterol, Lung Cancer Prevention, Lower Blood Pressure, Reduce Inflammation, Cancer Prevention, Blood Cleanse, Macular Degeneration Prevention, Increased Blood Circulation, Improved Complextion
Recipe:
3 medium apples (I do a mixture of granny smith and red)
4 stalks of celery
1/4 thumb of ginger
1/2 lemon with rind
1 large orange peeled
5 cups of spinach
This recipe is absolutely DELICIOUS! I completely gobbled this up, which is why it’s probably beginner green because it was a great start to my juicing habit! This one is also a great cure for a hangover (this is what the website says, not from personal experience… please don’t think I’m an alcoholic!) It says it’s also great for depression!
Green Lemonade
Benefits: Weight Loss, Colon Cancer Prevention, Breast Cancer Prevention, Asthma Help, Liver Cancer Prevention, Alzheimer’s Prevention, Lower Blood Pressure, Bone Protection, Digestion, Lower Cholesterol, Improved Complexion, Lung Cancer Prevention, Cataracts Prevension, Cancer Prevention, Immune System, Heart Disease Prevention, Reduce Inflammation, Blood Cleanse, Macular Degeneration Prevention
Recipe:
2 medium apples
1 cucumber
4 leafs of kale
1 lemon
2 cups of spinach
This is another delicious juice! This one also helps a good bit with depression.
These are my favorite juices right now, but I definitely haven’t experimented with all the juices on this site! I love using this site for my juicing recipes because it shows me exactly what I’m getting when I juice! I hope you’ll decide to pick up juicing! You can start by purchasing a small inexpensive juicer at walmart just to experiment with it and if/when it becomes a larger part of your life, you can invest in a better juicer!
Happy Juicing!
I joined up with Clara today from Walking in the Light for her Clean Living Series!
Wow, I don’t have a juicer but this post does make me want to buy one! My parents have been into making smoothies… I need to get on this veggie band wagon.
I’ve always been on the fence about juicing, just because I am lazy, but I really appreciated that you posted all of the benefits, too! I mean, how could I not do this??? They all look amazing!
I juiced some back in the day, but those recipes are nothing compared to the ones you listed!
I’m registered for a juicer for our upcoming wedding – hopefully a sweet guest will do me the favor for me – and I can’t wait to try these new recipes you’ve posted!
Love the post – you keep me coming back & back again!
I am currently on the prowl for juices and smoothies, so, thanks for this! Yum!
Alright, it’s official… I need a juicer. We had a healthy eating event for the kids at my work on Monday, and we made smoothies with spinach, flax seeds, etc, and you couldn’t taste any of that stuff. I definitely see the benefits of both!
I do alot of smoothies but I’ve never done any juicing before. Lots of benefits! The green lemonade one sounds delicious!
Good for you on the “Juicing”, I’m more of a smoothie drinker. I will defiantly try to work these into my routine….happy Wednesday!
I’ve been loving green smoothies lately, I may have to try some green juices!