I’ve begun juicing. After viewing the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead and reading several articles about the crap that’s in certain beverages my kids love to drink-and for the added health benefits of yours truly it was inevitable.
It’s actually something I’ve wanted to do for ages…My mom would make us fresh fruit juice growing up and it is really just lovely! I wanted to do the same for my boys too. They just adore going to Jamba Juice and now I can (and have) make their favorite smoothies and juices at home.
Here is one of the first juice recipes I concocted. It’s a green juice-please don’t let the color discourage you from giving this a swirl on your palate. My boys (notoriously picky) really enjoyed this juice. They laughed and looked at me like I’d finally lost my mind when they saw the color. Before they could run for the hills I told them it was the superhero juice. They then drank two glasses of it in one sitting. It is..superhero juice…when you think about it!
I made about 1 1/2 quarts of this. I make it in fairly large batches cause it’s for the kiddos and me. This recipe can definitely be reduced for a single serving etc.
To make this green juice you’ll need:
Kale 1 bunch
Spinach 1 bunch
Apples (I used organic) about 8 small kept the skins on since they were organic apples
2 pears
15 large strawberries
ginger -this is optional and it does give it a bit of a kick. I used a piece about an inch long.
