Green Juice

The inspiration for this green juice comes from Joe Cross from the movie Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead. He is a 43 year old,  Australian businessman that was told by his doctors that he would die if he did not turn his life around. Click here to read an article about his juice journey to wellness.

Joe Cross in an article by Paige Hansen on the Take Part site.

Do not let the color fool you, with the addition of apple and lemon, these juices have a very mildly sweet and tart flavor. Personally, I find the color and chemicals in certain green soft drinks much more offensive. What you have here in this very unassuming glass is a juice teaming with vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, protein (yes vegetables have protein) and carbohydrates. 

The basic recipe from Joe Cross contains kale, cucumber, celery, green apples, parsley, lemon, and ginger. Watch Joe make his Green juice in this advertisement.

There is no exact recipe in my book. If you hate celery, leave it out. Add carrots or don't.

Green juice with the addition of carrots.

Tomatoes & carrots in this one

Joe's recipe

 For this juice I added extra green apples.

Drink all your vegetables!

Juicing vegetables is a quick way to get a lot of nutrients into your system without a huge amount calories.      Choose good quality organic produce and wash it well.

Using this link, Calorie Count, I estimated that the entire batch of juice, which is two servings, came to about 200 calories. Give or take a few calories. Don't fault me for my poor math skills and remember I am not a nutritionist, nor did I sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Veggie Juice

3 stalks of celery, washed and the ends cut off
2 large carrots, brushed not peeled and the ends cut off
3 small tomatoes cut in half
1 small beet sliced in half, washed and peeled. I used a yellow beet which is much milder in taste than red beets. The beet greens can also be utilized!

A handful of parsley, washed
A couple of lime slices (lemon will do as well)
One clove of garlic, peeled

When juicing the parsley, bunch it up and follow it with your celery or carrots. Not your fingers!

 According to this article, "#1 Anti-Cancer Vegetable," garlic is the number one vegetable in halting the growth of several types of cancer tumors. No better way to get raw garlic in your diet and it's cancer halting properties, than to juice it. Mixed in with all the other veggies all you will taste is a little tangy element. The lime or lemon will disguise it a bit. Just drink it!