Juicing Recipes
Eight juicing recipes to mix up your daily meals.
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Juicing Recipes - Juicing can be a great way to squeeze needed nutrients into our diets. Fruits are usually easy to add into meals via smoothies, but did you know that you can take your daily veggies the same way? Below are eight recipes to mix up your daily meals and make sure you're giving your body the variety it needs to keep chugging away. — Dorkys Ramos (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)
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Strawberry Fields Forever - Adding an apple or carrots to your juicing recipes is an easy way to naturally sweeten up veggie add-ins while increasing the vitamins and minerals in your diet. Blend two apples, two whole carrots and eight strawberries for a sweet and healthy concoction. (fernsnutrition.com) (Photos from left: Getty/STOCK, Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)
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Pineapple Green Juice - Try to introduce more green drinks into your system. Leafy ones like kale and spinach are great alkaline producers and keeps your body's pH levels balanced. For a refreshing drink that packs a punch, mix 1/4 large pineapple (cut into pieces first) with six kale leaves, 2 cups of spinach, 1/2 cucumber, 4 celery stalks and a 1-inch piece of ginger. (blog.williams-sonoma.com) (Photo: Charlotte Observer/MCT /Landov)
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Post Workout Refueler - Get a post-workout protein boost by blending oranges, almonds, sweet potato and an apple together. The protein in the almonds will help you bulk up and repair muscle. (health.com) (Photo: Courtesy of Wikicommons)
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Red Eye Breakfast - This recipe will make a great breakfast for those following a raw foods diet: one beet, a cup of red cabbage, two carrots, 1/2 sweet red pepper, a peeled orange, one apple and an inch of ginger. Blend and drink up. (raw-foods-diet-center.com) (Photo: Chicago Tribune/MCT /Landov)
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Spinach-Cucumber-Celery Juice - Sure you probably didn't like to eat your spinach as a kid, but now you have the choice to whip it into a smoothie instead. A good thing since spinach is loaded with calcium, iron and potassium. Toss in two cups of spinach, a cucumber and a celery stalk for a green smoothie that'll make you feel like you're adding years to your life. (cancer.stanford.edu) (Photo: St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT /Landov)
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Antioxidant Supreme - This drink is filled with antioxidants that protect your cells as you age and are believed to lower your risk of cancer, heart disease,and memory loss. Either way, it's yummy. Blend blueberries, strawberries and mango for a good-for-you smoothie that's simply delicious. (health.com) (Photo: Patrick Pleul DPA/LANDOV)
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Super Tomato Juice - Tomatoes aren't just for your salad and this drink has less sodium than the canned varieties you'll find at the store. Juice four medium-sized tomatoes, two carrots, half a medium-sized peeled cucumber and a large red or yellow sweet pepper (stemmed and seeded). If you'd like, stir in a dash of salt, hot pepper sauce and cracked pepper and add in skewered olives and lime wedges. (bhg.com) (Photo: REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon/Landov)