Juice Recipes

Carrot-Apple-Beet Juice

A straightforward favorite, this juice is sweet and tasty. The beet turns the juice a cool purple color that kids love.

START TO FINISH: 10 MINUTES

1 small apple, cored
4 carrots
1/2 medium young beet, cut into wedges (1 cup)

Scrub the produce well. Juice the apple first, then alternate juicing the carrots and the beet. Serve chilled or over ice. Makes one serving.

Super Green Juice

It's hard to get kids to eat spinach and celery, but they won't even notice in this vivid green drink.

PREP: 15 MINUTES CHILL: 30 MINUTES

1 small handful fresh parsley (about 1/4 cup)
1 cup pineapple chunks
6 cups spinach leaves
1 stalk celery
1 medium orange or tangerine, peeled and seeded

Wash veggies. Bunch up the parsley and push it through the feed tube with the pineapple, spinach, celery and orange. Cover and chill 30 to 60 minutes or until well chilled. Stir and pour into an ice-filled serving glass. Makes 1 serving.

Veggie Smoothie

A vegetable smoothie? It's true. This is a fun way to get growing bodies the nutrition they need.

PREP: 15 MINUTES

2 cups lightly packed spinach
1 large green apple, cored
1 large banana, peeled, cut into chunks, placed in a food-safe bag, and frozen
1/2 cup milk
1 Tbsp. peanut butter

Wash spinach and apple well. Juice the spinach and apple. Pour into a blender. Add frozen banana chunks, milk, and peanut butter. Cover and blend. Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings.

Ginger Ale

Adventurous kids will crave this alternative to soda. And so will adults. The combination of parsnips and pears gives it an intriguing and zingy taste.

START TO FINISH: 15 MINUTES

2 medium parsnips
2 medium pears, cored
1-inch thick slice of fresh ginger
16 oz. carbonated water, chilled

Juice the parsnips, pears, and ginger. Divide among 4 serving glasses. Add carbonated water. Stir right before serving. Makes 4-6 servings.

GROWN-UP TASTES

Good Morning Juice

Drink this juice first thing in the morning. It'll give you the energy to start your day right.

START TO FINISH: 15 MINUTES

5 carrots (about 13 oz.)
1 large cucumber (about 12 oz.)
1/4 cup mint leaves or ginger mint leaves
1-inch slice of ginger
Dash of salt

Scrub produce, slice into pieces, and feed into juicer. Season with salt. Cover and chill if desired. Stir before serving. Serve over ice. Makes 2 servings.

Super Tomato Juice

This doesn't have the high sodium of the canned drink and it's as flavorful as anything you can get at the store.

START TO FINISH: 15 MINUTES

2 medium carrots
4 medium vine-ripened tomatoes, quartered
1 large red or yellow sweet pepper, stemmed, seeded, and cut into chunks
1/2 medium cucumber, peeled (about 6 oz.)
1/4 tsp. sea salt
Few dashes bottled hot pepper sauce
Kalamata olives, lime wedges, cracked pepper (all optional)

Juice carrots, tomatoes, sweet pepper, and cucumber. Stir in sea salt and hot pepper sauce. Chill or serve over ice. Stir well before serving. Skewer kalamata olives and lime wedges on long wooden toothpicks. Top juice with skewers and cracked pepper. Makes 4 servings.

Sunshine in a Glass

Because it's rich in antioxidants, this juice boosts your skin's ability to protect itself from the damaging effects of the sun.

START TO FINISH: 10 MINUTES

4 carrots (10 oz.)
1 medium sweet potato (12 oz.)
1/2 cup packed parsley sprigs
Dash sea salt
Dash pepper

Scrub produce well and cut into small chunks. Feed into juicer. Add sea salt and pepper. Serve over ice. Makes 1 serving.

Good For What Ails You Lemon Soup! (Nettie)

It's December of 2003, and I have the flu bug that about which the experts are arguing "is it or isn't it a pandemic"... So what do I do short of going to the ER? Well, first, send the girls out to my backyard lemon tree to pick some lemons... and then proceed to create the recipe below. See if it doesn't hit the spot AND cure whatever germs you're fighting!!

5 Lemons, washed and sliced cross-wise in 1/2 inch slices
1-2 quarts Water
1-2 teaspoons Sweet Spice from the Spice Hunter
1-2 teaspoons crystalized ginger

Place all ingredients in a medium sized pressure cooker and bring to the second ring (or, in regular stock pot, boil for about 10 minutes), until lemons are falling apart and water is pulpy. Cool slightly, scoop into large mugs, sweeten to taste with Splenda (or honey if you're not counting carbs) and sip s*l*o*w*l*y.

The scent alone is therapeutic!

Super Smoothie

This idea was inspired by Nancy Rodriquez, who lost 15 pounds (and still counting) after just two weeks! She creatively combined the Long Life Cocktail with the smoothie to make this souped-up Super Smoothie. You can use any berry of your choice. 8 ounces (1 cup) cran-water

1/4 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen
1 cup blueberries, frozen
1 serving whey protein powder
1 tablespoon flaxseed oil
1 tablespoon flaxseeds
Ground Stevia Plus to taste

Combine all ingredients in blender. Mix until rich and creamy, about 2 to 3 minutes.

All Phases. Serves 1.

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