For a few months now I have been meaning to try a juicing cleanse. I’ve watched countless documentaries on the subject all raving about how good for your body nutrient rich juices are. Being as young and poor as I am, the idea of juicing seemed like a lot of money and work, an idea that wasn’t quite attainable. I managed to borrow a juicer that was probably from the 80’s, from my mom and Costco was actually not a bad place to load up on value sized veggie and fruits, so it ended up being fairly cost-effective.
You can also try to find older juicers at thrift stores! Juicers don’t really have to be fancy in order to make delicious juices, they just need to work.
My goal was a ten day juice cleanse, juicing all day for the first three days then gradually eating one meal a day of solid food. I didn’t quite stick to that, but I tried my best.
Most of the juices I made were fruity-green juices (I’ll post some more recipes below), but today I want to share my veggie juice. Think along the lines of V8.
Ingredients:
- 2 stalks of celery
- 4 stalks of carrots
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- two handfuls of Kale (or any other leafy green)
- Half of an English cucumber
- A dash of Tabasco
I like to start with the greens first so that they continue to juice the whole time. Really you just put all of the ingredients in the juicer and let it do its magic.
I was at the Columbia City farmers market on Wednesday and I grabbed those angry greens and tomatoes. Super delish. This blend was very celery laden, so if you are not a big veggie fan tone it down a notch.
Once everything is juices you can add a dash of Tabasco if you like spice as much as I do. I wouldn’t recommend this juice if you are just starting juicing, as it can be a bit bitter. I’ve gotten used to the palate of juices so the bitterness doesn’t really bother me anymore.
You can really go wrong with any juice recipe! Try making juice with whatever you have on hand.
Ill post a fruit juice recipe soon!
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