Day 15 of my top 30 for 30.
I’ve been drinking green juice sporadically for years, however it wasn’t until a few months ago that I actually started incorporating it into my daily diet. I was having a conversation with a raw food friend who said that he had been drinking celery juice daily and noticed a positive change in his overall well-being. I tend to be somewhat skeptical of trends, but nonetheless I was curious, so I added 32 ounces of celery juice per day to my daily diet for a month. I was surprised to see that I noticed a difference within a couple of days – I guess the best way to describe how I felt was an even greater sense of clarity and not surprisingly, hydration. After the month was over, I added cucumber to the juice and I felt similarly to how I felt with the straight celery juice. I’m so happy that I gave this a try, since this experience has brought my health experience to an even higher level!
Nutritionally, I see green juice as added value to my daily diet. For example, my favorite green juice is composed of 10 stalks of celery (12” in length) and 2 medium cucumbers (8” in length). Even though this is a very simple light green juice, the nutrient content of the ingredients used to make this juice is significant: 352 mg of calcium, 2.97 mg of iron, 2.03 mg of zinc, etc. Please note that these numbers are for the ingredients used to make the juice, not the actual amounts in the juice, which has yet to be fully studied. I’ve found this particular recipe for light green juice to be a great way to introduce green juice to family members who are new to healthy eating, since the flavor is not as strong as it tends to be with the inclusion of darker leafy greens. The addition of the juice of one lemon can help as well.
There are juice recipes in in our free Holiday Raw Food Recipe Guide eBook and our New Year’s Juicing Reboot Guide which you can receive when you register for our email list. See link in bio.
What is your favorite green juice?